Hey, Don Draper! Better watch out for Danny Pudi on NBC sitcom ‘Community’!
Danny Pudi, image by Rob Poetsch via FlickrIt’s a shame Lorne Michaels didn’t sign up Danny Pudi for “Saturday Night Live” before the producers of the NBC sitcom “Community” cast him as “Abed.” He is so flexible in body, mind and voice as to suggest a combination of Jim Carrey, the late Phil Hartman and a thoroughly modern Rich Little.
Pudi looks so unassuming that no matter how often you see him do his stuff on “Community,” you can’t help but do a doubletake, rewind and watch him do it again. And again.
In moments you’ll hear a clip from a recent episode, in which co-star Chevy Chase goads him into practicing his manly technique with fellow community college student Annie, played by Alison Brie. Here’s a tip: Brie also plays “Trudy,” a character on AMC’s “Mad Men.”
Maybe Woody Allen could remake the film Zelig with Pudi as the lead.
Besides “Community,” Pudi also had a lead role in the 2009 film Road Trip: Beer Pong and you might also recognize him for a certain T-mobile commercial.
Pudi is here to promote his upcoming gig as host of “ACME Saturday Night” this Saturday, April 10. You can watch the online comedy TV show streaming live online @ http://www.acmecomedy.com at 10 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Pacific.
(Note from Mr. Media: I discovered after the interview that I pronounced Danny’s last name wrong throughout the interview. He was too kind to correct me, but I do apologize. It was an honest mistake!)
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DANNY PUDI AUDIO EXCERPT: “It’s really amazing to watch Chevy Chase. To learn from him and watch him… His hands are fun. And the fact I have a Christmas card with Chevy Chase on my refrigerator is wild enough, but the other day he told me my Christmas card is on his fridge? I don’t think it gets any stranger that knowing my face is on Chevy Chase’s fridge right now. It’s pretty insane.”
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Danny’s being used well on Community: he recently played two characters at once, he gets to do “cultural-differences” stuff, “film/tv-buff” stuff, and “buddy” stuff. My guess is more of that comes through in this ensemble than it would on SNL.
It’s good the show’s been picked up – my lone “complaint” is they tend to have an un-ironic and fairly blunt “moral / message” wedged into many episodes – not terrible, but with hope they learn to get it across without jamming it down your throat. It’ll be interesting to see how they grow up into what they’re going to be.
Interesting points, Steve. Many thanks for taking the time to comment!
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