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That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And so when I got a call, they were like, you want to go in for the comeback? I said, do I want to go in for the comeback? Yes, of course.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And so when I got a call, they were like, you want to go in for the comeback? I said, do I want to go in for the comeback? Yes, of course.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And so when I got a call, they were like, you want to go in for the comeback? I said, do I want to go in for the comeback? Yes, of course.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

So I go in, and it's just taped. And then she's like, okay, Michael Patrick King's directing this episode. He'll look at it. I was like, oh, Michael Patrick King wrote Sex and the City and is an icon? She was like, yeah, he's directing, and he'll look at the tape and see. He picked me. I come in. I play a journalist that's giving value shares a hard time.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

So I go in, and it's just taped. And then she's like, okay, Michael Patrick King's directing this episode. He'll look at it. I was like, oh, Michael Patrick King wrote Sex and the City and is an icon? She was like, yeah, he's directing, and he'll look at the tape and see. He picked me. I come in. I play a journalist that's giving value shares a hard time.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

So I go in, and it's just taped. And then she's like, okay, Michael Patrick King's directing this episode. He'll look at it. I was like, oh, Michael Patrick King wrote Sex and the City and is an icon? She was like, yeah, he's directing, and he'll look at the tape and see. He picked me. I come in. I play a journalist that's giving value shares a hard time.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And I even asked him if I could kind of adjust the line. He was like, yeah, yeah, that sounds better. I said, okay. Now he and I, our parking spots are next to each other.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And I even asked him if I could kind of adjust the line. He was like, yeah, yeah, that sounds better. I said, okay. Now he and I, our parking spots are next to each other.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And I even asked him if I could kind of adjust the line. He was like, yeah, yeah, that sounds better. I said, okay. Now he and I, our parking spots are next to each other.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

But yeah, that was the beginning. And then I got a call about this Untitled Aziz Ansari project, and they really want to go in. And I went and sat down with Aziz and Alan Yang and just talked to him. Because Aziz was like, I don't want to just audition people. He's like, I want to meet people first. Yeah. And if they cool, you know. That's very British of him, yeah. Yeah, exactly.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

But yeah, that was the beginning. And then I got a call about this Untitled Aziz Ansari project, and they really want to go in. And I went and sat down with Aziz and Alan Yang and just talked to him. Because Aziz was like, I don't want to just audition people. He's like, I want to meet people first. Yeah. And if they cool, you know. That's very British of him, yeah. Yeah, exactly.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

But yeah, that was the beginning. And then I got a call about this Untitled Aziz Ansari project, and they really want to go in. And I went and sat down with Aziz and Alan Yang and just talked to him. Because Aziz was like, I don't want to just audition people. He's like, I want to meet people first. Yeah. And if they cool, you know. That's very British of him, yeah. Yeah, exactly.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

So I went to his house, met with him. And it felt like a writer meeting because I was used to TV writer meetings. Sure. And I was just myself. I had just fallen in love. I was like telling that story and just talking shit. And then I got like, okay, he wants you to audition. And I was like, okay. So I go in and I read with him.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

So I went to his house, met with him. And it felt like a writer meeting because I was used to TV writer meetings. Sure. And I was just myself. I had just fallen in love. I was like telling that story and just talking shit. And then I got like, okay, he wants you to audition. And I was like, okay. So I go in and I read with him.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

So I went to his house, met with him. And it felt like a writer meeting because I was used to TV writer meetings. Sure. And I was just myself. I had just fallen in love. I was like telling that story and just talking shit. And then I got like, okay, he wants you to audition. And I was like, okay. So I go in and I read with him.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And it was just... It was just so natural. It was as if we'd been talking forever. And they were laughing and reacting. And I was like, is that how it's supposed to go? And then I was just like, you know, I left. And I got called in to test. And then he was like, do you want to come and do this show in New York and play my friend? The show didn't even have a title.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And it was just... It was just so natural. It was as if we'd been talking forever. And they were laughing and reacting. And I was like, is that how it's supposed to go? And then I was just like, you know, I left. And I got called in to test. And then he was like, do you want to come and do this show in New York and play my friend? The show didn't even have a title.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And it was just... It was just so natural. It was as if we'd been talking forever. And they were laughing and reacting. And I was like, is that how it's supposed to go? And then I was just like, you know, I left. And I got called in to test. And then he was like, do you want to come and do this show in New York and play my friend? The show didn't even have a title.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And I was just like, yeah, man, because I was obsessed with Parks and Rec.

That Was Us
A Change of Heart | "That'll Be The Day" (S2E13) | with special guest Lena Waithe

And I was just like, yeah, man, because I was obsessed with Parks and Rec.