Quinta Brunson Joins ‘Party Down’ Revival as Guest Star (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comKate Aurthur editorQuinta Brunson, creator and star of the hit ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” will guest star on the upcoming Starz revival of “Party Down.” The appearance inadvertently leaked during an April 21 taping for Variety‘s Actors on Actors series, in which Brunson was paired with Adam Scott, of both Apple TV+’s “Severance” and the revived Starz series, which ran for two seasons in 2009 and 2010.During the conversation, it became clear that Brunson and Scott knew one another.
At one point, Brunson said, “After doing Janine for months straight on ‘Abbott,’ I remember getting so excited to come do another thing in a way that almost felt juvenile,” to which Scott replied, “But that was announced, right?
We can say it — you’re guest starring on ‘Party Down.'” “I don’t think that was announced,” Brunson replied. “It wasn’t?” Scott asked.It had not been.Variety’s Actors on Actors magazine is on sale on June 8, and Brunson and Scott’s full conversation will be published on Variety.com on June 19.Starz ordered the “Party Down” revival in the fall, with cast members Scott, Jane Lynch, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally all returning for a six-episode limited series.
Because of scheduling conflicts with her upcoming shows “Fleishman Is in Trouble” and “Fatal Attraction,” “Party Down” co-star Lizzy Caplan is not set to come back.Brunson will play Jaff, described as the “sharp, calculating agent” of Hansen’s himbo actor character, Kyle Bradway.
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