The reigning queen of SXSW is feeling the 'pressure': 'Did they like that?'

Rachel Sennott has already conquered SXSW. Her two films this year, 'Bottoms' and 'I Used to Be Funny,' show new sides of her talent.

While “Shiva Baby” and “Bodies Bodies Bodies” firmly established her comedic persona, Sennott is energized, if a bit anxious, about showing off other aspects of her talent at this year’s festival, starting with the fact that she shares writing credit on “Bottoms.”

In “I Used to Be Funny,” which premieres Monday, Sennott plays Sam, an aspiring stand-up comedian who has shut down in the aftermath of a traumatic incident and the young girl Brooke she used to nanny for going missing. Told with a bold, cut-up storytelling sensibility, the film draws from Sennott’s comedic persona while finding her exploring new emotional depths.“I wanted to show what’s taken away from women.

. She first saw Sennott do stand-up and recalls thinking, “This girl is so funny and brilliant and charming. I just sort of filed her away in my head for future reference.”After seeing “Shiva Baby” at Outfest while she was trying to get the project that became “I Used to Be Funny” off the ground, Pankiw discovered both she and Sennott were represented by the same agency, WME.

Actor Ayo Edebiri, left, writer-director Emma Seligman and actor-writer Rachel Sennott on the set of “Bottoms.” “Not to sound corny, but I was like, ‘We did it! We’re here!’ ” said Sennott. “We were in New Orleans with the stunt coordinator kicking each other in the face. We did it.” Originally from Connecticut, Sennott went to college in New York City, began her career there and finds she is still very much identified as a New Yorker, even though she has been living in Los Angeles.

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