Abbi Jacobson dishes on ‘No Good Deed,’ getting vulnerable, and why she’ll always love Whoopi
Netflix dark comedy No Good Deed—from queer creator Liz Feldman—Abbi Jacobson plays young legal professional Leslie, one of many people vying for the same (seemingly) perfect house in trendy east Los Angeles.To Leslie, it’s not just any house; it’s the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, and the perfect place where she & her wife Sarah (Hacks‘ Poppy Liu) can settle in and maybe even one day start a family.
That is, if they can ever agree on whether or not they want kids.Jacobson, like her character, just wants to get things right.
And that’s probably why, when we sat down for our Dishin’ It Q&A with the actress and asked our regular ice-breaker about formative queer pop culture—the same question we ask everyone first in this interview series—it seems to have thrown her for a loop.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.As a fellow perfectionist, this writer can understand where the Broad City & A League Of Their Own star is coming from: One needs time to ponder these types of things!
It’s not always easy to come up with a satisfying answer on the spot.So, we gave Jacobson some space to think it over, but made sure we also took the opportunity to ask about the other ways she relates to her No Good Deed character, working opposite Liu, and more.
