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Two weeks later, I went back to L.A. to shoot the pilot.
She is funny, strong, vulnerable, sad, loving, and cool.
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And shes got big balls!
She knows she has something to say, but its a process to figure out what it is.
I actually signed up under my characters name and did her whole routine.
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I added some stuff and fleshed it out.
It felt like a badge of honor.
Several of the comedians on the show are played by real-life stand-ups, including Erik Griffin and Al Madrigal.
[Laughs] Thats such aSophies Choicequestion, my God!
Theyallmake me laugh in different wayshow about that?
He does an impersonation of [costar] Michael Angarano that isnotto be missed.
Most of the days are just spent making fun of each other.
Theyre all pretty good at that.
And then, who doesnt love Richard Pryor?
And Ive been a longtime Bette Midler fan.
Im especially obsessed with her early stuff.
Jim Carrey is one of the executive producers on the show.
Did you have much interaction with him?Yeah, he was great.
There was one joke we were trying to reconfigure and make better.
Sitting around with Jim Carrey, coming up with bits is likebeyonda dream come true.
What is the funniest joke you know?This is the joke: I dont know any jokes.
[Laughs] I just got a panic attack you asked me, and my heart started racing terribly.
Icannotremember a joke for my life.
Thats the irony of this I have no joke recall.
Im Dying Up Herescreens on Showtime on Sundays at 10 p.m.
