{"id":21140,"date":"2022-01-04T19:43:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T01:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=21140"},"modified":"2022-01-04T19:43:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T01:43:52","slug":"interview-with-the-cast-of-grand-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/04\/interview-with-the-cast-of-grand-crew\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with the cast of &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21129\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/small-grandcrew.png\" alt=\"&quot;Grand Crew&quot; cast on NBC\" width=\"486\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/small-grandcrew.png 640w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/small-grandcrew-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> Interview with cast of &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221; on NBC by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 12\/9\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The actors on this show are all friends in real life, so that made it a very entertaining press panel. Their characters are very interesting and work well together. As a comedy, I don&#8217;t find it all that funny. You should watch it, though, and make your own evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBCUNIVERSAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VIRTUAL PRESS TOUR<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Crew<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicole Byer, Talent, \u201cNicky\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Cunningham, Talent, \u201cWyatt\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aaron Jennings, Talent, \u201cAnthony\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Echo Kellum, Talent, \u201cNoah\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grasie Mercedes, Talent, \u201cFay\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carl Tart, Talent, \u201cSherm\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Augusta Jackson, Creator\/ Executive Producer\/Showrunner <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan Goor, Executive Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual via Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 9, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2021 NBCUniversal, Inc.\u00a0 All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><b>MARIANA DURAN:<\/b>\u00a0 Hi.\u00a0 I&#8217;m Mariana Duran, and I&#8217;ll be introducing our new comedy, &#8220;Grand Crew,&#8221; which will be sneak\u2011previewed on Tuesday, December 14, 8:00 and 8:30 p.m., before moving to its normal time slot on Tuesday, January 4th, at 8:30 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0From Phil\u00a0Augusta Jackson and Dan Goor of &#8220;Brooklyn Nine\u2011Nine&#8221; comes a new comedy that proves life is better with your crew.\u00a0 This group of young professionals are all trying to navigate the ups and downs of life and love in Los\u00a0Angeles, and they always find time to gather at their favorite bar to wind down and unpack it all.\u00a0 And just like wine, their friendship gets better with time.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a look at &#8220;Grand Crew.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the first row, our executive producer, Phil Augusta Jackson, executive producer Dan Goor, Echo Kellum, and Nicole Byer.\u00a0 In the second row are Carl Tart, Justin Cunningham,<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>, and Grasie Mercedes.\u00a0 We are now ready for your questions.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Thank you, Mariana.\u00a0 And welcome to our panelists.\u00a0 One final reminder to use the &#8220;raise hand&#8221; function to ask a question.\u00a0 Our first question comes from Mike Hughes, and Valerie Milano will be on deck.\u00a0 Mike, go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Nicole, a two\u2011part question.\u00a0 Let me ask them one at a time here.\u00a0 We are so used to you speaking in your own voice, doing reality shows, doing a show that you wrote, sort of, almost about your life and so on.\u00a0 So what&#8217;s different now when you are doing someone else&#8217;s scripts?<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 What&#8217;s different?\u00a0 Honestly, it&#8217;s not that different because I know Phil so well and Phil and I did improv together in New\u00a0York for a very long time.\u00a0 Like, ten years ago, we did improv out here, and then her name is Nicky.\u00a0 My government name is Nicole.\u00a0 She&#8217;s based on me a little bit.\u00a0 So it is my voice.\u00a0 And I feel like our writers&#8217; room and Phil are just so talented that everything that was written was just easy.\u00a0 It was easy to find.\u00a0 It was easy to say.\u00a0 It was easy to perform.\u00a0 So, honestly, it wasn&#8217;t much different than what I&#8217;m used to, but it was fun and funny.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 This is \u2011\u2011 you talk about it is a little bit your life, a little bit your voice.\u00a0 You get almost serious for a minute there where your character talks about how her mother dying when she was a teenager kind of shaped her personality a little bit.\u00a0 Now, that happened to you too in real life.\u00a0 In what way did that shape your personality in some way?<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 I think it shaped my personality in a way where, when something sad or tragic happens, I tend to lean into finding the humor in it because I do think laughter is the best medicine.\u00a0 How corny.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 I&#8217;m with you.\u00a0 I think you are right.<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Who wants to be sad?\u00a0 So I think it shaped me in a way where I can be sad about something because I am a multifaceted person, but, also, I&#8217;d rather just laugh and have a nice time.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 These questions got deep real fast.<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 They did.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Our next question comes from Valerie Milano, and on deck is Suzanne Lanoue.\u00a0 Valerie, go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Hi there.\u00a0 What will set the show apart from others such as &#8220;Insecure&#8221; or &#8220;Black\u2011ish&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 I think, for me, the inspiration for this show is just based off of my real life.\u00a0 It&#8217;s about a group of friends that hang out at a wine bar, and in real life, I hang out with my friends at a wine bar, the people that are in front of your screen right now.\u00a0 So, I think that&#8217;s the core of it.\u00a0 I worked on &#8220;Insecure,&#8221; and I love that show.\u00a0 I love Issa and Prentice.\u00a0 That whole camp over there is amazing.\u00a0 And I think what made that show so relatable was the authenticity with which Issa was bring it to the table.\u00a0 And so, in the same way, what I&#8217;m trying to do is just share my perspective, what I find interesting and funny.\u00a0 And, so, I think I based it on\u00a0\u2011\u2011 that&#8217;s going to be what sets this show apart is just it&#8217;s coming from my personal point of view.\u00a0 We have an amazing cast and (inaudible).<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 What it&#8217;s like, it&#8217;s a very specific, very funny show, and also, I mean, you know, there are 25 shows about a group of white characters in the 1990s, and, you know, there was nobody asking what separated them or made those shows different or distinct.\u00a0 These are different stories about different people in different circumstances than &#8220;Insecure&#8221; or &#8220;Black\u2011ish.&#8221;\u00a0 We all think those are good shows, but this is its own show that just also happens to have an all\u2011Black cast.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Could you give us a couple of examples about some recurring themes that the viewers can expect to see in the series?<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure about recurring themes, but I think, with this first season, what we did try to do is make sure that every episode did have a theme that is not only relatable at a broader, human level, but is relatable at a Black level.\u00a0 So, in Episode 2, we talk about self\u2011care.\u00a0 In Episode 3, we talk about the insecurity of status of who makes the money in a relationship.\u00a0 In Episode 4, we talk about therapy.\u00a0 In Episode\u00a05, we talk about being inspired by your friend.\u00a0 In Episode 6, we talk about Black men and their fathers.\u00a0 In Episode\u00a07, we talk about headlines.\u00a0 So, each episode, we were very intentional about the themes that we wanted to hit.\u00a0 But as far as recurring themes, I think one recurring theme is friendship and just having your friends there by your side for whatever you are going through and finding the fun and the funny in those situations.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Great.\u00a0 Thank you for talking about it.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Like, from current things like being human and, you know, love and loss and just exploring being young and alive in L.A., you know.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just a recurring theme, which is being alive.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 The recurring themes are the human things, which we can all connect to.<\/p>\n<p><b>GRASIE MERCEDES:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 So being human beings, that&#8217;s a fact.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 And I don&#8217;t know which one of you just said it but the wine.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 And the wine.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 The low\u2011hanging fruit, that was such an alley oop.\u00a0 I should have said, &#8220;Well, first of all&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 The wine.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 Thanks again.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 The next question is from Suzanne Lanoue, and Jeanne Wolf will be on deck.\u00a0 Suzanne, go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Hi.\u00a0 I enjoyed the first two episodes.\u00a0 Those are funny.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Thanks so much.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Thank you.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 And, Echo, I really loved your character on &#8220;Arrow.&#8221;\u00a0 What attracted you to this role?<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Oh, man.\u00a0 First of all, the fact that Phil was working on it.\u00a0 As Phil said, we are actually good friends in real life, and I&#8217;m such a fan of his creative artistry.\u00a0 And so, automatically, Phil wrote an amazing script and a lot of just really deep, fleshed\u2011out characters in different ways than I&#8217;ve seen them, and I was very excited to get the opportunity to come and play any part on it.\u00a0 I would have been a grip on this show if I had an opportunity to do it.\u00a0 So that&#8217;s number one, but the character really connected to me in a lot of specific ways.\u00a0 As Phil said, it&#8217;s based off of our friend group.\u00a0 So, I think we all have a lot of commonalities and experiences that we go through, being young Black professionals just trying to survive, you know, in L.A., and so these characters definitely connect to that struggle and the successes and wonderful aspects of that aspect too.\u00a0 So, there&#8217;s a lot that pulled me into it, and I really appreciate you asking me that.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 I was a grip on the show.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Carl (inaudible).<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 The next question comes from Jeanne Wolf, and Jamie Ruby will be on deck.\u00a0 Jeanne, go for it.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Hi.\u00a0 It&#8217;s good that you are making us laugh.\u00a0 And the setup of the show, the introduction, is kind of that you are making fun of the stereotypes that are being treated in a very serious way today.\u00a0 So, doing that, making fun of the stereotypes, who is going to be thrilled about that, and who is going to be upset about that?<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know that it&#8217;s\u00a0\u2011\u2011 sorry.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know that it&#8217;s making fun of the stereotypes.\u00a0 I think the idea is, sort of, trying to elucidate that the stereotypes are just that.\u00a0 They are stereotypes, and they don&#8217;t in any way speak to the totality of these characters.\u00a0 So, I don&#8217;t think, in any way, it&#8217;s, like, making light of these stereotypes.\u00a0 I think the idea is to say how ridiculous it is to only portray Black men in the way in which those stereotypes suggest.\u00a0 And then what we see, we are in no way laughing at Garrett Morris when he says that these characters have layers and everything else.\u00a0 That&#8217;s really the mission statement of the show, and I think that&#8217;s what Phil has so geniusly put into, really, every character and every script and everything. \u00a0But in no way is it intended\u00a0\u2011\u2011 hopefully, no one will take it as us making light of those stereotypes.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t mean to cut you off, Phil.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 No.\u00a0 I was going to say, I think, to me, the plan we were caught up in was we are just like everybody else.\u00a0 I feel like a lot of times there are certain tropes that get played out in the media with Black people, and we are put into a specific box where there&#8217;s an opportunity just to be shown as, like, slice\u2011of\u2011life, everyday folks that are just trying to figure stuff out, and so that&#8217;s why we\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I think, with the characters that we have, whether it be Justin&#8217;s character\u00a0\u2011\u2011 he&#8217;s playing Wyatt\u00a0\u2011\u2011 like, a married guy, I would just like to see what it&#8217;s like for a married guy, who really enjoys his marriage, be in a friend group.\u00a0 And we&#8217;ve got a guy who is an accountant.\u00a0 I had a friend in college who was in finance and stuff like that.\u00a0 So, it&#8217;s really just about just humanizing the Black experience.\u00a0 And, again, I&#8217;m not trying to speak for everybody.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think we are trying to speak for everybody with this show.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just, here&#8217;s a set of friends that exist in this specific part of Los\u00a0Angeles, and, hey, they feel things just like everybody else.\u00a0 And that was, kind of, the goal, to go from there.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 For the actors, is that showing of the layers what attracted you to the show?<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Absolutely.\u00a0 Go ahead, Justin.<\/p>\n<p><b>JUSTIN CUNNINGHAM:<\/b>\u00a0 I&#8217;d like to, kind of, go back to that question again, actually the prior question, which is\u00a0\u2011\u2011 well, actually, this question too about what attracted.\u00a0 Yeah, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s necessarily making fun of stereotypes or, like\u00a0\u2011\u2011 see, I&#8217;m from Arkansas.\u00a0 So, I&#8217;ve, sort of, lived with the perception of how people see me on a daily basis, being there.\u00a0 And when I was in New\u00a0York and we got this script\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I&#8217;ve told Phil this, and I&#8217;ve told several of the cast this.\u00a0 But when I was auditioning and we got this script, people were talking about this script.\u00a0 Like, me and my friends of color, we were, like, &#8220;Have you gotten this script?&#8221;\u00a0 And what was so unique about it was that it was so human.\u00a0 And it was, sort of, not necessarily making fun of the stereotypes, but it was showing the human side that we didn&#8217;t get to explore as actors.\u00a0 And that&#8217;s what really drew me because I really fell right into this character.\u00a0 And even in my audition, I had so much fun going on tape for it because it wasn&#8217;t playing towards, basically, these stereotypes.\u00a0 It was showing that I can be human in this industry and I can be human through my art as well, and that&#8217;s what really drew me.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 And to piggyback off of that, Justin, if you don&#8217;t mind, I had the opportunity to audition for a few of the characters, and what I loved about it through the auditioning process was that each character, sort of, forced me and enabled me to tap into a different side of myself, and still they were fully fleshed out and dimensional characters.\u00a0 And then, as I arrived at Anthony, it was, like, okay, as you look at the whole group, you see that these are people that are\u00a0\u2011\u2011 and a credit to you, Phil and Dan, and the rest of the writing staff\u00a0\u2011\u2011 these are people that I know in life and that I see on a daily basis that I have had experience with.\u00a0 And I was so happy to see that, especially on a network such as NBC, to see that.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think we oftentimes get that opportunity.\u00a0 And not only is it fully realized, but there&#8217;s also a lot of humor, and there&#8217;s also a lot of fun that we get to have in going to work every day.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a fun set to be on.\u00a0 We are collaborating with people who are passionate about the work but also have just, like, this immense humanity and capacity for love, and that&#8217;s what we want to bring to the audience is that love and that fun.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 People are really, really freaking good at their jobs to come and bring it every single day with the effort, professionality, like, the humor.\u00a0 Like, I feel so privileged to get to come on set and work with every single person on this panel and all the people behind the scenes too.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just, like, to have that feeling, like, family, like, everyone is at the top of their game is great.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 Watching Carl do his grip work.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Oh, man.\u00a0 When Carl out, he&#8217;s with the light.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 One time he had to fill in as a boom operator.\u00a0 You can see the dedication.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Oh, my gosh.\u00a0 (Inaudible) was just shaking.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 He didn&#8217;t know he was in the cast for, like, the first few episodes.<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 Everybody&#8217;s dialogue was Chris.\u00a0 Everybody&#8217;s dialogue.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 No ADR for anybody.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 So, no ADR, yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Nicole, didn&#8217;t you actually use the stick at a certain point?\u00a0 Was that the finale, or am I \u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 It was the last scene of our last episode.\u00a0 I was, like, &#8220;Doot da doot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t mean to cut you off, Echo.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 No.\u00a0 But, like everyone was saying, there&#8217;s a lot of nuance, you know, people of color, the monolith.\u00a0 We are all very different, distinct individuals, and Phil is really tapping into it from a perspective that really comes from a personal place, and I think that&#8217;s what really drew us as artists.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a lot of uniqueness and perspective from his personal life.<\/p>\n<p><b>GRASIE MERCEDES:<\/b>\u00a0 I would love to add to that that this is the first audition I personally have had in a really long time where I read it, and not only did I think it was so funny, but I didn&#8217;t feel like I had to play at a stereotype of a Black woman that I so often have to play at.\u00a0 I felt, like, oh, I can just bring who I am to this character, and it felt really good.\u00a0 I felt really excited about it where a lot of times I feel, like, &#8220;Oh, I&#8217;m not that thing they want me to be,&#8221; and that thing we see over and over again.\u00a0 And that&#8217;s what I think is so refreshing about all of these characters.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 We hope that answered your question.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Our next question comes from Jamie Ruby, and Jamie Steinberg is on deck.\u00a0 So, Jamie R., go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Hello.\u00a0 Thank you for talking to us.\u00a0 Can you tell me, during working on \u2011\u2011 throughout the time working on the show\u00a0\u2011\u2011 this is for the actors.\u00a0 Sorry\u00a0\u2011\u2011 what have you learned about yourself, either professionally, personally as an actor, as a person?\u00a0 Is there anything that you&#8217;ve learned since you started?<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Um \u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 I&#8217;ve learned that\u00a0\u2011\u2011 sorry, Nicole.\u00a0 You&#8217;ve got it.<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 No.\u00a0 You go.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 Well, I mean, honestly, I&#8217;ve learned that I love working with my friends and people that are close to me in my life.\u00a0 I feel like sometimes, being a Black person, it&#8217;s really rare that we get to create with people that are closest to us.\u00a0 I feel like I&#8217;m one in a mix.\u00a0 Like, I&#8217;m just, like, one Black person in something.\u00a0 And to come do this show with the people that I&#8217;m actually close to in life and really just kill it together is something that I just love, to just, like, create art with family and friends and people that I would love to have a job in real life.<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 That was fully my answer as well.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Me too.<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 I really love working with friends, and I also love working with people who are open to collaborate and just, like, easy to work with, funny, talented people who are a joy to be around but also a professional.\u00a0 Do you know what I mean?\u00a0 It&#8217;s, like, we can joke, but, also, we came to do a job.\u00a0 I love that so much, and that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve learned.\u00a0 I really like my friends.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 I&#8217;ve learned a few things.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve learned that I&#8217;m not a morning person at all.\u00a0 Also, I&#8217;ve learned that I never want to work on another set again because this one is so perfect.\u00a0 I&#8217;m just playing.\u00a0 I&#8217;m just playing people who are given jobs.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t worry about what they are saying.\u00a0 No.\u00a0 It was such a fun time.\u00a0 Like, even the hard days weren&#8217;t hard because we had such a good time.\u00a0 And literally everybody\u00a0\u2011\u2011 everybody who we worked with, everybody was so fun.\u00a0 It went so perfectly the whole time that we would be, like, &#8220;Who is going to ruin it?&#8221;\u00a0 I guess it&#8217;s up to me to come in and demand more money next season.<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p>I felt like it was such a\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I also learned\u00a0\u2011\u2011 and this is more personal, I guess.\u00a0 I learned to trust myself a little bit more acting\u2011wise.\u00a0 I think I always want to lean into what I think is my strength, which is being ridiculous.\u00a0 And Phil challenged me to stay grounded a lot of times and actually forced me to believe that it would be good.\u00a0 And everybody else in the cast stayed on me about it.\u00a0 Aaron would threaten physical violence when I talked down on myself.\u00a0 When I talked down on myself, Aaron would be, like, &#8220;You ain&#8217;t gonna to be talking about yourself like that in front of me.&#8221;\u00a0 And, so, I appreciate the support.\u00a0 I think I learned that I can act a little bit, you know.\u00a0 I think that&#8217;s what I learned.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 A lot of bit.\u00a0 A lot of bit.<\/p>\n<p><b>GRASIE MERCEDES:<\/b>\u00a0 I was going to say, I think Aaron was everyone&#8217;s cheerleader.\u00a0 I think, Aaron, he&#8217;s such a light.\u00a0 And, for me, he definitely\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I come in on the second episode.\u00a0 So, I was a little scared and nervous to join this crew.\u00a0 And from day one, everyone was incredible, but Aaron specifically reached out and was just, like, &#8220;You belong here,&#8221; because there was that feeling of, like, &#8220;Do I belong here?\u00a0 These people are so funny and so great.&#8221;\u00a0 And I know who they are, and I know how funny they are, and I know how talented they are.\u00a0 And everyone was so warm and incredible.\u00a0 And Phil, I think, challenged me to believe that I could do comedy.\u00a0 I never thought I&#8217;d be on a sitcom.\u00a0 I always thought I&#8217;d be, like, a drama girl, so just embracing that and having more confidence in that.\u00a0 And I&#8217;m excited.\u00a0 I hope we get a second season because I&#8217;m excited to blend Fay even more.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Well, let me tell you, Grasie, you can still be very dramatic, but \u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>GRASIE MERCEDES:<\/b>\u00a0 Touche.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Touche.\u00a0 Yeah, the same.\u00a0 The same.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 So, we are actually going to go to Rick Hong with the next question, and then Laura Surico will be on deck.\u00a0 So, Rick, whenever you are ready.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Hello.\u00a0 I wanted to tell everybody congratulations.\u00a0 So, what I love about this show is that it takes place in the backdrop of Silver Lake.\u00a0 So, I was just trying to figure out just a fun question.\u00a0 How convenient is it for the cast, or are some of you west-siders?<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 I think we are all east\u2011siders, right?<\/p>\n<p><b>GRASIE MERCEDES:<\/b>\u00a0 We are all east\u2011siders.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 We are all east\u2011siders.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 I&#8217;m from the west side.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 The most convenient, we can walk to set sometimes.<\/p>\n<p><b>GRASIE MERCEDES:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah, literally.\u00a0 We literally shot down the block from me once.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 I&#8217;m from West L.A., and growing up in L.A., where I&#8217;m from, I never came to Silver Lake at all, like, never.\u00a0 And then once I started doing stuff with The Second City and UCB Theaters that are more in the Hollywood area, more east, now we always frequent Silver Lake.\u00a0 We are always in Silver Lake.\u00a0 So, I spend much more time there than I do on the west side where I&#8217;m from, where my origins are, so yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 I definitely\u00a0\u2011\u2011 oh, sorry.\u00a0 Go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 No.\u00a0 Go ahead, Phil.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 I was going to say I definitely \u2011\u2011 I like to walk a lot.\u00a0 I like walking.\u00a0 That&#8217;s why I like the east side a lot.\u00a0 I walk the reservoir a lot, and I definitely walk to Paramount every day.\u00a0 So, it&#8217;s very convenient.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 You walk to Paramount every day?<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 It&#8217;s, like, three and a half miles.\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 What&#8217;s your daily steps?\u00a0 What does that look like a day for you?<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Six miles.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 How many steps?\u00a0 Like, 15,000?\u00a0 14,000?<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Whatever six miles is.<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 I often see Phil just walking around.\u00a0 It&#8217;s gotten to the point where I don&#8217;t say hello anymore because I&#8217;m, like, this is redundant.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 I literally have been seeing Echo\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I see Echo three times a week now.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 It&#8217;s, like, nonstop.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Every other time I walk, I would just see him.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 And I feel like I grew up with them, driving and just, like, walking \u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t say hello anymore.\u00a0 I&#8217;m, like, &#8220;Oh, I&#8217;m lazy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 You guys just flip him off.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 I will say to that question really quickly, it is very surreal to get to shoot and create this television show in places that I actually frequent and, like, really enjoy being around.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been such a pleasure and such a unique thing.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think a lot of actors or people get the privilege to shoot in their own neighborhood.\u00a0 It&#8217;s something very special, and I&#8217;m really happy that our show gets to showcase this little slice of life in L.A.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 It&#8217;s a true dream job, like, a small commute time, especially in L.A.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>: \u00a0Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Congratulations again.\u00a0 Thank you so much.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Our next question is from Laura Surico, and Janice Malone will be on deck.\u00a0 Go ahead, Laura.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Hi.\u00a0 Can you guys hear me?\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 So, touching on what Rick said, I noticed that it mentions L.A. life and being in L.A.\u00a0 It&#8217;s relatable, being an Angeleno and not having friends past the 405.\u00a0 We are no longer friends, like Nicole said.\u00a0 But how much of\u00a0\u2011\u2011 for the writers and for the cast, how much of your experience of being and living in L.A. did you put into this and how, being a Black, person of color, Angeleno, adds to this and, for the cast, if they added their own L.A. experiences into their characters?<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Carl, do you want to?\u00a0 I&#8217;ll say this, I added a lot of my\u00a0experience.\u00a0 I&#8217;m born and raised in Los\u00a0Angeles, in West Adams, but I went to Brentwood.\u00a0 Then I went to King School in Compton.\u00a0 Then I went to school in Santa\u00a0Monica.\u00a0 Then I got my diploma from Culver City in the day and the whole thing.\u00a0 With that being said, I had the monte of experience, and I was in and out of a lot of different worlds.\u00a0 And so I think that&#8217;s ultimately\u00a0\u2011\u2011 and correct me if I&#8217;m wrong, Phil\u00a0or Dan \u2011\u2011 one of the\u00a0\u2011\u2011 one of the themes that we are, sort of, exploring is just this nominalistic Black experience.\u00a0 And so, for me, it was cool because I got to pull from all of my past experiences.\u00a0 And with Anthony especially, not to give too much away, but, like, he&#8217;s the captain, and I think he definitely, sort of, bounces between two worlds, if not more.\u00a0 And, so, it was very, very nice to have that real\u2011life experience to pull from.\u00a0 Yeah, that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll say about myself.\u00a0 But, Carl, also, you have an experience growing up in L.A.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not born, but I am raised, which is why I&#8217;m not a Laker fan, I&#8217;m a Clipper fan, and I \u2011\u2011 but I&#8217;m raised here.\u00a0 I&#8217;m raised in the View Park Windsor Hills area, and I always went to school on the west side, Palms Middle School, Hamilton High School Academy of Music, class of 2007 stand\u2011up. I was very thankful and grateful to be able to put some of my L.A. experience into the character, and I think a lot of it also came through in the wardrobe.\u00a0 I will say, I&#8217;m probably going to be the only person on a network TV show this year wearing a Marathon jersey by brother Nipsey Hussle, who is very important to me, very special to me, went to Hamilton High School as well, was always in the neighborhood, was always visible, always accessible and seen and meant a lot to the community, the Crenshaw community, the area, the View Park, the Windsor Hills, the Baldwin Hills area and stuff like that.\u00a0 So, to be able to, like, represent him on a network show is really awesome after his untimely and tragic passing.\u00a0 And I think just like\u00a0\u2011\u2011 just the way that you know how to move in the city and, like, being a\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I think being a local helps, kind of, sell that.\u00a0 And Aaron can speak to it too.\u00a0 Being, like, from here kind of helps sell the fact that not all L.A. people are these people who you can&#8217;t, you know\u00a0\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>: (Inaudible.)<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 But, yeah, I&#8217;ve been able to sell that.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 Can I just say also, it&#8217;s located here, and there&#8217;s a lot of great specifics.\u00a0 But this is really, like, a big cast show.\u00a0 It&#8217;s for people from all over the country, and it&#8217;s, like, in the same way that I think a show like &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; or &#8220;Friends,&#8221; that are very New\u00a0York\u2011based, but can be enjoyed by everybody.\u00a0 What I&#8217;m saying is this show is as good as &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; and &#8220;Friends&#8221; is what I&#8217;m saying.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 What are you doing, Dan?<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 My internal thoughts are coming out.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 Los\u00a0Angeles is really the seventh member\u00a0of \u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 But see, that&#8217;s the kind of thing I want to touch on, Dan, is, like, I&#8217;m from Chicago, like, real blue\u2011color kind of city, you know, and these stories still connect through other regions and other, like, people.\u00a0 Might be set in Los\u00a0Angeles, but it is really a human experience that we are really going onto these, kind of, young semiprofessionals and different perspectives in L.A.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 And just to build off of that, I think, when in doubt, when we were in the room, from a story perspective, for someone trying to crack a story, what would happen in real life?\u00a0 What would be interesting?\u00a0 What conversations have we had at the bar?\u00a0 I would talk to the entire cast about inspirations that they have, things that they found interesting with their characters.\u00a0 I am all for putting those feelings on the page because I think that that allows for the cast to, kind of, thrive, and that was, kind of, the goal with this first season.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 All right.\u00a0 Our next question is from Janice\u00a0Malone, and on deck will be Lloyd Carroll.\u00a0 Janice, go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 I&#8217;d like to ask the two showrunners, Dan and Phil.\u00a0 I&#8217;m so happy to see Garrett Morris in your wonderful trailer there.\u00a0 Are there any plans, future episodes, for him?\u00a0 And second, for anyone, were there any, shall we say, wine\u2011bar test sites that were used in the filming of the show or what?<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 Let me say really quickly\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I just want to make it very clear that Phil is not\u00a0\u2011\u2011 which side are you on?<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 To me or her?<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 Phil is the showrunner extraordinaire.\u00a0 I&#8217;m an EP on it, but this is Phil&#8217;s show, and he is maybe the best showrunner I&#8217;ve ever been around.\u00a0 He&#8217;s so, so talented.\u00a0 So, I love the reflected shared glory, but I want to make sure it stays with Phil.\u00a0 And with that said, Phil, you should answer the question.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Thank you for the beautiful clarification, Dan.\u00a0 Garrett Morris is a legend.\u00a0 He&#8217;s amazing.\u00a0 He only appears in the pilot of the first season, but in the room, we did talk about ways to bring him back if possible and if it fit within, kind of, the structure of how the season broke.\u00a0 The way it broke out this first season, it did, but I think, moving forward\u00a0\u2011\u2011 it was such an awesome start to the pilot, and we were so lucky to have him.\u00a0 It would obviously be incredible if we could work with him again.\u00a0 He was so kind and so talented on set that it was a dream come true to work with him.\u00a0 So that is definitely on the table if he would be down to do it.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 And that monologue really, sort of, opened the pilot for us in a lot of ways.\u00a0 So, you could imagine using him again would be something equally inspiring.\u00a0 And then she was asking about \u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 The cast?<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 It was about any inspirations.\u00a0 Wine bars that might be an inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Oh, yeah.\u00a0 Writing this show is really based off of a wine bar that we all frequent in real life\u00a0\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 \u2011\u2011 that I think we all collectively have been going to, like, the last five years where we&#8217;ve just been, like, kind of, the wine group of friends.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Yeah, most of the time.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 It&#8217;s kind of an all\u2011white establishment, like, unpacking life and love and work, and I think that&#8217;s what Phil really tapped into that&#8217;s really great.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 And when everyone got cast, we were hanging out\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I mean, this is right before the shutdown.\u00a0 So it was, like, we would meet at these bars just to try and, like, get the chemistry popping early.\u00a0 And so that definitely was a thing that was top of mind as far as just building the chemistry that was already built in because a lot of these folks that you are looking at now have known each other for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Our next question comes from Lloyd Carroll, and then our final question will come from Dennis Pastorizo.\u00a0 So, Lloyd, go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 Phil, Dan, you guys have been talking about the wine bar.\u00a0 So, I&#8217;ve got to ask this one.\u00a0 How big an influence was that other bar show I remember from the 1980s, set on the East Coast, &#8220;Cheers&#8221;?\u00a0 I was curious.\u00a0 How much of that?\u00a0 And did you have to say, &#8220;Wait a minute.\u00a0 We can&#8217;t have a Norm here.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve got to, kind of, make something more relevant for an urban audience.&#8221;\u00a0 I&#8217;m just curious.\u00a0 How big an influence was &#8220;Cheers&#8221; and to stay away from stereotypical characters, which &#8220;Cheers&#8221; sometimes got into?<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 I think &#8220;Cheers&#8221; is such an iconic show that if you were making a television show, you are aware of that show.\u00a0 And whether or not there&#8217;s a wine bar or any type of bar, I think the pilot has gone down as one of the best pilots in history.\u00a0 So, I think, in that way, it&#8217;s just an inspiration to look at a really great piece of writing, but I don&#8217;t think the bones or the structure of this show is super, super close to what they were, what they had going on.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 It was inspirational and important in that it&#8217;s inspirational and important to all TV comedy.\u00a0 It&#8217;s one of the greatest legendary comedies of all time.\u00a0 But I definitely agree with Phil.\u00a0 This show has its own bones.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t feel like the same kind of bar or the same kind of regulars showing up, but, obviously, it&#8217;s something we would be aware of and something we wouldn&#8217;t ever want to step on the toes of because it&#8217;s such a great show, which this show is better.\u00a0 It&#8217;s better than &#8220;Friends,&#8221; &#8220;Seinfeld,&#8221; and &#8220;Cheers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Dan, what are you doing?<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 Somebody is going to put that in their post and say, &#8220;This show is better than &#8216;Friends,&#8217; &#8216;Cheers,&#8217; and &#8216;Seinfeld&#8217; combined.&#8221; And no one needs to know who said that.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Whoever puts that in quotes, please put, &#8220;Dan, what are you doing?&#8221; and my response.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 \u201cDash, a person who watched all of those shows.&#8221;\u00a0 No one has to know who it was.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 And I would also like to say, because you, kind of, mentioned something like it&#8217;s an urban show.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just a show, you know, and the cast happens to be Black folk, you know.\u00a0 So just like &#8220;Cheers&#8221;\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I guess you could say it&#8217;s a white show if you want to say that.\u00a0 I feel like a lot of us connected to parts of that regardless of the human aspect of it.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 I&#8217;m Norm.<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 No, you aren&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Like the pilot of &#8220;Cheers,&#8221; you see the magic happening on this show.\u00a0 And I don&#8217;t want to toot our own horn.\u00a0 Is that a phrase?\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know.\u00a0 But, like, we have very magical chemistry that happened almost instantaneously, and I think that really comes through on the screen.\u00a0 So, I think, like &#8220;Cheers,&#8221; you&#8217;ll be, like, &#8220;Oh, I&#8217;m rooting for these people.&#8221;\u00a0 I think these people are interesting, they are funny, and they seem to just really have joy and love each other.\u00a0 So, yeah, that&#8217;s what I wanted to add.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Great.\u00a0 A great addition.\u00a0 And I was going to say, I was a kid in the &#8217;90s too.\u00a0 So, I think you&#8217;ve got shows like &#8220;Cheers.&#8221;\u00a0 You&#8217;ve got shows like &#8220;Living Single.&#8221;\u00a0 I love &#8220;Sex and the City.&#8221;\u00a0 I like a lot of different shows.\u00a0 So, I think, as far as inspiration and energy, I just love TV, and I do have a soft spot in my heart for network television because I think, if you were born in a certain type, it really did shape your view of comedy.\u00a0 And so, yes, a shout out to all of the shows that, kind of, came before this one.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 All right.\u00a0 Our final question of the day comes from Dennis Pastorizo.\u00a0 Dennis, go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Hey.\u00a0 Good afternoon, guys.\u00a0 So, my question is a bit of a double question.\u00a0 What was really in the wine glasses?\u00a0 And what would each one of you order\u00a0\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 What was the second part?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 \u2011\u2011 in real life?<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 What was\u00a0\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Can you say the second part again.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 What would you order in real life?<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 What would you order in real life?<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 This is a great final question, by the way.<\/p>\n<p><b>GRASIE MERCEDES:<\/b>\u00a0 We were just asked a similar question, and I realized in that moment that I don&#8217;t know what orange wine is, really, but it&#8217;s what I drink and love.\u00a0 It&#8217;s, like, this new trend of natural organic wine happening, especially, I think, in Los\u00a0Angeles, but I&#8217;m so down with it because it doesn&#8217;t give me a headache and I love it.\u00a0 But what was in our glasses on set, everyone had something a little different.\u00a0 My glass was a white wine, and it was basically colored water.\u00a0 So that was not very fun.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t very interesting.\u00a0 But sometimes I had grape juice.\u00a0 Sometimes I had white grape juice.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 My glass was diet Cran-Grape, and when I order at a bar, I order Nicki Minaj&#8217;s mixed Moscato.<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 My order is a ros\u00e9, and on set, I was hammered all the time, drinking actual ros\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p>No.\u00a0 I was also drinking colored water, which sounds like a slur.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 It does, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 That sounds good, colored water.<\/p>\n<p><b>MALE PANELIST:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah, I would say\u00a0\u2011\u2011 go ahead, Echo.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Well, the same as Carl with a diet Cran.\u00a0 And on the show and at the bar, I&#8217;d probably do, like, a lambrusca [sic], which is, like, an Italian, red \u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Sparkling.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 \u2011\u2011 sparkling red.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to piggyback off of you.\u00a0 I think it was diet grape, and then I feel like they transitioned to something else, but I honestly can&#8217;t say what it was.\u00a0 I forget now.<\/p>\n<p><b>GRASIE MERCEDES:<\/b>\u00a0 They did have nonalcoholic wine at some point.\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 It was disgusting.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Like, the diet cranberry, the diet grape, I couldn&#8217;t do.\u00a0 So, I switched over to the nonalcoholic wine.\u00a0 And then, lately, I&#8217;ve been drinking the\u00a0\u2011\u2011 is it lambrusco or lambrusca?\u00a0 I thought it was lambrusco, whatever, from Northern Italy, the wine that&#8217;s sparkling.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the wine that I would order as of now, as of late.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 And I will say Phil put me on that, just to give him all credit.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Yeah, the same.\u00a0 The same.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Uh\u2011huh.\u00a0 Uh\u2011huh.<\/p>\n<p><b>JUSTIN CUNNINGHAM:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah, it was the diet cranberry, and I think\u00a0\u2011\u2011 I don&#8217;t really drink that much anymore or almost at all, but if I do have a cocktail, it will be either an old fashioned or, for the Bond people, a Vesper.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know if you are familiar with Vesper.<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 That&#8217;s classy.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 I ride to the bar.\u00a0 I drive a Vespa.\u00a0 What are you drinking right now, Dan?\u00a0 (Inaudible.)<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 It depends who is paying.\u00a0 If I&#8217;m being purchased wine, I would love a white Burgundy.\u00a0 If people want to send me something nice, I&#8217;m available.\u00a0 And then we have been having a lot of pandemic cocktails.\u00a0 I really like a Boulevardier, which is like a wry \u2011\u2011 oh, my god.\u00a0 I&#8217;m totally blanking on what it is, but\u00a0\u2011\u2011 sweet vermouth and Campari.\u00a0 Sorry.<\/p>\n<p><b>CARL TART:<\/b>\u00a0 I drive my Vespa down the Boulevardier.<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 I just want to say, if colored water is racist, white Burgundy has got to be racist too.<\/p>\n<p>(Laughter.)<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 That all doesn&#8217;t sound right.<\/p>\n<p><b>DAN GOOR:<\/b>\u00a0 Phil, what are you drinking?<\/p>\n<p><b>PHIL AUGUSTA JACKSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 So, I&#8217;ll go backwards.\u00a0 Right now, I&#8217;m really on this Mexican natural wine called Bichi.\u00a0 They have a really great ros\u00e9 and chilled red as well as an orange wine.\u00a0 And before that, there was this wine called Gibbs, but I can&#8217;t really find it anymore.\u00a0 They have a really great Cabernet.\u00a0 I also like Lambrusco.\u00a0 And, yeah, I think that&#8217;s it.\u00a0 And I also mix sparkling wines a lot, Blanc de Blanc and stuff like that.\u00a0 I think I said \u2011\u2011 I like every wine.\u00a0 I just named some.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 And they didn&#8217;t require it to bring it on set, but he would always have\u00a0\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n<p><b>NICOLE BYER:<\/b>\u00a0 Always has it.\u00a0 Always drinking.<\/p>\n<p><b>ECHO KELLUM:<\/b>\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION:<\/b>\u00a0 Well, thank you so much for your answers, and cheers to the new season.<\/p>\n<p><b>AARON JENNINGS:<\/b>:\u00a0 Cheers to all of you.\u00a0 Thank you so much.<\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHEW LIFSON:<\/b>\u00a0 Thank you to our &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221; panelists.\u00a0 It sounds like everyone needs to go grab a glass of wine.\u00a0 So, thank you so much to everyone for joining us today.\u00a0 This concludes NBC&#8217;s scripted press day.\u00a0 For more information, please visit our MediaVillage site at NBCUMV.com, and have a fantastic rest of your day.<\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21126 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/grandcrewpic.png\" alt=\"&quot;Grand Crew&quot; cast on NBC\" width=\"319\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/grandcrewpic.png 547w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/grandcrewpic-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/>From Phil Augusta Jackson (Writer\/Producer\/Director, \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u201d) and Dan Goor (Creator, \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u201d) comes a new comedy that proves life is better with your crew. This group of young professionals are all trying to navigate the ups and downs of life and love in Los Angeles \u2013 and they always find time to gather at their favorite bar to \u201cwine down\u201d and unpack it all. There\u2019s Noah, a hopeless romantic too eager to settle down; Nicky, a go-getter in real estate who\u2019s adventurous in romance; Sherm, a low-key genius who plays the dating odds; Anthony, whose true love is his career; Wyatt, who\u2019s relieved to be married and out of the dating scene; and Fay, who\u2019s recently divorced and looking to start fresh in LA. And just like wine, their friendship gets better with time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<h3>Echo\u00a0Kellum<\/h3>\n<h4>Noah, &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"photo__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"b4a4ef13-42cd-4e4c-9d7b-9ff9439a1b41\" class=\"photo__asset alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lightbox-thumbnails.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/NUP_195251\/b4a4ef13-42cd-4e4c-9d7b-9ff9439a1b41\/NUP_195251_00663.JPG\" alt=\"GRAND CREW -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Echo Kellum as Noah -- (Photo by: Kwaku Alston\/NBC)\" width=\"167\" height=\"223\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo__buttons\">Echo Kellum plays Noah on the new NBC comedy \u201cGrand Crew.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kellum, an actor, writer and director originally from Chicago, will recur in the new FX series \u201cThe Old Man,\u201d starring Jeff Bridges.<\/p>\n<p>Previous credits include \u201cArrow,\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re the Worst,\u201d \u201cDrunk History,\u201d \u201cComedy Bang Bang\u201d and a recurring voiceover role on \u201cRick &amp; Morty.\u201d Still an avid improviser, Kellum performs regularly at UCB with house team Winslow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<h3>Nicole\u00a0Byer<\/h3>\n<h4>Nicky, &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"photo__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"dfece611-2b03-4c1f-b533-5ca44098d05a\" class=\"photo__asset alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lightbox-thumbnails.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/NUP_195251\/dfece611-2b03-4c1f-b533-5ca44098d05a\/NUP_195251_01773.JPG\" alt=\"GRAND CREW -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Nicole Byer as Nicky -- (Photo by: Kwaku Alston\/NBC)\" width=\"163\" height=\"217\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo__buttons\">Nicole Byer plays Nicky on the new NBC comedy \u201cGrand Crew.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>An actress, comedian, writer, author and podcaster, Byer is perhaps most well-known as the host of Netflix\u2019s Emmy Award-nominated competition baking series \u201cNailed It!,\u201d which has gained a cult following of viewers since its premiere on the streaming platform in 2018. In 2020, Byer made history by becoming the first Black woman ever to be nominated in the category of Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.<\/p>\n<p>Byer can also be seen co-hosting TBS\u2019 reboot of \u201cWipeout,\u201d alongside John Cena. She also voices characters in Amazon\u2019s \u201cInvincibles\u201d and Adult Swim\u2019s \u201cTuca &amp; Bertie\u201d and will voice the role of Susie Carmichael\u2019s mom, Lucy, in the upcoming reboot of Nickelodeon\u2019s \u201cRugrats,\u201d which premieres on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>Listeners can hear Byer on five different podcasts, the fan-favorite being \u201cWhy Won\u2019t You Date Me?,\u201d which sees her inviting friends and guests to discuss their dating lives all while trying to figure out her own. In 2021 the podcast moved under the TeamCoco banner and Byer won the 2021 iHeart Radio Podcast Award for best female host for the show.<\/p>\n<p>Byer is an Upright Citizens Brigade alum who continues to cement her status as a force in standup by regularly performing in cities across the country. Previously, she received national attention for her web series \u201cPursuit of Sexiness,\u201d which she co-created and starred in alongside friend and fellow comic Sasheer Zamata.<\/p>\n<p>Her additional film and television work includes \u201cLoosely Exactly Nicole,\u201d \u201cMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,\u201d \u201cLady Dynamite,\u201d \u201cParty Over Here,\u201d \u201cBoJack Horseman\u201d and \u201c30 Rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Byer currently resides in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<h3>Grasie\u00a0Mercedes<\/h3>\n<h4>Fay, &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"photo__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"aeca4733-2d91-4c5b-bb6f-38ee958e7fc9\" class=\"photo__asset alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lightbox-thumbnails.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/NUP_195251\/aeca4733-2d91-4c5b-bb6f-38ee958e7fc9\/NUP_195251_00981.JPG\" alt=\"GRAND CREW -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Grasie Mercedes as Fay -- (Photo by: Kwaku Alston\/NBC)\" width=\"159\" height=\"212\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo__buttons\">Grasie Mercedes plays Fay in the new NBC comedy \u201cGrand Crew.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mercedes is a Dominican-American multi-hyphenate from New York City, living in Los Angeles. An actress who has appeared on shows that include \u201c9-1-1,\u201d \u201cGood Trouble,\u201d \u201cSouthland,\u201d \u201cThe Affair\u201d and \u201cCriminal Minds,\u201d she also recently wrote on NBC&#8217;s \u201cPerfect Harmony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes is a former improviser and sketch comedy actor, and an alumna of both iO West and UCB. She also recently wrapped season two of her podcast \u201cNot (Blank) Enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<h3>Justin\u00a0Cunningham<\/h3>\n<h4>Wyatt, &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"photo__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"d5ae5b0a-2bbe-4273-b371-a74532a5c9a3\" class=\"photo__asset alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lightbox-thumbnails.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/NUP_195251\/d5ae5b0a-2bbe-4273-b371-a74532a5c9a3\/NUP_195251_01567.JPG\" alt=\"GRAND CREW -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Justin Cunningham as Wyatt -- (Photo by: Kwaku Alston\/NBC)\" width=\"227\" height=\"171\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo__buttons\">Justin Cunningham plays Wyatt on the new NBC comedy \u201cGrand Crew.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Cunningham received his BFA in acting from the University of Arkansas. That ultimately led him to being accepted to the esteemed Drama Division at Juilliard, where he graduated with his MFA in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Cunningham had a co-starring role for Ava DuVernay in the Netflix limited series \u201cWhen They See Us,\u201d based off the true story of the Central Park Five. Prior roles include CBS\u2019 \u201cBlue Bloods and HBO\u2019s \u201cSuccession.\u201d Shortly after graduating, Cunningham was part of the cast of \u201cKing Lear\u201d on Broadway.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham is an avid boxer and is also a big advocate for fitness as well as mental health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<h3>Aaron\u00a0Jennings<\/h3>\n<h4>Anthony, \u201cGrand Crew\u201d<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"photo__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"457c3768-fd08-4657-8dfe-2f226cf570bb\" class=\"photo__asset alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lightbox-thumbnails.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/NUP_195251\/457c3768-fd08-4657-8dfe-2f226cf570bb\/NUP_195251_00205.JPG\" alt=\"GRAND CREW -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: Aaron Jennings as Anthony -- (Photo by: Kwaku Alston\/NBC)\" width=\"191\" height=\"254\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo__buttons\">Aaron Jennings plays Anthony on the new NBC comedy \u201cGrand Crew.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Previously seen on CBS\u2019 \u201cPure Genius\u201d and HBO\u2019s \u201cInsecure,\u201d Jennings can next be seen \u00a0recurring on the upcoming Amazon series \u201cA League of Their Own,\u201d based the feature film.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings\u2019 big screen debut came in 2013 with the Farrelly Brothers\u2019 comedy \u201cMovie 43,\u201d opposite Terence Howard. Other credits include \u201cMeet the Browns,\u201d \u201cRizzoli &amp; Isles,\u201d \u201cVegas,\u201d \u201cBones,\u201d \u201cAquarius\u201d and \u201cLoosely Exactly Nicole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jennings spent his youth training in theater and some of his stage credits include \u201cElmina\u2019s Kitchen,\u201d which won the NAACP Award for best ensemble, Matthew Lopez\u2019s \u201cThe Whipping Man,\u201d Athol Fugard\u2019s \u201cMy Children! My Africa!\u201d and \u201cFacing Our Truth\u201d at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, Calif.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<h3>Dan\u00a0Goor<\/h3>\n<h4>Executive Producer, &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221;<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Dan Goor is an executive producer on the new NBC comedy \u201cGrand Crew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Goor was co-creator and executive producer of NBC\u2019s Golden Globe-winning comedy series \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine.\u201d In addition to having run the show, he also wrote and directed numerous episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Goor is also the co-creator of the new Peacock comedy \u201cKilling It,\u201d starring Craig Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to working on \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine,\u201d Goor was an executive producer, writer and director on NBC\u2019s Peabody Award-winning comedy \u201cParks and Recreation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goor got his start writing for \u201cThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart,\u201d for which he won an Emmy Award in 2001. He was also a writer for NBC\u2019s \u201cLate Night with Conan O\u2019Brien,\u201d where he won an Emmy in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Goor resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their two daughters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<h3>Phil Augusta\u00a0Jackson<\/h3>\n<h4>Creator\/Executive Producer, \u201cGrand Crew\u201d<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Phil Augusta Jackson is an Emmy Award-nominated writer, producer and musical artist from Philadelphia. He is the creator and showrunner of NBC\u2019s new half-hour comedy \u201cGrand Crew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A co-executive producer of HBO\u2019s \u201cInsecure,\u201d Jackson also has written for \u201cKey &amp; Peele,\u201d \u201cSurvivor\u2019s Remorse\u201d and, most recently, \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine,\u201d where he also directed. He has been nominated for Emmy, WGA and NAACP awards and has self-produced and directed shorts and music videos.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson graduated from the University of Virginia and currently resides in Los Angeles.<br \/>\nDecember 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21155\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/grandcrew2.png\" alt=\"cast of &quot;Grand Crew&quot; on NBC\" width=\"302\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/grandcrew2.png 408w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/grandcrew2-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! Interview with cast of &#8220;Grand Crew&#8221; on NBC by Suzanne 12\/9\/21 The actors on this show are all friends in real life, so that made it a very entertaining press panel. Their characters are very interesting and work well together. As a comedy, I don&#8217;t find it all that funny. 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