“At its best, the show is a microcosm of how real life is.”
Brian Jordan Alvarez likes to say he was the type of wild child who would get in trouble for having “too much personality” in class. A self-described class clown, he was adept at playing practical jokes and prone to breaking out into funny little dances. It seems fitting, then, that Alvarez would choose to embark on a career as an actor and a comedian if only to reconnect with that playful inner child—and now, to return to that classroom environment—as an adult.
“What we’re going for is a strong mix of really outright, bold comedy. We’re trying to make you laugh as hard as you’ve laughed all year, and we have real empathy for all the characters we’re portraying,” says the 37-year-old Alvarez, who credits his being “very online” for helping him determine what is most culturally relevant to audiences. “My mom raised me with the idea that people are doing their best and doing what they think is right.
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