Sara Bareilles & Jennifer Bareilles - "Bad Sisters"

Sara Bareilles (Grammy-Award winner, Netflix's "Girls5Eva") and Jennifer Bareilles join host Reshma Gopaldas for a special Son of a Binge episode where the sisters break down "Bad Sisters," airing on Apple TV+.  "Bad Sisters" was created by Sharon Horgan ("Catastrophe," "Shining Vale") and is set in Ireland. "Bad Sisters" follows the story of 5 sisters, played by Eve Hewson, Sarah Greene, Eva Birthistle, and Anne-Marie Duff. The Bareilles sisters revealed they recently binged the show, when Sara recommended it to her sister. Together, they discuss the dark comedy, reveal the shows they can't stop re-watching ("Game of Thrones," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent") and why they loved Sharon Horgan's newest comedy.

When Grace's awful husband, John-Paul, dies, the audience quickly realizes one of the Garvey sisters may have killed him. Darryl McCormack and Brian Gleeson play brothers who are handling John-Paul's life insurance pay out. Together, they decide to investigate if John-Paul was murdered, in the hopes of not having to pay the large sum of life insurance Grace is owed. "Bad Sisters" was renewed for a second season on Apple TV+, and has received 12 IFTA nominations (Irish Film & Television Awards) - including Lead Actress (Sharon Horgan), Best Drama, Supporting Actors and Supporting Actresses. 

Jennifer Bareilles is an actor, improviser, teacher and coach. She began her improv career at the People’s Improv Theater where she was a member of several House Teams including Saturday night’s “Big Black Car” and “BBC2”.  She has performed regionally and in such famed New York theaters as Playwrights Horizons where she originated the role of Logan in “The Thanksgiving Play”, The American Theater of Actors, The Connelly, June Havoc and in the award winning NY Fringe show “Maybe Tomorrow” at Under St. Marks where she sat on a toilet for 90 minutes of direct address.  She currently teaches improv and acting at the PIT and performs regularly in “Bareilles and McCartney”, "Awkward Family Dinner" as well as a number of other pop up shows. Follow Jennifer on  @jenniferbareilles.

Sara Bareilles is a GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, songwriter, actress, author, and philanthropist. To date, she has received two Tony® Award nominations, three Primetime EMMY® Award nominations, and eight GRAMMY® Award nominations, garnering a 2020 GRAMMY® in the category of “Best American Roots Performance” for “Saint Honesty.” On Broadway, she composed music and lyrics for Waitress, and took the stage as the lead for the first time in 2017.  As an author, she penned the New York Times bestseller Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song. She currently co-stars in the critically acclaimed Netflix series Girls5Eva set to return for its third season in 2023. Find Sara on Instagram: @sarabareilles or Twitter: @sarabareilles.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Producer & Editor: Emily Collins (IG @emilem124)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)