It's no secret that "Everything Everywhere All at Once" is the critical darling of 2022. The film is up for eleven Oscars, including a Supporting Actress nom for breakout star, Stephanie Hsu. Hsu, who played Joy Wang AKA Jobu Tupaki in the film, started her career in experimental theater where she would eventually meet the directors of "Everything Everywhere" on the set of Comedy Central's "Nora From Queens." Stephanie joined host Brittany Luse to chat about her comedic roots and viral audition, the freedom of nihilism, and how this film was a moment for intergenerational healing. You can email us at ibam@npr.org. WHAT IS “IT’S BEEN A MINUTE”? Each week, It's Been a Minute features people in the culture who deserve your attention. Plus weekly wraps of the news with journalists in the know. Join us to make sense of the world through conversation. Email the show at ibam@npr.org. LISTEN TO "IT'S BEEN A MINUTE" null FOLLOW NPR ELSEWHERE https://www.instagram.com/npr/ https://www.tiktok.com/@npr https://www.facebook.com/NPR https://www.npr.org/ See “It’s Been A Minute” sponsors and promo codes https://www.nationalpublicmedia.com/podcastsponsors/itsbeenaminutewithsamsanders/ The NPR shows you love are possible thanks to your support. Donate today: https://www.npr.org/donations/support --------------- Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Stephanie Hsu’s roots in experimental theater and comedy 04:41 - “Everything Everywhere All at Once” audition video 07:45 - Working with the Daniels 09:27 - “Turn Down for What” and “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” 11:10 - On playing the dual role of Joy and Jobu 14:06 - Are all children Jobu Tupaki to their parents? 15:49 - On nihilism 16:45 - Mixing wackiness and sincerity in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” 19:20 - The collaborative process in the hallway scene 21:27 - Intergenerational healing in the film 23:46 - Permission to dream 26:15 - Dream role