Trump’s candidacy ‘great for comedy,’ Fey says
Burgess was probably best known for his stage career and Tony win in 2009 (or maybe the best, most exasperated Tony performance in history).
Freed from any constraints in the second season, which starts production in August, creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock have been mulling questions about potential changes now that it’s being made with Netflix in mind.
“I’m kind of the new kid on the block here, and I was nearly — or not nearly. So tonally, I don’t think you’ll hear profanity or see nudity”.
Season one ended with a trial for the cult leader and Ms. Fey said Kimmy won’t be able to move on as quickly as she might like.
And to think, there’s an alternate universe out there where some student at Marymount Manhattan College is practicing their thesis with Peeno Noir.
The original Netflix comedy recently earned seven Emmy nominations, including an Outstanding Comedy Series nod.
“We have to be our own guides here and not let things get too fat or too slow”, she explained at the panel.
“And since it wouldn’t be a Netflix panel without talk of the lack of ratings, Fey offered up this when asked about her unknown audience: “We know that Ted [Sarandos] is pleased, which is great news”. “One of the fun challenges of the show is not letting Kimmy stop being Kimmy, she has to keep that strength and optimism”, Carlock said of next season’s story. “We don’t have any actual numbers … but I immediately heard from so many more people than I did during ’30 Rock, ‘ so I feel like a lot of people are watching”. Season two is her continuing to open up to the world. “She’s in a big hurry to get everything out of the missing years of her life and she’ll hit some speed bumps along the way”.