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BY GEORGE DICKIE It seems like you play a lot of older characters on "Saturday Night Live." So was part of the idea behind "Shrill" to enable you to play somebody who was closer to your own age? Oh, yeah. I mean, well, I'm never sad to be cast as a mom because I feel sort of like an older mom at heart. And I think a lot of it is about energy; but, certainly, I've played a lot of older women. And yeah, I mean, I think part of us making this show ... we wanted to make a fat character that was young and vibrant and had a sexual life and a really full life. That was always something we were setting out to do. And, yeah, I'm happy to play closer to my own age because that's who I know how to be. Now that you've finished "Shrill," what are things that you can take from this experience that will inform your work going forward? I've been at "SNL" for a very long time, and it's given me this incredible foundation for how to make television ... especially in really extreme circumstances where the timeline is really short and the decisions have to be made. And I think that really helped me in working on "Shrill" because I know how to make decisions quickly and collaborate with an ensemble and communicate my ideas quickly and clearly. And I feel very lucky that I had that foundation going into this because this is a whole new ballgame as far as the scale and the responsibility and the pressure. And so, in that way, I feel like the thing I learned is I can do it. I can do it. I did it. I'm so proud of what I did, what we did. This was an incredible team effort. OF 'SHRILL' ON HULU Aidy Bryant May 17 - 23, 2021 Page 9 InFocus O R T E O U G F I A Q E G U S A L X P J E A I V M V B R P S D K T F U M E R O H K S D M W N M D W S F R E G N W H G E A O J L B G L T A O C M X N Y L F Y A B J P R S A E E D G P T N S C G F C I I N N I L L I K J L A V I U N T P T N S L M O N I C A R A A W C M B Z U D W M S L H M L Y K M X E A I X S G C J O Q N U I D M O E I Y I F K L M R N F Z Q C L R Z D A W A I D Q H K D E S I G N E D G S O Y G U M V X H K C V T E B C H W A R T Z N O Z R U M Q word search solution "The Bachelorette" (ABC — season premiere, June 7) Quick-witted marketing manager Katie Thurston, who became an instant fan favorite during Season 25 of "The Bachelor" by being unabashedly herself while pursuing Bachelor Matt James, is in the driver's seat in Season 17 of this female-driven spinoff, which is filmed in New Mexico. Thurston definitely is ready to find a mate with whom she can build a life, but he'll have to be someone who can laugh along with her. Chris Harrison is sitting out this season as host, replaced by former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe. Solution on page 2 Your message could be here! Call 574-533-2151 ext. 345

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