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This is such a touching show, but I wanted to back up a little bit, because when I was preparing for this interview, I of course looked at your official site. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Watch our 'Salon Talks' episode here or read a transcript of the interview below. 'Somebody Somewhere' was recently picked up for a second season on HBO, but Everett and I chatted before that good news broke about the difference between her stage persona and the one she's crafted for her show, as well as the affirming significance of playing a 40-something woman who doesn't have her life figured out yet.

#BRIDGET EVERETT SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE SERIES#

Through Sam, Everett and her series co-creators Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen have created a story about finding what you need anywhere that you're rooted, including – and especially – in a Midwestern farming town like Manhattan. Sam's Manhattan, Kansas, is a place where everyone has space to become the best versions of themselves – or in the case of the fantastic Choir Practice emcee Fred Rococo (Everett's longtime friend and fellow performer Murray Hill) continue to be terrific.īut it's also where Sam finds the fortitude to stand up to her other sister, who belittles her, and help her father confront the truth about her mother's health struggles. This is only one part of what makes 'Somebody Somewhere' such a feel-good treat. She needs it, and its regulars frequently let her know how much they need her. It's called Choir Practice, but it's actually a queer-friendly underground performance space where folks gather to drink, sing and relax together in community.Ĭhoir Practice helps Sam finds her voice, and her people, in a place that has otherwise fooled her into thinking life's chances have passed her by. Much like the hulking, abandoned mall in the center of town, Sam has a lot potential but little tangible progress to show for it.īut something shifts when her high school friend Joel (Jeff Hiller), who works with her at a spiritless educational testing center, introduces her to a hidden treasure within that mall: a euphoric, welcoming gathering place inside a small Presbyterian church. But Sam can't bring herself to leave her Kansas hometown after her sister's death. RELATED: Echoes of that 'Ted Lasso' Midwest niceness in 'Somebody Somewhere'Įverett's live performances at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater have made her a New York City comedy legend. That Bridget Everett is nothing like the version we meet in her outstanding HBO comedy 'Somebody Somewhere,' although it's plain that her meek 40-something Midwesterner Sam comes from a real place. 'Here's the combination to my lovely lady locker/ She'll pop in your mouth like Orville Redenbacher!' Everett growls, before inviting a bit of TV-14 audience participation involving whipped cream and her thigh. That second one doesn't refer to the veal special, as this lyric sample tells you. Like most people who are familiar with Bridget Everett, my introduction came by way of her musical numbers of Comedy Central's 'Inside Amy Schumer.' In those clips this force of curves and bawdy confidence regaled her audience with a few of her cabaret show's top bangers, including ' What I Gotta Do' and ' Eat It, Eat It.'

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