Alison Brie on comedic inspiration, the changing landscape of television and new comedy Somebody I Used To Know

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2023-02-09T17:35:11-0500

If you want to know why when Peter Gray spoke to Alison Brie about her latest film, Somebody I Used To Know, they started suggesting television shows where Jason Biggs would fornicate with various types of dessert pies, you’ll just have to watch it and find out.

To be fair, Brie’s character Ally and her in-film profession as a television producer specialising in food-themed reality show means the exchange has a little bit of context, but it was ultimately a wild start to the two’s discussion about the film’s honest representation of queerness, if there’s any commentary on Brie’s own series being cancelled by Netflix, and how comedy and drama naturally intertwine for her.

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