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Brunch with Nisha Ganatra and Page Hurwitz (Brunch with Bridget, Episode 39)

This week Bridget brunches with a couple of entertainment industry bigwigs. Page Hurwitz, Co-Executive Producer of Last Comic Standing and the writer/director/star of Chutney Popcorn, Nisha Ganatra stop by to talk about being out in the entertainment industry, the making of Chutney Popcorn, and why Bridget should rename her show.

Along the way, Bridget defames Page's dog, Page mocks Nisha's spiritual practices, and together they develop the future hit television show, Is This Rancid?

Brunch With Nisha Ganatra and Page Hurwitz
(Brunch With Bridget, Episode 39)

Watch new episodes of Brunch With Bridget Friday nights at 2 a.m. on LOGO, and watch previous episodes of Brunch here.

Rowan Mayfair's picture

nice

thanks for doing the intro twice, birsh*t mcanus (thumbs up)
anytime_now's picture

waaahoooo

YAY, my day just got better!

"In bed with Bridget".. haha! only if that comes hand in hand with the sexual connotations it elicits.:P

+ what they nisha pointed out in the last 3 minutes - so true. Ahh, I feel guilty :(

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BetweenThaLines's picture

Ok, this is just too funny!

Ok, this is just too funny! I can't breath! lol I love this 'brunch' with bridget:p I'm actually eating my brunch right now though.

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limors's picture

So this time it's staying on? ;-)

I want Page in every episode.

She is so wonderfully evil.

i_Kissed_a_Girl's picture

ahahah

that was hilarious. i was laughing the whole time.

I LOVE BRIDGET!!!

Nati's picture

 Lol Im still cracking up!

 Lol Im still cracking up!

Great episode as always.

btw, I Love the tittle Brunch with Bridget but In Bed With Bridget is soooo much better!

"Cheating shouldn't be seen as a negative thing. It should be called something like juggling or being fucking awesome!"~~~Bridget McManus

Lyndsey's picture

yes we can

this is one of my new fav episodes.  hilarious but also intelligent.

loved the psa at the end.

support the gay cinema and buy a subaru!!!

Lauren's picture

Ha, ha!

One of my favourite ones too! That Page is outrageously funny. Keep 'em coming!
CeoGirl's picture

We need Kayla and Page in the same episode!

They both give Bridget sh-t and are hilarious.
JasmeenKru's picture

Great episode. Guests were

Great episode. Guests were funny.

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Mara's picture

I am having brunch!

Depending on where I am in the world I am having brunch, lunch or even dinner.

Funny episode :) 

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)

tatd1's picture

nice "socks"

whoa! nice um "socks" bridget, not distracting at all. another great episode and your stand up routines totally rock!
Jenna's picture

in bed

In bed with Bridget: Because everything's better in bed

 

not to mention I would totally watch rancid and be grossed out by everything

JesseStone's picture

NISHA GANATRA

I absolutely love Nisha Ganatra!!! I think Chutney Popcorn was probably one of the first queer films I ever watched. It was actually by accident that that movie landed in my hands, but it now sits proudly on my shelf. How awesome is it to see the queer south asian community reresented. It's trully inspiring. As someone that is a women,south asian, queer, and  trying to develop and hopefully one day break out into the film/television scene, Nisha has trully been such a great model with what she does.  I look forward to Nisha's upcomming projects.
Sunny's picture

Nisha Ganatra

I wish we could have heard more from Nisha.
roni1133's picture

Nisha

I second that!
ysubassoon's picture

Cheddar biscuits with Bridget

That's what I'm having while I watch.
onemorehour's picture

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i ate chocolate cake during the show so that was kinda brunchy. also, the funny could not be contained in just one episode, i think they needed a very special two-partter. is partter a word?

p.s. under the video there's a link to sandra valls website. fyi
Clara's picture

Bridget, I can't believe

Bridget, I can't believe you pillow-fought (past tense?) in such a short fluttery? top/dress/babydoll thing.. of course its gonna lift up! (24.47ish)

haha Page was so funny laughing at everyone

jackio's picture

Is It Rancid...

...is reminiscent of SNL's "Who's Going to Eat These Bad Clams?" starring Gilda Radner as Lucille Ball eating...well...bad clams.

  Great episode but very hard to hear Nisha... 

jeepdawg_34's picture

HI-larious!!

I love Page and Nisha running roughshod throughout! Great guests with a great message about supporting women especially lesbians in the entertainment business.

The rancid bit was classic!

Emma's picture

Gay is a-okay

Bridget, you literally scared the crap out of Page's vampire dog. I think Stacie would be proud. But In Bed with Bridget, I don't know how that would work ..."This morning I watched Nisha Ganatra and Page Hurwitz In Bed with Bridget" ... "YOU PERV!" See what I mean. So name change, no thank you. Maybe just offer them a muffin, muffins are always delicious and are also reminiscent of breakfast/brunch.

Great episode. Nisha and Page were great. I Think Is This Rancid? would make for some great television, especially if you got all old-timey with In Bed with Bridget.  I do wish we'd heard a bit more from Nisha, but still a good episode.

And nice violent pillow fight, that's the way we like 'em. Can't wait for next week.

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mythofthefront's picture

Nisha is gorgeous. And

Nisha is gorgeous.

And throwing sweet rice balls into the water makes me wish I were a giant bass.

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The 4 winged dear with the metal tongue knows what it takes to get things done.

endowd's picture

What fun!

Well, that episode made for a good giggle or two!  Thanks Bridget for bringing Page and Nisha to us.  

Any chance you might be bringing Doria from Sirius on anytime soon?  

maggieyeahis's picture

I think Bridget was talking about the movie

Wanted, b/c in the comic series Angelina's character looks like Halle Berry....and obviously they did not stay true to that character when it came to race since they made her white.

"Come On Then Get These Good Done Debbies"

flamethrower's picture

Wow!

How beautifully delightful is Nisha!
Glindared's picture

AWWWW

Thank you Bridget!!! That baby doll outfit made my birthday today all the sweeter!!! Oh so Happy!!! A lot of valid points were raised in this vlog ,and its true that if you patronize the sponsors...they will focus their advertising dollars with the lbgt community, and hopefully will help the Lesbian segment of the GAY community become that much more visible.  I go Borders or Barnes & Noble and the books for Gay men outnumber the books for lesbians 3 - 1!

Overall GREAT vlog! As per usual...You did NOT disappoint, and I Luv that about you and ur show!

Loving you from CT

Patti

A Muse's picture

how can one not love baby

how can one not love baby bridget? I miss BB :( at least Page hating her made BB make an appearance :P

these ladies are so funny. this and last week's episode were the best. hilarious. keep the great guests coming!!!

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Prince Di's picture

Great Message

It was a great combination hilariously funny and cute, and great message to support the community.

Supply and Demand  statistics (can be little bias)

JaggyL's picture

Haha this is the episode

Haha this is the episode that went up for a short time by mistake a while ago?

 

Fully worth watching again, it's hilarious.

jamlawgirl's picture

Great episode!

LOL, Page Hurwitz reminds me so much of myself - no nonsense with a sarcastic dry humor.

I almost choked on a grape when she sang the theme song to Bridget's Old Timey Show: Anything old she likes it ... Bridget!

And Nisha i beautiful! When the camera panned in on her I was like "Whoa, she's beautiful!"

leadingtowater's picture

GREAT VLOG!

It was hysterical!  Nisha made some great points about going to see and support gay films, inparticular lesbian films. 

WHERE'S WINSTON???  Haven't seen him a long while!   

 

SubtextRules's picture

Nisha Ganatra I'm in love with you now..

I really really really enjoyed what Nisha said towards the end of this episode. Although Chutney Popcorn is not a personal favorite of mine I do own it and I believe it's important to support lesbian filmmakers.

Overall this episode was funny but man I couldn't hear one person over the other. 

AMN's picture

Excellent vlog

One of the best in a long time.   Two guests are better than one.  Page and Nisha kept Bridget on her toes.

Definitely shop at Wolfe video.  I own several movies that would never make my top ten list, but how can the writers/directors/actors/etc get better if they don't get the chance to continue making movies.

A cat sees no good reason to obey another animal, even if it does stand on two legs.

Nothing's picture

Sweet Riceballs!

Nisha, you're beautiful!  Not to take anything away from Paige or Bridget, I could have watched a half hour close up of you alone.  Indians are some of the funniest people in Hollywood. I'm always up for a comedy that stars Indians.  Chutney Popcorn is in my DVD library.

I have never liked boy movies because they usually contain barf and other bodily excrements that I just don't find funny.  And, as for gay men movies - well, no on that also.  If there's one thing I don't find entertaining is boy on boy action.  So much for the explanation of the money people in Hollywood.  It's very simple really, the men have the money so that's where they put it - in movies about boys and men.  It's nice to see power women in Hollywood, especially lesbian power women.

Maybe it's the time this show comes on Logo (11pm my time), which is getting to be past my bedtime; or, maybe it's the test pattern that's tacked on to the vlog; or, maybe it's that the best bits are cut out - but, this show is so much more entertaining on-line.

kimbit's picture

The Ditty Bops

as potential "bed-mates"...

is there any chance of that happening? I love Amanda and Abby and I would think they're quirky enough to have a fun-filled episode of BWB.