![]() ![]() It seems like it’s not too far removed from the struggles a lot of people are going through right now.Īllison: I think it’s like loosely based on stuff we experienced in our early twenties. I also found it very “of the moment” with some of the plot details, like with getting stuck in a crappy writing job in the middle of Florida, and not being able to report on the illegal rave the school is running, and such. But it’s cool to get to play like the Gen character, and Allison gets to be Ava, and that’s what our fans would expect and like. We say the characters are based on us, it is very loosely based on us, but obviously it’s not a memoir in any sense. ![]() I love when we are reading it ourselves because you just get to hear the interplay of the characters. I just find that it is better to read it ourselves. We thought, it’s always better… I don’t know. And also, it’s a little bit after we have turned it in already, so we were having a great time, cause we were reminding ourselves what we wrote and then laughing at our own jokes. What was it like recording your own words, versus riffing off of each other on your podcast? Your publisher sent me a PDF of your book, but I ended up buying the audiobook the day it came out so I could hear your characters in your voices, and I found I enjoyed that because of the chemistry you both have. So we were like, that’s perfect for a sequel. It’s a milestone, and I think, for a lot of people right now that are very confused about what they are going to do in the real world. Cause you know, friendships grow and change, and there is different strains that is put on them and so we kind of wanted to tackle the next big step which is that first year out of college. I’ve been listening to the audiobook version of your latest novel, and I want to ask why you guys decided to revisit the same characters in this book as in your first?Īllison: I guess we didn’t really feel like the story was done, to me, where we are tracking their friendships through the different stages of their life. I spoke with Dunn and Raskin last week by phone, shortly before an event at Harvard. This is all leading up to mentioning that Allison Raskin and Gaby Dunn are in the middle of a tour that wraps up this Wednesday with a taping of their podcast at the Triple Door. If you were looking someone as the “voice of the millennial generation,” or whatever, you could do far, far worse. They also host a popular YouTube channel, and have a fun and funny podcast (both called “Just Between Us”, but what I love most about them is their willingness to tackle difficult subjects (like personal finance and mental health) in an accessible and supportive way. Please Send Help is Dunn and Raskin’s sequel to their New York Times-best selling first novel I Hate Everyone But You. Comedians/writers/podcasters/YouTubers/lifelong friends Allison Raskin and Gaby Dunn have so much going on these days it’s almost difficult to believe I got them on the phone for a few minutes to chat with me about their fun, new, quasi-autobiographical novel Please Send Help, which just came out last week.
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