The Heartbreak Kid Archives - Bright Wall/Dark Room

This month, Carrie Courogen⁠—author of ⁠Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius⁠—joins us to discuss The Heartbreak Kid (1972), May's honeymoon horror film co-starring her daughter Jeannie Berlin and Charles Grodin as doomed newlyweds, and Cybill Shepherd as the coed for whom Grodin’s Lenny quite literally risks it all.

Writing About Elaine May: An Interview with Carrie Courogen

Chad Perman·

Interviews Issue 131: Breaking Point

The author of Miss May Does Not Exist opens up about writing a book on the famously elusive and brilliant Elaine May, falling down rabbit holes, and her own deep love for Ishtar.

Kenneth Lonergan on The Genius of Elaine May

Chad Perman·

Interviews Issue 75: Elaine May

"Genius is a word that’s thrown around a lot, but I think whatever it means, if Elaine May is not a brilliant improviser, nobody is. If Elaine May is not a brilliant actress, nobody is. If she’s not a brilliant writer, nobody is. If she’s not a brilliant director, nobody is. So whatever that word means, you can apply it to her in four different categories at least, and probably more."