Jenny Slate on ‘Marcel the Shell,’ Finding Power in Stand-Up, and Creating Art For Yourself

Jenny Slate always believed she’d be an actor. “It really does feel like the same type of belief like, ‘One day I’ll fall in love,’” she says. “And you can’t imagine the person’s face, you can’t exactly know how you’ll get there but you really know there’s a possibility, an option for it.” In this episode of “In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast,” Slate walks us through the highs and lows of her entire journey to fulfill that possibility—from finding confidence in stand-up comedy to returning in 2022 to the role of “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” a tiny stop-motion character she first introduced to the world in 2010. -- Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. This is your guide to every aspect of acting, from voiceover and commercial work to casting directors, agents, an