Why actress Amy Hoggart gets ‘Personal’ on truTV series

nypost.com:

Mixing comedy and psychology is an unlikely combination — but, for Amy Hoggart, it was a natural choice for her TV show. “[truTV] gave me a deal without a premise, a blank slate, and it was quite a challenge to work out a premise that hadn’t been done that felt specific to me,” says Hoggart, 33, who was born in America but raised in England. “I just felt like doing a show where I’m helping people with their problems.

It felt very right for me and hadn’t been done as far as I can tell.” “It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart,” airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m., is part reality show, part earnest-self help and part comedy.

Hoggart has a background in comedic field pieces that involve talking to people, thanks to stints on TBS’s “Full Frontal with