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01-18-2016, 03:54 AM
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/16/rashida-jones-on-the-appeal-of-the-really-dumb-comedy-of-angie-tribeca
Rashida Jones returns to TV this Sunday for her first series since Parks and Recreation with Angie Tribeca. Utilizing the deadpan parody style of comedy popularized by Zucker Abrahams Zucker in films like Airplane! and The Naked Gun, the absurdist series stars Jones as the title character, a tough, no-nonsense cop.
The show is debuting in a very unique way, with TBS airing the 10-episode season several times in a row, during a 25-hour marathon, before weekly episodes begin a week later… with Season 2, which is already in production.
I spoke to Jones about what appealed to her about Angie Tribeca -- which is executive produced by her The Office co-star Steve Carell and his wife, Nancy Carell -- and what it’s like making a comedy in this style. Jones has also become a writer, producer and director in recent years, and we briefly spoke about her co-writing a small movie called Toy Story 4.
Rashida Jones returns to TV this Sunday for her first series since Parks and Recreation with Angie Tribeca. Utilizing the deadpan parody style of comedy popularized by Zucker Abrahams Zucker in films like Airplane! and The Naked Gun, the absurdist series stars Jones as the title character, a tough, no-nonsense cop.
The show is debuting in a very unique way, with TBS airing the 10-episode season several times in a row, during a 25-hour marathon, before weekly episodes begin a week later… with Season 2, which is already in production.
I spoke to Jones about what appealed to her about Angie Tribeca -- which is executive produced by her The Office co-star Steve Carell and his wife, Nancy Carell -- and what it’s like making a comedy in this style. Jones has also become a writer, producer and director in recent years, and we briefly spoke about her co-writing a small movie called Toy Story 4.