Shes so good,she was even able to beat Julia Louis-Dreyfus for president.
Why do TV moms have to leave all that behind?
Theyre stories from my real life, Savage explains, but theyre very relatable.
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Ahead, Savage talks the new show, her experiences in Hollywood, and partying with Drake.
Watch the trailer below.
What happened last night?Well, its the upfronts right now, and Adult Swim had Drake performing.
It actually was very fun he actually did a full concert kind of.
Ive got to get back into the right shape.
Well, congrats on wrapping the show.
And basically, I was like, this just isnt fun for me.
I want to do the exact show that I want to do.
Im going to do a show.
Oh my God, my dad and I just went through this.
Your character is a comedy writer.
Its like your friends who arent married yet who are turning into, like, weirdos.
Like, two aging parents where youre no longer taking care of them.
Theyre not taking care of you, but theyre starting to just do weird stuff, like my parents.
Friends who are now getting divorced.
Keeping a relationship alive.
How did you end up casting Tom Everett Scott?I literally wrote him a blind email.
I just wrote him a letter and was like, I think youd be perfect for it.
So I took a leap of faith and so did he, and it just worked out great.
And then by not locking in other series regulars, I was able to get Jason Mantzoukas.
I was able to get Judy Greer.
I got Lizzie Caplan.
I got Nick Kroll.
I got Paul Scheer.
Kathy Baker plays my mom.
Martin Mull plays my dad.
Who else we got coming in there?
Alice Tolman does two episodes.
Steve Zissis does a couple episodes.
I was able to call in tons of my friends and just get this insane cast.
And I feel like youve sort of become a that guy!
Im very much a that guy.
Which is sort of a good thing though because that means youre memorable.
But how does it feel like now to start becomingtheguy?It feels pretty good.
That is the first time that its happened in my life and thats… you know, feels great.
And its not a common thing, because usually theres a lot of cooks.
[Laughs] Listen, guys, you got to do what it takes.
