ComingSoon editor Spencer Legacy spoke to Letterkenny stars Michelle Mylett and Lisa Codrington about the show’s 11th season. The duo spoke about Letterkenny’s worldwide popularity and their favorite flavors of chips. Season 11 of Letterkenny is now available to stream on Hulu.
“Letterkenny residents grapple with influencers, lost dogs, a mysterious church bake sale, unwanted visitors from the Beer League and Degen’s trouble in season 11 of the Canadian comedy,” reads the season synopsis.
Spencer Legacy: Lisa, 11 seasons is a milestone. Has your approach to Gail changed over the past seven years that you’ve portrayed her?
Lisa Codrington: I think it’s really wonderful to have the opportunity to keep growing and trying new things and finding things out at seven years old. I think for me it was really wonderful. You can grow because you have time to grow. I think that’s what Seven Seasons offers you. I appreciate that.
Michelle, was your experience with Katy the same?
Michelle Mylett: Yes, I think so. I mean, she started out with absurd confidence and then she just keeps going… I don’t know where her ego comes from, but she’s a confident woman and it’s a lot of fun playing someone like that who’s so much herself all the time. There were some good times too, where we saw her be a little more vulnerable and fall in love with Dierks and break his heart. And while she wasn’t a super emotional person in general, she was going through something that made her humbling, and those sweet times she was having with the people around her in her life. Yeah, it was cool watching her grow up and keep kicking people’s crotches.
Lisa, similarly, how natural does Letterkenny’s super-fast pun come after 11 seasons?
Lisa Codrington: I think you have to go to work, you know? Like if there are nine sides and you go, go, go, I think you really have to sit down and do it. But I mean, once you’re on set and everyone’s ready to go and we let it go and go and go, it all just comes together so well. But yes, I think it still needs work. You have to get the work in place.
Michelle, this season’s terrible film tropes have been very personal. Was this the segment of your idea? Which of the tropes do you dislike the most in real life?
Michelle Mylett: Oh, that wasn’t my idea. I can’t praise it, but I think the “hey bitch” thing, which is a tough girl role, is definitely something that pisses me off. I also think about inspirations from what I just did. Maybe it’s a bit personal when I think, ‘Maybe they’re talking about me and I need to stop it. So, yeah, I don’t know. You all persevere.
Lisa Codrington: Yes, I like inspiration too. It’s my favorite.
Lisa, speaking of the church bake sale robbery episode, what was it like filming in this tighter location with all these characters?
Lisa Codrington: It was great. Everyone is so fun, engaging and silly. Like the slides that happen always kill me. It’s just ridiculous and wonderful to see them come just to solve the crime. And also Tanis and Glen, just the combinations of people playing against each other…it’s really wonderful to see.
Michelle, what was it like recreating the “Hey Bitch” trope so vividly in church in this episode?
Michelle Mylett: Good. I mean whenever I have the opportunity to deal with the slip-ups physically – in a non-sexual way. yes they are so funny They piss me off and I love the kind of enemies that Katy and Roald have for some reason. They’re kind of like enemies in a way, but they also have – I think – behind the scenes a deep love that they just haven’t been able to fully explore. Like they’re supposed to be best friends. That’s what I think. There’s just this interesting tension between the two. So yes, I liked it. It was fun.
Lisa, Letterkenny has a significant following outside of Canada. How does it make you feel to be a part of such an important and globally respected Canadian entertainment?
Lisa Codrington: I think it’s a little hard to understand, do you know what I mean? As I recall, once I was in the States and I was just walking around the airport and a guy said, “Letterkenny! And I thought, “Really? OK. “It’s pure coincidence that there was a fan in this Cleveland airport. So it’s always cool to see where it’s going and the different things people can take away from it. It keeps surprising me, but it’s really wonderful.
Michelle, the scenes with you, you and the three main characters are an integral part of the show, even all these 11 seasons later. How has that experience of filming these more relaxed scenes changed over the last 11 seasons, if at all?
Michelle Mylett: You haven’t really changed, to be honest. These scenes are always so funny. There is also a lot of laughter and a lot of breaking up and trying on each other all the time. So I always look forward to them. They’re so fast too, obviously all the Letterkenny dialogue… like Lisa said you have to really try, really rehearse and be prepared because you don’t get a lot of takes. We turn many pages every day, we move very quickly, so you need to be prepared and ready. It’s funny. It’s like getting into a rhythm with each other and we’ve all been working together for seven years now and I think that rhythm has gotten even stronger. So yes, these are some of my favorite scenes for sure.
What’s your favorite chip flavor?
Lisa Codrington: Oh! I’m really classic, like normal Ripples. It’s number one.
Diving, no diving?
Lisa Codrington: Hey, if there’s a dip I’ve got it, but I can still get in with a regular wavy chip. So yes, it’s me.
Industrial fair. Michele?
Michelle Mylett: So it’s actually dill pickle and I think Jared knows about me which is why he wrote this bullet point for us to be super meaningful. Because if there’s a dill pickle chip, I’ll eat it. Or a dill pickle crisper. I love a crisper.
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