Bridget Everett Gushes Over ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Costar Jeff Hiller: ‘You Can’t Help But Fall in Love With Him’
usmagazine.comTwo peas in a pod! Bridget Everett had nothing but kind words to say about her Somebody Somewhere costar Jeff Hiller.“When you meet Jeff, you can’t help but fall in love with him.
He’s funny and just so charming and easy and warm,” the comedian, 51, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her HBO show Somebody Somewhere, which was just renewed for a third season. “He sort of feels like a warm summer night … just like exactly where you wanna be, sitting outside with your feet kicked up and a glass of wine, bathed in the light of Jeff Hiller.
It’s perfect.”Everett and Hiller star on the HBO dramedy — which premiered in January 2022 — as Sam and Joel, respectively. The pair play close friends, but in the second season, their relationship faces a speed bump as Joel finds love with Brad (Tim Bagley.) The Fun Mom Dinner star got candid about where she sees their characters’ bond going in the next season.“They have to evolve. … It’s fun to be in that honeymoon bubble for a long time, but Joel has a new relationship and Sam has to kind of figure out how she fits into all that,” she explained to Us. “It doesn’t necessarily mean because he’s in love that she goes away.
It’s just how do you navigate that? Even though she’s a little bit older, it’s a good problem to have.”Since the show’s start, Everett’s character has been navigating a midlife crisis after the death of her beloved sister Darlene.
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