How To Make It In America - Season 2 - Interview with Lake Bell Posted by Stickoxydal at Saturday, October 08, 2011 Cancelled Shows Tweet

What excites you about How To Make It In America, season two?
Lake Bell: It's funnier than the first season -- don't get me wrong, season one was great but like any show, we were finding our footing and settling in. This season kind of hammers home the zeitgeist aspect of thinking outside the box in the job market and having a sense of humor about your own existence. I think that's what really comes through. This year is sort of messier, things aren’t as clean and I think that sort of tone resonates and highlights what you're gonna see this season. All the characters have moments being derailed and Rachel is in this sort of purgatory of work and relationships and identity. I think when you see characters in a wreck, then it's sort of funny because with tragedy comes laughter. I hope.

Absolutely. This week sees her get back into the professional world, right?
Lake: Yes. Rachel’s gonna throw some spaghetti against the wall and see if it sticks. There's a lot of spaghetti and meatballs this season: she's throwing everything against the wall and often it just kind of rolls off and looks messy. I think that's the fun of this year. In the next episode a new friendship blossoms and attempts to acquire a working position, like a normal person.

And what about the Rachel/Ben/Julie of it all?
Lake: What's nice about the show is it feels very true to life. Like, just because we're on a television show doesn't mean Ben and Rachel necessarily get back together again. People start dating other people and it's very true to New York -- the social circles are so small that you're likely to end up bumping into people you might not want to bump into. I think it adds some drama to the show.

Source: Full interview @ TheInsider.com