The Hotwives Of Orlando and Hotwives Of Las Vegas actress Andrea Savage has been tapped for recurring roles in the upcoming fifth season of HBO’s Veep … Andrea Savage, Actress: I'm Sorry.. Andrea Savage was born on February 20, 1973 in Santa Monica, California, USA as Andrea Kristen Savage. I’m married, and I feel like women of TV, especially as soon as they’re moms, get portrayed in very specific ways and they’re not portrayed realistically as flawed and funny and dirty… You know, sexual and all the things that everybody in reality are. 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We want to hear from you! I mean it’s Amy and Will, Nick Kroll, Rob Huebel, me, Lennon Parham, Allison Tolman, Cedric Yarbrough, it goes on and on, like every person in it is so comedy legit. After working with the Groundlings Theater troupe in L.A., she had bit parts in films like Step Brothers and Dinner For Schmucks, as well as supporting roles on shows like The League and Modern Family. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. We will see, I guess, after this season. Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. As soon as someone’s a mom, they’re taking care of their third child and husband and they’re hairy and tired, and they can never make a mistake, and they’re sort of asexual, or they’re a terrible mother. Savage’s previous TV credits include recurring roles on The League, Modern Family, House of Lies and The Kroll Show. There really hasn’t been a show like that for a 40-year-old woman before, ever. It was a bit of a mix, it depends on the scene I guess. I’m really excited for it. They have one child. It’s kind of based on my real life, in the vein of Louie or Master of None. Did you know your character would have such a huge impact by the end of the season? It’s just a very cool show. They really came in strong. I went in, and then read the script, and Julia was like, “Why don’t we just improvise some stuff?” Then they gave me a speech to kind of cold read, which I was like, “That’s weird. We wrapped last Friday, so I start editing now and then we’ll find out if they’re going to do the series. I had no idea what it meant in the show, or anything. It was a really fun movie. I don’t know why, but I have a very strong no-laugh ability through improv like this. Then I head back to iZombie the end of July, where I play the new villain on the show, which started in the last season. Savage’s own profile has been on the ascent of late, too. So they had you read for a bit part on the show, but once you landed the role, you found out you’d end the season as the president-elect? They’re trying to figure out who they are right now, which is nice to be sort-of in the beginning with an effort like that. [But] I have a lot of very funny, weird stories that are generally a little more extreme than other people’s, but very relatable in what they symbolize. I love stuff like that where there’s new lines being thrown out on the set to you. I’m not really sure it can translate over, but we’ll see what happens. Well, that’s not true. There’s an energy to it which is fun. It wasn’t until after I got the role that they told me what it was. Savage also will be seen in The House starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, slated for a June 30, 2017 release. All those little things where I’m standing and listening to the speeches were all shot during the same time we’re shooting the finale. They had fake signs, [but] they didn’t tell me what it was going to be. The Hotwives Of Orlando and Hotwives Of Las Vegas actress Andrea Savage has been tapped for recurring roles in the upcoming fifth season of HBO’s Veep and the current season of The CW’s iZombie. The last scene of their season was me eating Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20’s brain, I’ve got blood all over me. Yes. We just finished shooting a season of Episodes a couple weeks ago. How was it being able to do some improv with a cast like that? 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Let’s talk about where you are with I’m Sorry, your pilot for TruTV. So, it was just sort of loose, and I was just a senator from New Mexico. Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programs, Up-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming series, Pandemic-proof vs. pandemic-contingent broadcast lineups, Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. Did your improv background help keep you from laughing and ruining takes? Do you have trouble sharing details from your life for a project like this, or are you able to just sort of write everything into the scripts and be okay with it? We spoke with Savage about playing a small but pivotal role on the HBO political comedy, as well as becoming the villain in the new season of iZombie, and how she plans on breaking the mold for sitcom moms in I’m Sorry.