“710N”, in the sixth episode PubIn season three, a very popular jewelry store opens in Los Angeles and becomes the destination of the series’ three aimless characters. In this scene, Sarah Goldberg’s Sally tells the owner of Mitch’s Beignets about her career disappointment after her TV show fell apart. Emmy-nominated writer Duffy Boudreau details the first scene of the episode’s recurring joke about the hipster “pothead oracle.”
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“Mitch is an oracular guy who runs a super-popular hipster place,” says Baudreau. “People line up to eat these desserts, but more importantly, to get life advice from him.” Even though he gives Sally the right guidance, she still ignores everything he has to say. “Often the right answer is right in front of us and we know it, but it’s not what we want to hear,” adds Boudreau. “This theme of self-delusion is a very important part of the show, and it’s portrayed perfectly. [in the scenes with Mitch] Where our heroes are real with themselves.
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Actor Tom Allen plays Mitch, the owner of a jewelry store that conquers Los Angeles. “We are very lucky,” says Boudreau. “I think it’s a really challenging role because it’s very specific.” Mitch is Sally’s sounding board for her complaints, and she understands everything. “Bill gave you a great grade today [we shot the scene] It was, ‘Just don’t show any emotion,’” Boudreau remembers co-creator/star director Heather. “It was about the position, and it gave a weird seriousness that was really funny.”
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Boudreau says Sally, played by Sarah Goldberg, is the show’s empathetic heart. “Even when he’s stupid, he’s right,” she says. “Obviously he is the most talented person [Gene Cousineau’s acting] class. He has successfully directed his own show. He’s gotten himself into some trouble, you know, but despite the other personality traits that put him off, Sally is the most serious person on the show.
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los angeles team Pub Hollywood satire at times, but the city’s setting also gives writers plenty of room to explore the boundaries of Los Angeles for its humor. “For us, it’s the weird corners of Los Angeles,” says Boudreau, where writers find inspiration. Beignets by Mitch was an opportunity to poke fun at Los Angeles’ food culture and the idiosyncratic people who populate the city’s urban sprawl.
Later in the episode, Barry and Noho Hank visit Mitch’s Beignets, and naturally, neither of them takes Mitch’s advice. “It was fun to have a character meet our three main characters. It’s just not a normal part of the show,” says Boudreau, who notes that Sally and Noho Hank have yet to interact. PubIt’s three seasons.
This story first appeared in the separate July issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
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