Gay Gone Wild: Chris Kelly on Bringing ‘The Other Two’ to Life
metroweekly.comThank you!“He then turns directly to the phone’s camera.“Sorry for rudely accepting a coffee right now.”Who could blame him?
It’s 8:30 on a sunny April morning, and Kelly is here to talk about The Other Two, the show he executive produces with co-creator Sarah Schneider.The pair met while serving as head writers for Saturday Night Live, and after departing after the 2016-2017 season, decided to forge a comedy series under the production umbrella of SNL‘s legendary creator Lorne Michaels.The Other Two premiered on Comedy Central in 2019 and was a modest hit.
It was renewed for a second season, and work had begun on it, but Comedy Central abruptly decided to drop it. HBO Max — smartly — picked the show up.The second season of the comedy, which debuted in 2021 was more starkly funny than the first, and featured some big-name guest stars, including Noah Galvin in an unforgettable turn.
Season three just launched, and with it, the series hits new comic heights. Kelly and Schneider reach into an arsenal of playful, punchy satire and produce episodes that swirl with giddy, often ridiculous surrealism.
