Recurring cast includes Murray Hill ( Welcome to Flatch) as Fred Rococo, a University soil scientist by day, Master of Ceremonies in a flashy suit by night, who’s been through it all, done the work, and found his stable place of happiness in the land of sunflowers Jon Hudson Odom (HBO’s Lovecraft Country) as Michael, Joel’s boyfriend who suddenly is playing second fiddle to Sam Heidi Johanningmeier ( 100 Days to Live) as Charity, co-owner of the store Tender Moments with Sam’s sister Tricia Jane Brody ( Chicago Fire) as Mary Jo, Sam’s mother struggling with alcoholism. He eventually learns that ignoring problems only makes them grow. Somewhere.Ĭast regulars include: Jeff Hiller ( Nightcap) as Joel, whose vision-board dreams of Faith, Family, and high-end kitchen appliances are ripped to pieces in a spiral of joy, shame, music, and stress rashes, after he befriends his high school idol, Sam (Bridget Everett) Mary Catherine Garrison (HBO’s Veep) as Tricia Miller, Sam’s resentful and scrappy sister, who is exhausted from trying to live up to hometown expectations Danny McCarthy ( The Ballad of Buster Scroggs) as Rick, Sam’s quietly unremarkable brother-in-law, whose secret sends Sam and Joel’s imaginations spinning as fast as the Kansas tornado that reveals the truth and Mike Hagerty (HBO’s Lucky Louie) as family patriarch Ed Miller, a stoic Kansas farmer who believes if you just keep your head down and work hard… you’ll reap what you sow. Grappling with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders who don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. From Mighty Mint, Duplass Brothers Productions, and creators & executive producers Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen (writers on HBO’s High Maintenance), the series follows Sam (played by Everett), a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggling to fit the hometown mold. ET/PT) on HBO and is available to stream on HBO Max. “Starring and executive produced by comedian and singer Bridget Everett, the seven-episode HBO original comedy series SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE debuts on SUNDAY, JANUARY 16 (10:30-11:00p.m. HBO revealed more about the upcoming season in a press release. Starring Everett, Jeff Hiller, Mary Catherine Garrison, Danny McCarthy, and Mike Hagerty, the series follows a woman who struggles with her life in Kansas and uses her singing to break out. HBO has set a January launch for the comedy series inspired by the life of Bridget Everett.
She slowly works her way through a piano-backed cover of, yes, “Piece of My Heart,” eventually gathering up confidence and ripping her shirt open at the song’s climax.Somebody Somewhere has a premiere date. The first time Sam unleashes her robust mezzo-soprano, it’s in a church refashioned into an after-hours performance space by a new friend, who urges her to take the spotlight. But the show’s occasional musical moments reveal something profound about its main character. In Everett’s semi-autobiographical HBO dramedy Somebody Somewhere, her alter-ego Sam is more likely to make a quietly cutting joke than uncork a tipsy song while riding some guy’s face. Bridget Everett first started turning heads and dropping jaws in New York City around the turn of the century, when she would commandeer a Manhattan pub’s karaoke night, standing barefoot on the bar and belting out classics like “Piece of My Heart.” These over-the-top performances led to her finding cult fame as a star of the downtown alt-cabaret scene, where her joyously raunchy shows usually ended with her motorboating audience members and hosing them down with booze.