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A Bit Much: Lyndsay Rush in Conversation with Busy Philipps

Mar 13, 2025

Join comedian and author Lyndsay Rush (a.k.a. @maryoliversdrunkcousin) for a conversation about her hilarious and wise new poetry collection, A Bit Much, with acclaimed actress and bestselling author Busy Philipps.

When Lyndsay Rush started posting poems on Instagram with the username @MaryOliversDrunkCousin, she never imagined that it would become a phenomenon. But it took off, quickly gaining her over 100k followers — Rush’s wordplay, witticisms, and wisdom is poetry for people who didn’t even know they liked poetry. Her new collection, A Bit Much, has become an instant national bestseller. In a funny, candid conversation full of big feelings, hear her talk to Busy Philipps about the inspiration behind her work and how the project came to be — and how her decision to share her poems with the world has struck a chord with women across the country.

This program is part of 92NY Recanati-Kaplan Talks.
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