One of the funniest 2024 movies that has come out lately is Sweethearts, which has Kiernan Shipka going on some hilarious college debauchery with co-stars Nico Hiraga and Caleb Hearon. When CinemaBlend spoke to the 25-year-old about her history with being funny, she sweetly recalled how being part of the Mad Men cast was a huge influence on her.
While it’ll be a decade next year since the Mad Men ending wrapped up the award-winning drama after seven seasons, Kiernan Shipka isn’t soon forgetting her experience on the AMC series.
While it’ll be a decade next year since the Mad Men ending wrapped up the award-winning drama after seven seasons, Kiernan Shipka isn’t soon forgetting her experience on the AMC series.
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00:00For me, I grew up, I did Second City. And I loved, I was obviously on a very serious show,
00:05which was Mad Men. But I was, I loved improv. And I learned so much from my teachers and from my,
00:14my fellow troop members who were just like, it was just being silly and being funny and
00:18not being afraid to fail. Comedic timing wise, I mean, I, you know, I think Jon Hamm is so funny.
00:25And obviously I grew up around, around him all the time. And honestly, everyone
00:30in Mad Men was very funny. It was a very funny set outside of the actual, and the show was too.
00:35I mean, the show, I remember like being at table reads and John Slattery would say something and
00:40everyone was doubled over and laughed or like, there's a lot of funny moments in it too. So I
00:44think I picked up a lot of stuff from that. And then, you know, Sabrina to like Lucy Davis,
00:50Michelle Gomez, just like absolute, absolutely hilarious people. I feel like I'm always around
00:56funny people. So I just learned from watching other people.