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And in the series maybe she’ll never go to the city, we don’t know, but it’s a snapshot of the stuff before that and I think that’s really cool.” Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller in Somebody Somewhere. It’s what happened before Bridget goes to the city. So I think what’s cool about this show is that it’s almost like the Sopranos prequel. Murray: “But we’re still in our thirties, OK James?! So go figure that one out! Bridget and I both left our small towns and we met when we arrived in the big city, the place where we always wanted to go to find our community and find people like us. Murray: “Bridget and I have known each other for around 20 years, maybe more, right?” In terms of the way the narrative plays out it could potentially have been set in a big city, but why is it significant that it is set in a smaller conservative town? Thinking of the smaller town setting, Murray, your character makes the point when we first meet him at choir practice that this is Manhattan, Kansas, not the other Manhattan. I do think that that’s what this show is about finding yourself through community, through other people.” Murray Hill and Jeff Hiller in Somebody Somewhere. Sometimes there are places where you can be you, and then if you’re lucky sometimes there are places where you can be YOU! It’s so important to find those spaces and find those people that you can really be your authentic self with. Jeff Hiller: “I think that it’s especially important for queer folks who are in a smaller town where you might not see everybody everywhere. In this big crazy world that is nuts, you have this little tiny microcosm of people that get together and that’s how they survive. Murray: “The show really speaks about community and chosen family. I applaud your queerness and just putting it all out there because now we know what’s up with you!” Murray Hill: “I think that James’s progress rainbow flag Zoom background is unbelievable. She’s looking for her people and by finding them, she’s finding herself. To what extent is friendship and finding fellowship and community at the heart of Somebody Somewhere?īridget Everett: “It is the heart of the series. James Kleinmann, The Queer Review: Manhattan, Kansas has no shortage of actual churches, but there’s a beautiful moment towards the end of the season where your characters are on a minibus enjoying each other’s company and say that they’ve found their church.
Photograph by Chuck Hodes/HBO.Īhead of the series launch, The Queer Review’s editor James Kleinmann had an exclusive conversation with Bridget Everett, Jeff Hiller, and Murray Hill over Zoom to discuss the show’s setting, inhabiting their characters, and their favourite queer culture. Jeff Hiller, Mercedes White, Murray Hill, and Bridget Everett in Somebody Somewhere. It’s an assembly of like-minded folks who gather to socialise and sing, hosted by the flashy suit-wearing, warm-hearted soil scientist by day, Fred Rococo (NYC comedy legend Murray Hill). As a gay Christian living in a conservative town, Joel has discovered a community of fellow outsiders by creating an unsanctioned after-hours “choir practice” at his shopping mall-based church. Sam however has has no recollection of Joel from school, but they soon forge a touching friendship. While working at her mundane job grading exam papers, Sam is reunited with a high school classmate who idolizes her for her singing ability, Joel (Jeff Hiller, who you’ll recognize form memorable guest roles in shows like 30 Rock, Ugly Betty, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Broad City, Difficult People, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Six months after her sister’s passing, Sam remains in Kansas as she struggles with grief and finding her place within her own family and small town life.
Everett stars as Sam, a middle-aged woman who returned to her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas to look after her terminally ill sister. Somebody Somewhere, a new comedy series created by High Maintenance writers Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, which premieres on HBO this Sunday January 16th, feels like a breath of fresh air with its layered characters, unhurried pace, mix of poignant moments and gentle humour, and a compelling performance by comedian and singer Bridget Everett ( Inside Amy Schumer, Patti Cake$), who also serves as an executive producer.
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