Interview: Maya Erskine on 'Plus One' and 'PEN15'

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🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Maya Erskine has come a long way from the NYU experimental theater department where she met her 'PEN15' co-creator Anna Konkle. Now she's the star of a new romantic comedy that turns the genre on its head. She talks to Sam about 'Plus One' and how the second season of 'PEN15' might differ from the first. Email the show at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders, it's been a minute.
0:09.3	So Maya Erskine stars along Jack Quaid in this new romcom called Plus One.
0:15.4	And in some ways it looks like your typical romcom, but there are many scenes in this film
0:20.0	that subvert the whole genre.
0:21.8	For instance, there's just one scene, Maya and Jack's characters, Alice and Ben, they
0:26.1	are dressed up all nice, slow dancing with each other at a friend's wedding reception,
0:31.5	and it looks like they're falling in love.
0:33.7	Alright, what do we got?
0:36.8	But no.
0:37.8	CQD's, QD's everywhere.
0:39.8	Okay, let's see.
0:40.8	Alice is trying to be Ben's wingman.
0:43.6	Um, okay, Brad's made with the braid.
0:46.2	Alright, you're gonna have to spin me out.
0:48.4	Ready?
0:49.4	And Alice is not your average romcom heroine.
0:51.4	Okay, what about green with the glasses?
0:55.0	Where?
0:56.0	Routier.
0:57.0	Okay.
0:58.0	Her?
0:59.0	Geez, God, you look like a refreshing young.
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