Brooks Allison Had a Mighty Ducks–Themed Screamo Band

Thanks to the coronavirus, comedians are now trapped at home like the rest of us, so we decided that while we’re all self-isolating, we’d do something a little different from our usual “Follow Friday� column. Instead of interviewing up-and-coming comedians we love on Twitter, we’re going live on Instagram every week to check in with some of our favorite people in comedy to get a firsthand look at how they’re handling the pandemic. So welcome to our new version of the column, now titled “Follow (From a Safe Distance) Friday.�

On Friday, I bravely suffered the horrors of overhead lighting for a digital chat with my new IRL friend Brooks Allison (Prog Politics, Roommates, co-writing the song of summer, “Bug With a Big Fat Ass�) about how he’s holding it together during the panopticon. He explained the sexual intricacies of his experience in singing lessons, gave his thoughts on the future of the UCB-performer-to-famed-SNL-writer pipeline, and engaged me in a rousing discussion about the merits of various insects. He also took a nostalgic trip down early-aughts memory lane, specifically in terms of the bleak wasteland that was the emo scene: “Toward the end of high school, my band became a Mighty Ducks–themed screamo band. So yeah, toxic!�

You can find Brooks on Twitter at @brooksallison_ and on Instagram at @brooksallison.