Jen D'Angelo Interview: Hulu's Quiz Lady & Hocus Pocus 3 Update
13Writer and producer Jen D’Angelo got her start writing on shows like Workaholics before taking on a pretty big feat – bringing back the Sanderson Sisters in the Disney+ sequel, Hocus Pocus 2. Comedy is clearly D’Angelo’s bread and butter because after rebooting the holiday classic, she’s back with Hulu’s Quiz Lady starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh as estranged, polar opposite sisters on a mission to rescue their dog, Mr. Linguini, and cover their mother’s gambling debt.
The premise sounds odd, but in an interview with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff, D’Angelo explains that this is an idea that’s been circulating for years. Inspired by her own “Jeopardy whiz” brother, D’Angelo’s script reunites game show-obsessed Anne (Awkwafina) with her older, more erratic sister, Jenny (Oh), under less-than-ideal circumstances. Their mom is MIA from her nursing home and when the sisters convene to help find her, it’s revealed that she may be on the run from gambling debts that now lie on their shoulders when Anne’s beloved pug, Mr. Linguini, is taken as collateral. To clean up this mess, Anne and Jenny have to face childhood traumas, find common ground, and embark on a game show adventure! Directed by Jessica Yu, Quiz Lady also features Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Holland Taylor, and more.
During their conversation, D’Angelo tells Perri all about how, once the roles were cast, Awkwafina and Oh were key to reshaping their characters, and how their collaboration with Yu honed the details of the script even further. D’Angelo also highlights the heroes behind the scenes, like the tough job of the ADs and the invaluable resource of having writers on set, and shares the inspiration behind Mr. Linguini. She also offers up a big tease for Hocus Pocus 3!
For all of this and more, check out this Quiz Lady interview!
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