Bridget Everett Is Still Learning From Sam In ‘Somebody Somewhere’ [Interview]

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We get it. Describing a television program as a “gem” isn’t necessarily hype inducing. It doesn’t scream fireworks or gigantic fire-breathing dragons, but “Somebody Somewhere,” returning for its second season this weekend, may be the epitome of the word.

And sparking at the center of HBO’s critically addored dramedy is its unexpected but charismatic lead, Bridget Everett. READ MORE: “Somebody Somewhere” Season 2 Review: The Bridget Everett HBO comedy quietly becomes one of TV’s best A Peabody Award nominee this year, “Somebody Somewhere” centers on Sam (Everett), a fortysomething woman who finds herself back in her Kansas hometown after initially returning to take care of a sibling who soon passes away.