Collider: I loved this!
This show is just so odd and interesting and different.
MAYA RUDOLPH: Thank you!
But now, I also have so many questions about where it could possibly go next.
Have you had those conversations about where this could go?
I dont know if well do any more, but it feels like the skys the limit.
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FRED ARMISEN: I know.
It could even be another time period.
I have no idea.
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RUDOLPH: That didnt occur to me until you just said that.
It really does seem like it could go anywhere.
RUDOLPH: Which is my favorite part of it.
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Its the part that makes me a little bit titillated.
How did this show come to be?
ARMISEN: We wanted to do a show together.
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That was the first priority.
And then, we met with Alan Yang, the writer.
RUDOLPH: It was a big long list.
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ARMISEN: Everything happened very quickly.
I dont think we met with any other writers.
It just happened in a really lucky way that doesnt happen very often.
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What was that idea that caught your attention?
ARMISEN: It had a spooky theme, where everything else was a little bit more goofy.
RUDOLPH: There were some 90s references that I felt like I was too old to get.
I was like, Oh, thats your childhood, not mine.
Im a 70s/80s baby.
But, this one was more otherworldly.
RUDOLPH: I just wanted to play monsters.
I thought it would be fun to be a family that happened to be monsters.
Until you think about all of the make-up that youd have to wear.
RUDOLPH: Thats a good call.
Little by little, Ive had less and less patience for putting glue on my face.
RUDOLPH: It can start to feel claustrophobic.
ARMISEN: Yeah, life is so hard.
Me and my big complaints.
I think aboutPlanet of the Apes, or the live-actionGrinch, and the prosthetics sound terrifying.
ARMISEN: When youre a kid, youre like, Yeah, of course, Id do it!
Now, Im like, I dont know.
It seems like a lot.
If you told me that Id have to do that now, I wouldve said, no.
But then, I did it.
I cant believe that I did it.
I could never do it today.
Not in a million fucking years.
Face casts are really hard.
Ive heard of it going wrong, too.
Is it that question of the unknown?
RUDOLPH: Everybodys got question marks.
I think thats the common bond.
I feel like what we did with this show is to look at the relationship.
Theyre asking, is this where I want to be?
I feel like thats a very human experience, and a very relatable experience.
ARMISEN: My hope is that people will identify with that.
Because it is such a normal relationship.
RUDOLPH: Yeah, its normal, and thats the beauty of it.
We show that its normal and that isnt salacious, and yet, it has question marks.
Everything is fine, and sometimes that can drive someone crazy.
Thats the fun of it.
What did you most enjoy about getting to learn about your characters through those dynamics?
Thats a complicated one because theres an element of admiration and adoration, but also obsession.
Theres just so much for her to feel.
Is it a first love?
Is it a romance?
Is it an obsession thats not love, but thats about trying to be someone else?
Shes trying to figure it all out.
And then, theres Mark.
I could watch Noah doing Mark, all day.
I love that character so much, and hes so great.
I love when characters are shitty and they have a shitty attitude.
That makes me laugh.
Hes such a funny little negative jerk.
He also hates June, which I find very funny.
For no reason, he hates her.
He doesnt seem to really like much of anybody, in general.
ARMISEN: Yeah, he is a little sourpuss.
Their weird age difference is funny, too.
RUDOLPH: I just love how off he is, and how sexist, racist and wrong he is.
Its just so fun to watch.
Hes so fucking horrible.
Maya, thank you for our fantastic rendition of Montell Jordans This Is How We Do It.
That moment in the finale is one of the stand-out moments for me, in this entire season.
RUDOLPH: Youre welcome.
What was that like to shoot?
How long did you have to do that?
Its one of those songs that you think you know, but you dont know it, at all.
You didnt know thats what they were saying, the whole time.
I didnt know he said, Me and my homies .
RUDOLPH: The song is a tiny bit ruined, for me, Ill be honest.
Not in a bad way, but just not what I expected.
RUDOLPH: It wasnt natural.
I hoped it would be nice and funky for June, but it was painful to experience.
It was very fun to watch.
I thought that was a nice touch, that was definitely unexpected.
RUDOLPH: Oh, good!
Foreveris available to stream on Amazon Prime on September 14th.
