When Robby Hoffman was told that she had been nominated for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for HBO Max’s “Hacking,” She had a question about Emmy voters: “What are they, stupid?”
It is a dry, stupid and brutal Frank response – exactly what you can expect from Hoffman, who plays Randi, the unnecessary assistant for Paul W. Downs’ and Megan Stalter’s characters, Jimmy and Kayla. There is also a note on the truth to it. “Hacks” was Hoffman’s second high-profile actor ever, after FX’s “Dying for Sex”, where she plays a BDSM practitioner who helps Michelle William’s character on her quest for sexual exploration. She does not have a PR team – a must for most Hollywood stars – which makes her thrown into Emmy’s campaign machine, with her many panels and press interviews, “strange.”
“There are the biggest stars you’ve ever seen on (these panels and me, and we’re
Talk about the difficulties of acting, ”she said, perhaps referring to laminate
Aftra -interview She recently did with Zoë Kravitz, Bryan Cranston and Ron
Howard (which seemed particularly amused by her anecdotes). “I feel weird even contributing to the conversation. I think to act one of the simpler things I have done. I just thought it was a pleasure and a big gig and really a dream job.”
If you are familiar with Hoffman’s intense yet sincere style, you will not be surprised to know that the “hacks” team wrote Randi specifically with her in mind. “I’m an inspiration in the industry,” she killed.
A comic book known for its stand-up and for writing the PBS children
Series “Odd Squad” (which she won a day Emmy 2019) and “The
Chris Gethard Show “and” Workin ‘Moms “, Hoffman, 35, often appear on” Comedians you should feel “lists. Originally, her” hacks “character seems to be the result of another questionable decision made by Stalter’s impulsive Kayla. Randi’s openness and commitment to the job wins Jimmy.
“It’s very scary. I will say that Randi and I felt a lot in the same way in that sense
That she was new to this job and wanted to be a good assistant-everything eager, aggressive but kind, hard working, a little rough. But in reality, I wanted to keep this job, “said Hoffman, who grew up in Brooklyn and Montreal, the seventh of 10 siblings in a Hasidic family. In January she married” The Bachelorette “and” The The Theme
Traitor “Alumna Gabby Windee.
Hoffman’s actors have just begun. When she talked to Thewrap, she was in the middle of shooting HBO’s who was not yet the title Steve Carell Comedy created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses. Although this side of the industry may be new to her, she includes the increased attention with the same tension and trust that is integrated into her comedy.
“Everything I do takes time. When you do things on your own, it can be especially true,” she said. “But when you have time, wow, you really get to shine. You have cooked. So it feels nice to get out of the oven a
A little more baked. “
This story first ran down to the Wire Comedy issue for Thewrap’s Awards Magazine.
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