SNL alumna Julia Sweeney joins Hulu series Shrill
Hulu’s upcoming six-episode single-camera comedy series Shrill has cast SNL alumna Julia Sweeney alongside current SNL star Aidy Bryant, according to Deadline. Sweeney will reportedly play Bryant’s mother in the show, which also stars Lolly Adefope (Mission: Impossible — Fallout), Luka Jones (Her), Ian Owens (Oasis) and John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch).
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Shrill is based on Lindy West’s bestselling 2016 memoir, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. Written by West, Ali Rushfield, and Bryant, it tells the story of a fat young woman, Annie (Bryant) who wants to change her life, but not her body.
Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video will produce Shrill along with Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman’s Brownstone Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
Rushfield will serve as the series show runner. Jesse Peretz will direct and produce the first episode, while Carrie Brownstein will direct the second.
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Sweeney has kept busy since her days on SNL (from 1990-94), starring in such films as Pulp Fiction, Stuart Saves his Family, Vegas Vacation and Stuart Little. Not to mention her frequent television appearances on shows such as Frasier, According to Jim, Sex and the City and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
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