Interview with Comedy Actors: Discussing Their Shows, Characters, Scenes, and More
Michael Cera
Life & Beth (Hulu)
The scene that kept me up at night The scene where I’m diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. I didn’t want this to be played for melodrama or be over-the-top. It’s a diagnosis that countless people get every day, people of all ages and at all junctures of life, and what I wanted us to concentrate on was how it can be a helpful diagnosis to receive, to understand yourself, or your loved one, better, and begin to work toward things in a different and more efficient way.
What my character’s spinoff would look like It would be essentially a farm-to-table gardening/cooking show.
Who should play me in a biopic Milo Machado-Graner [the kid in Anatomy of a Fall].
Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Hacks (HBO/MAX)
The ways in which I’m like my character We share many physical traits, and we both have brilliant, beautiful, fun-loving mothers.
And the ways I’m not Pretty much every way imaginable. Love him, but I’m a different bitch.
What my character’s spinoff would look like Tales of an international real estate mogul. Hijinks, sexy mischief, yachts on the Mediterranean.
The show I never missed as a teen The Practice.
Who should play me in a biopic [Actor has yet to be born.]
Michael Cyril Creighton
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The ways in which I’m like my character Like Howard Morris, I love sweaters and animals. I have terrific bone structure and crave the acceptance of my neighbors and peers with every fiber of my being. We’re both very persistent and very particular.
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