Alice Moran Thinks Butts Are Really Funny
For 40 years, The Second City’s Toronto chapter has churned out a galaxy of all-time comedy greats — everyone from Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner to Mike Myers and Colin Mochrie has passed across its stage. The next breakout star to emerge from the sketch comedy institution? We’ve got our money on Alice Moran.
The mastermind behind the classic Youtube hit “HOGWARTS: Which House Are You?”, the talented comedienne currently stars on City’s sketch-sitcom hybrid Sunnyside. Sharp caught up with the Ajax, Ont. native to get the lowdown on her favourite characters, writing process and comedy heroes.
So, you’ve gone from one sketch show to another.
Yes! I’m on a show called Sunnyside and it’s actually a mix between a sketch show and a traditional sitcom. We have the kinds of sketch characters that you’d see on SNL, but they interact more in a sitcom world with story lines and callbacks to older episodes.
Who are some of your favourite characters to play?
There’s one character named Georgette and she’s a meth addict who doesn’t speak. We have several theories as to why. It’s really fun for me because I get to play a Rowan Atkinson/Mr. Bean-type character whose primary means of getting my point across is a series of weird faces I make. I’m so jazzed to do it.