To Introduce Our Guest Star #14: Fran Brill
This week we chat to Fran Brill about SNL, Rocco, Singing in the Rain and tiny baby Season 40 Zoe.
Other Documentaries We’d Like To See
Jarrod Fairclough – On March 16th, Frank Oz’s documentary Muppet Guys Talking will be released, joining the small but growing list of documentaries about the world of Muppets. In 2012 we had Being Elmo, based on Kevin Clash, and then in 2014 Copper Pot...
Muppetology 101: Intro to Muppet Performers, Part 2
Ryan Dosier – Welcome back, class! Muppetology 101 is in session once again and we’ve got six more Muppet performers to educate you on in the next session in our new lecture series: Intro to Muppet Performers! Let’s get started, shall we? Take out...
Fran Brill Week: Little Birds and Toast Lovers on Sesame Street
A bird, a fish, a toast-lover… Fran Brill played some swell characters on Sesame Street whose names weren’t Prairie Dawn or Zoe.
Fran Brill Week: The Fran’s Songs Pageant
We’re putting on our own Prairie Dawn-style pageant to profess our love for Fran Brill’s songs!
Fran Brill Week: Beyond the Street
Take a look at Fran Brill’s many non-Sesame Street roles with the Muppets!
Fran Brill Week: The First Lady of Sesame Street
Our discussion on the importance of Prairie Dawn, Zoe, and the great Fran Brill!
Fran Brill Week!
Fran Brill is retiring from performing, so we’re dedicating a whole week to her talent and career with the Muppets!
The Top 10 Songs Of… Fran Brill
Kieran Moore – When it was announced earlier this month that Muppet performer Fran Brill was retiring, the news quickly whisked its way through the fuzzier sections of the World Wide Web and was met with both universal sadness and admiration. The revelation...
Fran Brill Retires from Puppeteering
Fran Brill’s work with the Muppets dates back to some of the earliest seasons of Sesame Street.
We Need More Female Muppets
Ryan Dosier – The world of the Muppets (in this case, specifically the world inhabited by Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the gang from The Muppet Show and the subsequent films and series) is filled to the brim with characters of virtually every ilk. You have pigs,...
