The characters in HBO’s Emmy-nominated comedy find an unlikely source of guidance in a beignet shop owner, a touchstone for the show’s writers to reveal self-delusions and L.A.’s 'weird corners.'
Actor Tom Allen plays Mitch, the stoner owner of the beignet shop that has taken L.A. by storm. “We got super lucky,” says Boudreau. “I think it’s a really hard role because it is so specific.” Mitch is a sounding board for Sally to air her grievances, and he takes it all in. “The big note Bill gave him on the day [we shot the scene] was, ‘Just don’t show any emotion at all,’ ” Boudreau recalls of co-creator/star Hader’s direction.
Later in the episode, Barry and NoHo Hank pay their own visits to Beignets by Mitch — and naturally neither of them takes Mitch’s advice either. “It was fun to have one character that met three of our main characters. That’s just not a normal part of the show,” says Boudreau, who notes that Sally and NoHo Hank have yet to interact acrossThis story first appeared in a July stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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