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On December
8 Jane Kaczmarek and Peter Gallagher will guest star on Whitney as the title character’s divorced parents Candy and Vince.
In a recent conference call interview they talked about appearing on the
Whitney Cummings’ comedy and the cast’s chemistry on set.
The
seasoned television pros talked about working with the show’s younger stars —
Cummings and her leading man Chris D’Elia. Jane remarked, “Whitney and Chris
had tremendous confidence for being that young. That relationship they have is
so wonderful. Those two are so believable as being a couple in love and so
delightful to watch. They can get goofy and silly but then when they have
tender moments together, they’re really, really lovely.”
As a result
the six time Emmy-nominated Malcolm in
the Middle star confessed, “I learned a lot by watching that idea of
multi-camera sitcoms and studio audiences, where you just think you’ve got to
really crack it out of the park… Audiences really were appreciating the
naturalness and subtlety of what they were doing.”
Jane
described the roles that she and Peter play on the series, saying, “Vince and
Candy are bigger than life characters — not bigger than life but certainly
painted with a broader stroke. And I think that they enjoyed being able to
bounce off of characters as definite as the characters Peter and I played.
So fans shouldn’t
be surprised if Vince and Candy return to the show in the future. Gallagher
acknowledged he’d be happy to return to Whitney,
“That’s totally up to them. I had the time of my life. It’s funny, I feel like
a lot of the things I’ve done over the last few years, I’ve been setting people
up and so it’s really nice to get a couple of punchlines.”
He
continued, “And as I say, to do so in a really supportive and lovely
environment and get to sleep in your own bed at night… I was thrilled to be
asked to the party. And they were very generous. So I’d jump at the chance. I
loved doing Covert Affairs, and
that’s also a very happy family there — a very supportive, imaginative bunch. And
I would jump at the chance to do more episodes of Whitney. But that’s up to them, we’ll see.”
Jane agreed
that she’d be more than happy to return as well. “I love this format. Malcolm was so time consuming, that was
a single camera show, which was often 12, 14 hour days. And I had two babies
while I was doing that show. I was very grateful I had it for seven years. That
was a wonderful experience. But I don’t think I would be entering into that
kind of a job situation again.
She added,
“I love the multi-camera show. The schedule is much easier and I like being a
recurring character. At this point in my life, I would love to be a recurring
character on something as opposed to the commitment you have from being a lead
character on something.”
Gallagher
concurred, “Yeah, ditto. I had a blast. I mean, just like anything else, if the
people are great, you’re going to have a great time. And then added to that the
chance to do comedy, with really inspired people. Whitney’s really talented.
She’s a really good writer… So it was great. It was an early Christmas present.”
The Whitney episode
"Christmas is Cummings" airs Thursday, December 8 at 9:30 p.m.
EST/8:30 p.m. Central on NBC.
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