Little Voice

You nailed it. Come on in.

That was awesome.

- Thanks. - Squeezy cheese never sounded so...

Cheesy?

I was gonna say "smooth".

- Is that cheesy? - Yeah, but I'll take it.

And this will be heard by synthetic cheese lovers in 50 states.

I can't believe that this is a national spot.

It'll be a good chunk of change.

It's not enough to buy a house or anything, but...

you could get a new case for your keyboard.

Unless you can't part with your blankie.

Or you could shoot a music video.

So, who should I have them write the check out to?

- Your manager or... - Oh, I'm not her manager.

I'm-I'm just helping out.

Got it.

Real human money directly into your hands, Bess.

This isn't real.

I've got rent, Louie's Medicaid co-pay.

I've never had extra money before.

I know, I know.

I mean, maybe we could use it for a music video.

- Yes. - Good. You're beautiful.

And don't be afraid to show a little leg.

You know, strut your stuff.

Ah. That's not really me.

This is gonna make you a household name.

Well, I'm already a household name.

You know, I'm the voice of cheese in a can.

But what do I even do in a video? Do I dance?

I hate when nondancers dance.

But then if you stand too still, you look too static.

And should I go vintage?

Because everybody's wearing tube tops,

but I'm not a tube top kind of gal.

Sorry. Just... my mind won't turn off sometimes.

Yeah, I noticed.

Look, it's not gonna matter what you wear or what you do,

'cause when you sing, your soul is all over your face.

That's all people are gonna see.

Thank you.

I love your song.

I've been listening to it on repeat since you sent it to me.

I can't get it out of my head.

I'm glad I get you to sing on one of my songs.

Then we can rehearse for the video.

Okay.

Here we go.

Sorry. Can we go back?

That's no problem.

Shit. What is the matter with me?

Sorry. Okay. Let's do it again.

What? Am I a fucking idiot? Jeez.

Hey. Hey. Hey, we're just finding it.

Mind if I...

Sure.

Cool.

It's gotta be 5:00 somewhere.

You know, maybe it's not the right time for a music video.

What? Why?

I don't know. It's like a... commercial for myself.

Like a glorified selfie.

I mean, who am I to...

Do what your father couldn't do?

Wow.

I mean... It's none of my business.

But this second-guessing yourself

and watching you in the studio with him...

You know, you playing small isn't gonna make him bigger.

That's not what I was doing.

Then I'm wrong. That's not what you're doing.

Unless I was.

Are you scared of eclipsing your dad,

or are you scared of putting yourself out there?

I think I'm just scared.

Everybody's scared.

Wait, where's one?

Okay. So, it's, uh...

One.

You got it.

Hey.

Hey.

I'm looking for a director to shoot a music video next week.

I may know someone.

Will he work for a price?

- He'd do it for free. - No, I'm paying him.

Well, that's a deal-breaker.

Whoo!

Come on, Iris. Come on.

Good job.

Now, that...

That's a great shirt. You should wear it more.

You're in a good mood.

I am, Al. I am in a good mood.

Terrific.

Take it down to the other end of the bar

and refill that customer's water.

With pleasure, sir.

You're freaking me out.

I can't believe I'm at BroadwayCon.

Wonder of wonders.

I wish I could stay, but I'm shooting my video today.

Do you have everything you need?

Excuse me, which performances are they from, and are they signed?

Do you have your phone charger?

I put snacks in your bag.

Oh, thanks, man.

Okay.

No.

No.

Laila.

- Hi. - Hey.

Did you make all this?

Uh, yeah. I haven't been getting much work lately.

So... I think I went a little overboard.

No, no, no. I-It looks delicious.

I mean, I didn't know that you were a chef.

Well, more caterer than chef since we've been in New York.

I know it can be hard to get things going here.

Seems impossible.

Yeah. I-I know the feeling.

I just hope Ethan gets it out of his system sooner than later.

Gets what out?

This city.

Today's the big day.

Hi!

- I'm Prisha. Nice to meet you. - Pleasure.

Prisha, this is Laila. Laila is Ethan's girlfriend,

and Ethan is the director of the video.

Yeah.

Laila made all this.

- Can I try one? - Yes.

I'm starving.

- Holy crap! It's good. - Thank you.

- Hey. - Hi!

Hey.

- Hi. I'm Prisha. - Hi. Ethan.

Uh, Ethan is the director.

Right. And Laila's boyfriend, right? Nice to meet you.

- Yeah, you too. - Hey.

Samuel, hi!

Everybody, this is Samuel.

- Hey, man. We met at the... storage. - Oh, right. That's... Yeah.

- And this is Laila. - Hello.

- Yeah. - Oh, hey.

Yeah.

Okay. Uh, Bess, we have a lot of ground to cover,

so we should probably get started.

- Yes. Right. I'll be right there. - Okay.

Uh...

Hey. You okay?

I'm... I'm fine. I'm just a little nervous about the shoot.

Ethan played me the song. It's beautiful.

He...

Thank you.

You'll be grand. You're... glowing actually.

Thank you.

How sweet is she?

Yeah, she's really... Yeah.

You know, she's right. You are glowing.

Uh, do you need anything?

Water?

Sweater?

Xanax?

Just catch me if I fall.

Don't worry. I got you.

Okay, everyone.

You ready?

Action.

Cut.