‘Night Court’ Surprise: Original Cast Member Marsha Warfield on Roz’s Return to the Revival for Its Season Finale
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Roz is back! Marsha Warfield, who played the caustic bailiff on “Night Court” for six seasons, made a surprise appearance on Tuesday night’s episode of the series’ 2023 revival.
Warfield’s appearance came on Tuesday during part 2 of the episode “The Honorable Dan Fielding.” In the episode, Dan Fielding (as reprised for the revival by Emmy winner John Larroquette) has taken a job as a judge and is reading what’s next on his docket: “Another fight at a bachelorette party in the French Quarter.
OK bailiff, bring in this bride to be!” Turns out it’s Roz, wearing a “bachelorette” banner. “Fielding? They made you a judge?” she stares at disbelief, and then storms out of the courtroom. (Scroll down to watch.) Warfield told Variety that she had no expectations of returning when the new “Night Court,” starring Melissa Rauch as Abby Stone (the daughter of the original series’ Judge Harry Stone) and Larroquette was first announced. “I didn’t have that on my bingo card,” she said. “But I was excited, an opportunity to work with John again and to get back on the set.
It’s kinda like reliving old memories, while you make new ones. And that was very interesting. And it was kind of surreal, in a good way.” Warfield’s recent credits include an arc on Fox’s “9-1-1.” She compared the “Night Court” return to getting “an opportunity to try on your prom dress and see if it fits.
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