THE COMEDIANS: Stephnie Weir Previews Kristen’s Very Bad Day
June 18, 2015 by Marisa Roffman
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Things are getting hectic in tonight’s episode of THE COMEDIANS, as the team is faced with writing a new sketch at the last minute…on July 4th.
Naturally, things are a bit tense, and for Kristen (Stephnie Weir) the day goes from bad to worse. (It doesn’t help that Kristen has a very bad history with this particular holiday, too.)
I spoke with Weir about Kristen’s terrible day, what she’d like to see going forward, and more…
THE COMEDIANS: Stephnie Weir on FX’s New Meta Comedy
April 9, 2015 by Marisa Roffman
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FX is going meta with its newest comedy series.
THE COMEDIANS — which debuts tonight at 10 PM — follows Billy Crystal and Josh Gad, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, as they team up to work on a new FX comedy series. In the show, the duo don’t exactly mesh, and everyone around them struggles to put on a semi-decent show.
On the frontline of the madness is Kristen (played by Stephnie Weir), the fictional show’s producer, who is dealing with expectations from her stars, the network, and her own issues.
I spoke with Weir about the series, how her own writing background has impacted her acting, and more… Read more
