Niecy Nash-Betts and partner Jessica Betts chat with THR at the Disney post-Emmys carpet and tease her new show 'Grotesquerie' and working with Ryan Murphy. Plus, she talks working with Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce and going to a football game.
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00:00The premiere of Grotesquerie is coming so soon. What can you tease about this show?
00:04I can tell you that you will see me play a character you've never seen me play before.
00:09Although I've played many cops, this one is very different.
00:14Yeah, it's dark, it's haunting, and at some point you can't look away.
00:21Have you gotten to see any episodes of the show yet?
00:24Of course I have.
00:27What's it like seeing her in this darker role?
00:30It's amazing. I'm going to leave some of the excitement and anticipation in the mystery space, but it's amazing.
00:41What's your favorite part about collaborating with Ryan Murphy?
00:44First of all, Ryan is a genius. I don't even know what happens in his mind.
00:51Grotesquerie was something that, as an artist, was a complete gift.
00:58I feel very satiated and very grateful that Ryan saw fit for me to lead the charge on this one.
01:07I'm a major Swifty, so I have to ask, what was it like working with Travis Kelsey on this show?
01:12He's professional. He's on time. He's open to learn new things.
01:18He takes advice, and I think fans are going to be pleasantly surprised.
01:24Did it turn you into a Chiefs fan working with him?
01:27I can't even lie, yeah.
01:32We both are now.
01:34I love that. Have you been out to a game yet this season? You've got to get out to one.
01:37We're going in a few weeks. Two weeks? Three weeks?
01:40We need you in the box with Taylor. That's what I want to see.
01:44Well, you know, we are going to be there.
01:46Yeah, we're going to be there.
01:47And if Taylor's there, then we'll all be there together.
01:49Yes, indeed. Looking forward to it.
01:51I love that. And, of course, we're at an Emmys afterparty.
01:53What's a show that you were rooting for tonight that you really loved this year?
01:56I love Hacks. I absolutely love Hacks.
02:00I love Jean Smart, and I'm very, very happy that she got acknowledged tonight.
02:05Yes, indeed. The Bear. I love The Bear.
02:08Oh, yeah. We binged that, too.
02:10Yeah, we binged that, too.
02:14We binged that, too.