Episode 137: Brett Gelman

You may know him from his role as Murray Bauman in the streaming series Stranger Things and as Martin in the BBC comedy Fleabag. Brett Gelman has dreamed of being a famous actor and comedian since he was a kid growing up in Highland Park, Illinois, where he wanted to make the kids in the school yard laugh and wound up feeling like an outcast. Gelman has written about his childhood and his neuroses in a book of short stories called The Terrifying Realm of the Possible. He’s run into problems publicizing the book after making impassioned speeches about his support for Israel in the conflict with Gaza and what he considers to be a rise in Antisemitism. Get ready for a heated discussion (and laughs) on this episode of “Now What?”