The “Insecure” and “White Lotus” actor heads to J.F.K. to explain why she set her new show, “How to Die Alone,” in an airport, Michael Schulman writes.
Rothwell, who is best known for playing an outspoken accountant on “Insecure” and a spa manager on “The White Lotus,” chose J.F.K. as the setting for her new Hulu sitcom, “How to Die Alone.” She plays Mel, a beleaguered accessibility driver who, despite working at the airport, has never been on a flight. “There’s something poetic, albeit cliché, about starting to live and take off in your life,” Rothwell said. Airports, which are not most people’s favorite places, appeal to her as a voyeur.
” For four years, she taught theatre at a Bronx charter school by day and did comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade by night. When she realized that she was urging her students to chase their dreams but shortchanging her own, she quit. In 2014, she auditioned for “Saturday Night Live,” playing a drunk Maya Angelou, and was hired as a writer. She moved to L.A. to write for “Insecure,” and Issa Rae picked her from the writers’ room to join the cast.
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