Denis Medical, the two are crossing over in a hilarious and refreshing way.
Ahead of the series premiere this week, Collider had the opportunity to speak with Ledgin about turningSt.
Denis Medicalfrom an idea into a reality.
Image via NBC
What made a hospital the choice of setting for a show?
LEDGIN: I appreciate that.
I don’t think many people know my name from anything.
Image via NBC
But yeah,Always Sunny[in Philadelphia], I would say, is a workplace comedy.
I’ve mostly worked in workplace comedies, and I am drawn towards those shows.
For obvious reasons,I love these environments where people are just stuck together.
Well, they can’t because their paychecks depend on it.
What was interesting to me is that people in hospitals have that attitude.
And they’re like, No, of course not.
At Oregon’s underfunded St. Denis Medical Center, an eclectic team of doctors and nurses tackles chaotic medical challenges with limited resources while striving to keep their sanity intact. Led by the quirky administrator Joyce and a jaded ER doctor Ron, the staff faces both high-stakes patient cases and hilarious workplace antics, bringing a blend of compassion and humor to the mockumentary format reminiscent ofThe OfficeandSuperstore.
I’m at my job.
So, I was very interested in that juxtaposition and that dynamic.
And she was like, Buffalo?
He’s talking about Lockport.
Her name was Alex.
I’ve traveled through it a couple of times.
It’s so beautiful.
LEDGIN: Totally, and that’s definitely by design, because that’s what it feels like.
The attitude of the nurse changed the entire tenor of our day.
LEDGIN: Truly, titles are just not one of my strengths, and Justin Spitzer had this idea.
We had talked loosely about the name of the hospital, and he suggested this saint, Saint Denis.
Why Is ‘St.
Denis Medical’ a Mockumentary Sitcom?
LEDGIN: It’s a good question.
I tried to do that in preparation for the show because I did a lot of research.
We have a go at incorporate that element into the show and make it feel a little more active.
In terms of specific jokes, is there anything that was pulled from a real-life incident?
That’s my whole feed now is all hospital news.
So, Ron and Serena have an experience like that in an episode.
We were like, If we can get her, why would we not?
We just set up a meeting with her.
It was extremely stressful.
They were like, You gotta see this guy.
Kahyun Kim was someone that Susie put in front of us who just had a great audition read.
She really is incredible, and Josh just blew the role of Bruce away.
I just get so much joy out of watching him.
He’s so inhabited it.
The process was slow, but it was worth it.
It’s fun to watch Matt pine and to try for that.
So, there are some pairings where I’m just like, This could be interesting.
But there are some pairings that I think could be very interesting to see something happen with.
The new comedy series debuts on NBC this Tuesday.
This show definitely falls under a comedy.
LEDGIN: It’s somewhat case by case, I would say, as the season goes on.
I feel like that’s also a little more true to my experience, personally, of life.
I tend to go for the joke in a serious moment.
St. Denis Medicalairs Tuesdays on NBC and can be streamed on Peacock.
