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Flatbush Misdemeanorsreturns to Showtime this weekend for a second season.
I would guess some people were understandably like,What are these guys gonna do?
That means a lot.
Right!Theres no mincing words.
Theres no Midwest politeness or southern hospitality.
If they think it sucks, theyre gonna fucking tell you.
We have it pretty carefully written out, but that said, there is always room for that.
I love when that happens.
Im like, No, therealme did years ago!
This is like a fraction of my name, and this is a fraction of me.
This is a worse version of me.
The transition from being talent into someone whos running the show.
This is the feel.
And then youre lucky to have people who are great at what they do.
And that gives you one less thing to worry about.
Was there a different approach this season than the first one?
Just because dealing with characters who we know a little bit more about.
For me, the most fun thing is when the characters can weave together.
So its like, okay, we have Dan in Narcotics Anonymous this season.
How do we weave that into the story of Drew, into the story of Kevin, Zayna?
For me, its like when Im watching a comedy, I just wanna see the characters together.
I dont really care why.
I just wanna see them ping-pong off each other and have fun there.
Thats the most fun way to do that.
So obviously youre in Flatbush.
You know, theres a lot of Black and brown people there.
Hows it feel being an icon of the Black and brown communities?I Im not answering that.
I would feel like such an asshole.
Like, I can go to any bodega.Ill tell you my favorite story of being recognized in the neighborhood.
She was like, Are you Dan fromFlatbush?
And I was like, Yeah.
And she was like, I love this show.
And I was like, Oh, thanks so much.
And I was like, Dont do that.
Shes not from New York!
She just offered help to somebody, which you dont do.
She was like, actually, Yeah.
She points like halfway down the block.
Can you carry that down and then make a right and then go in there up the vestibule?
Its for a wedding.
So if you could just like carry it up the stairs or whatever.
I was like, We cant set it down because she recognized me.
Shes gonna be like, I met that guy he was a dick!
And he just fucked me over!
I was like,If she wants me to work the whole wedding, I just have to now.
Like,Oh, this is a job now.Im on shift right now.Yeah.
But I love that energy of New York where its like, Hey, I know you.
I like your stuff.
Can you help me move my couch up a three-floor walk-up?
That feels like where it should be.
You cant get too big in New York.
Like its impossible.And thats how it should be.
Its like, Oh, youre on that billboard, right?
Could you actually help me?
Im trying to fucking move.
