Jesse Tyler Ferguson Pitches A Modern Family Musical

Expect showstoppers, show tunes and plenty of laughs as Holly welcomes Modern Family's Mitchell Pritchett, AKA Jesse Tyler Ferguson, for a funny and heartfelt chat about becoming a role model for LGBTQ+ families and bringing Truman Capote's extraordinary life to the stage in his new play TRU. Jesse also serves up his love of cooking, from writing his own cookbook to winning The Great American Baking Show, the US version of The Great British Bake Off with Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, plus the childhood road trip treat that started it all: gas station cherry pie! And Holly has a very unusual surprise to keep him company while he's in London... Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Jesse arrives 01:25 The Modern Family phenomenon 02:37 Returning to theatre 04:25 Childhood memories of gas station cherry pies 06:02 Let's get cooking 07:55 On Truman Capote 10:30 Life's too short to make pastry 15:19 Jesse the actor 16:45 Becoming an LGBTQ+ role model 18:50 Finding Truman Capote's voice 21:50 American audiences vs UK audiences 25:25 American Bake Off 28:54 AD: Voy 29:17 Guess the showtune 35:45 Why don't you do a Modern Family musical? 37:05 Jesse on having his own family 40:20 Holly has a surprise for Jesse 43:18 I think we're ready Jesse's gas station cherry pies are from his cookbook Food Between Friends, written with Julie Tanous. Ingredients: \- 900g pitted cherries, fresh or frozen \- 200g granulated sugar \- 2½ tbsp cornflour or tapioca flour \- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice \- ¼ tsp vanilla extract \- ¼ tsp kosher salt \- 1 large egg \- 1 tbsp water \- Plain flour, for dusting \- 2 chilled packs of shortcrust pastry or pie crust dough \- 50g turbinado (demerara) sugar Follow Together: Instagram: https://instagram.com/hollywilloughbytogether TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@hollywilloughbytogether Facebook: https://facebook.com/hollywilloughby Follow Holly: Instagram: https://instagram.com/hollywilloughby TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@hollywilloughbyofficial Follow Jesse: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessetyler Jesse is starring in TRU at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London, until 14 November. Jesse's AI pet is a Mofflin by Casio: https://tinyurl.com/mrxeue32 Huge thanks to our founding partner Voy for making Together possible. Voy is a trusted digital healthcare brand that's supported over 2 million people on the path to better health, and they'd love to help you too. Take your first step at joinvoy.com/together  Business enquiries: brands@hollywilloughbytogether.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices