Jessica Williams reveals why Harrison Ford is out of ‘Shrinking’ cast’s group chat
nypost.comShrinking” co-stars have a group text chain, but Ford, their fellow cast member, is not included in the conversation. “Harrison’s definitely not on it.
You could say it’s a group chat minus one,” she told The Post ahead of the Emmy Awards, airing on Jan. 15 on Fox, where she is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.“I just don’t think he texts.
I don’t think he has to text. I don’t even know if he has a phone.”In the Apple TV series, Williams, 34, plays a spunky therapist, and Ford, 81, her curmudgeonly mentor at a behavioral therapy center.
Her character drives him to work — scenes the actress found daunting.“I was really nervous,” she revealed. “It’s almost like when you don’t care about typing when you’re alone, but all of a sudden somebody’s over your shoulder … and you’re like, ‘Oh, how do I type?’ And then you mess up … and you’re like, ‘I promise I type better than this.’ So I get a little self-conscious driving in front of Harrison Ford for that reason.”Williams said Ford, who is being honored with the Career Achievement Award at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, keeps the cast entertained on set.“He’s a classic joke teller,” she said. “Like, you know people that will give you a setup, a punch line and tell you a story … It’s just such a cool kind of old-school thing to do.”Born and bred in Los Angeles, Williams moved to the Big Apple at 22 to work on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart, and was the youngest correspondent the show ever hired.
Read more on nypost.com