A intense, intellectual, confrontational LUCY & MADELYN's duologue from "Being the Ricardos" by Aaron Sorkin.
MADELYN
Was everything alright in there?
LUCY
Yeah. So listen, it has to be coherent. If it’s anything goes then nothing’s funny
MADELYN
Anything Goes was a hit.
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