Interview With "Abbott Elementary" Star Tyler James Williams

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

"Abbott Elementary" is an American mockumentary sitcom television series created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, a perpetually optimistic second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary, a fictional, predominantly black public school in West Philadelphia. The ensemble cast includes Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Tyler James Williams plays Gregory Eddie, at first a substitute for a recently fired first-grade teacher and later a full-time teacher, who quickly harbors a crush on Janine. He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the show. Williams was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the fifth season of the show, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the show, which airs on ABC and is available to stream now on Hulu and Disney+. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.7	Lago's interview with the star of the series Abbott Elementary, Tyler James Williams.
0:33.7	Attention! I have a very important update regarding our school. Since there aren't enough second graders for two classes, Ms. Tees will now have 40 students.
0:41.1	I, for one, I'm excited to see if it will break her.
0:43.5	It won't.
0:44.7	It might.
0:45.7	We are family.
0:47.8	Y'all know what time it is.
0:49.6	Welcome back.
0:50.3	I will be turning up.
0:51.6	She got me so exciting.
0:54.1	Guys, this year is going to be...
0:55.5	You know, guys, I still think it's going to be a great year.
1:01.2	Hello, everyone.
1:01.9	My name is Giovanni Lago from the Next Best Series podcast,
1:04.9	and today I am joined by one of the stars
1:07.5	of the hit series Abed Elementary,
1:09.8	the one and only Tyler James Williams.
1:11.4	Tyler, thank you for joining me today.
1:13.4	Oh, thank you for having me.
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