Eric Wareheim, Alan Yang, and Lena Waithe spoke about the creative process for three of the most talked-about episodes from the new season of Master of None.
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For episode 2,
"Le Nozze":- Apparently having his car get stuck in an alley actually happened to Aziz while he was living in Italy. It was a huge pain to recreate it for the cameras and took an entire day to shoot just that scene.
- The restaurant scene is real - the restaurant owner insisted that Aziz shoot there so all their reactions to eating the food are real.
For episode 6, "
New York, I Love You":- The writers brought in a Gawker journalist to interview random people for inspiration.
- The actor they cast as the cab driver gave them a real list of music that he likes to listen to and they wound up having to call the Burundian government to figure out who owned the rights to a song they liked.
- Andy Samberg voices Nicolas Cage in the movie they screen at the end and he did the voiceover over the phone at 11 at night.
For episode 8, "
Thanksgiving":- Ep was directed by Melina Matsoukas (
Lemonade).
- Lena Waithe says it was probably harder to come out to Angela Basset playing her mom than to her actual mom
- Some of the posters of black actresses on Denise's bedroom walls are Angela Basset's actual friends so it was weird for her to come in and shoot in there
Sourcedid yall marathon season 2 yet? what episodes did you like the best? i'm torn between "thanksgiving" and "the thief."
ps- sorry mods I've never posted from this source before!
