Eliza Skinner

 

Ok, so - I have always liked monsters. Let's just get that out of the way. I wouldn't want you to think I'm trying to justify some affinity I haven't acknowledged. But when I started thinking more about monsters and what they meant for me - who the real monsters were - it always came back to some version of shame. Anger at someone else feels righteous -- but anger at yourself? That's a monster. As a comedian I have always dealt with things by adding humor, so it was the most obvious strategy for attacking shame: make some funny little monsters, so put the shame in perspective. As it turned out, the monsters also ended up serving another purpose: as my city (Los Angeles) burned in January, the time I spent in the studio making monsters was probably the least terrorized I felt all month. In the end, as I had hoped - the monsters became my friends (warts and worms and all.)

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1. Jasper
2. Stanley
3. Tiffany
4. Luke
5. Harry
6. Joe
7. Zak
8. Julie
9. Jennifer
10. Lindsay
11. Danny
12. Jonah
13. Charlie
14. Oscar
15. Arthur
16. Barry
17. Brooke
18. Kevin
19. Robyn
20. Phil
21. Toni
22. Grace
23. Jonathan
24. Jessica
25. Baron
26. Lisa
27. Benjamin
28. Carl
29. Stella
30. Iris