The comedian makes her lead debut in the heartfelt new Hulu series, for which she is writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner.
Saturday Night Live; on the latter, she was the first writer ever hired for the show, then quickly asked to join the ensemble cast, where she became a fan favorite as the real-talking accountant Kelli opposite star Issa Rae. This fall, Rothwell is making her debut as a lead actor in the new series. The performer is pulling quadruple duty as its lead actor, writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner.
To me, airports are some of the most stressful places in the world. What made you decide this was the right setting for a workplace comedy? I love what I do for a living, being on film, being a storyteller. But I’m very much an introvert. I love my alone time and I recharge solo. It can be so hard, especially given the needs of this job to be in the public and go to events. But as I’ve come to know myself more fully and have stopped apologizing for my needs, I can recalibrate. I’ll be at an event and my best friend, Jen, will be like, “Yep, it’s time for you to go.” And I’ll be like, “Yep.
It’s in the show because it’s in me. I’m neuro-spicy. The necklace I’m wearing right now is a serotonin molecule, and I have a little dopamine ring.I have a bracelet that was my wrap gift to the cast ofit’s a thin gold bracelet that has the coordinates of Inglewood on it. I’ve worn that throughout this press tour, and even on set. I also have Mel’s bracelet. It’s just string tied around her wrist. I stole it from set, so I have it with me and I travel with it.
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