The star of The New Normal spoke to BuzzFeed about working with Nene Leakes, why he's addicted to Hoarders , and answered the age old question: Cats or dogs?
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Andrew Rannells was once just a boy from Omaha, Nebraska. Then he moved to New York and landed a role in the critically acclaimed Broadway musical Book Of Mormom — now he is starring in NBC's new comedy, The New Normal, and in a recurring role on HBO's Girls. BuzzFeed got the chance to catch up with Andrew over the phone, and he revealed that he is not a hoarder.
Initially people might want to compare The New Normal to Modern Family, how would you say they are different?
Initially they see a gay couple, so they think, "Oh it must be sorta the same thing, it's about gay people," but the comparisons pretty much stop at that. Yes, there are gay couples on both shows but I think both looks-wise and subject-wise, the shows are very different.
What are the differences between working with Lena Dunham on Girls and Ryan Murphy on The New Normal?
Actually, you'd think it would be pretty different, just given that this is Lena's first show and at such a young age is sort of responsible for so much, but actually they run the shows pretty similarly. They are executive producers of their shows, and they direct and write a lot of the episodes so there is kind of a streamlined work process that happens because you're just going to one person for an answer. Ryan and Lena both have such clear visions of what they want and how to achieve that.
Cast of The New Normal