{"id":24868,"date":"2026-03-24T04:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=24868"},"modified":"2026-03-24T04:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:41:27","slug":"darcy-carden-praises-will-forte-first-time-actor-willie-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=24868","title":{"rendered":"D’Arcy Carden Praises Will Forte, First-Time Actor Willie Mason"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Americans know D\u2019Arcy Carden from shows like \u201cThe Good Place,\u201d \u201cBroad City\u201d and \u201cA League of Their Own,\u201d but Down Under, she most recently starred alongside Will Forte in \u201cSunny Nights\u201d<\/a> on Stan. The comedy-drama just hit Hulu this month after premiering in December in Australia. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a different experience. We spent so much time in Australia, but when you\u2019re not in Australia, you are so far away from Australia. It premiered on Boxing Day, which isn\u2019t even a thing out here in America, so we were just checking in a lot. It is just a weird thing to know that something you love and worked hard on is out in part of the world where you can\u2019t taste or feel or see it,\u201d the actress told TheWrap. \u201cSo it was exciting to read the reviews; the Australian reviews were really lovely and warm, they seemed to really like it. I had this feeling, like, the Australian people were so nice, the American reviews are going to be so critical. \u2018Don\u2019t trust these nice Australians,\u2019 basically. But it\u2019s all been lovely, really, really wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carden stars alongside Forte as a pair of siblings who relocate to Sydney in hopes of launching their spray tan business \u2014 only to find themselves trying to stay alive and out of jail after getting involved with the wrong people. It was an organic brother-sister relationship for the Californian comedians, despite never meeting before they were cast.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was unbelievably natural. I don\u2019t know why, Will and I hadn\u2019t ever worked together \u2014 we hadn\u2019t even met before we shot this, other than the week before we went to Australia we had a nice-to-meet-you dinner \u2014 but we very surprisingly hadn\u2019t met; we know so many people in common, we\u2019ve worked with so many people in common. We are from the same hometown in the Bay Area, streets apart,\u201d she shared. \u201cThe world was pushing us together, and I think there was a pretty instant bond between us. Whenever two comedy people that sort of speak the same comedic language get together, there\u2019s a bit of an instant connection or chemistry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m such a gigantic fan of him, and have been for so long that I sort of already knew what his rhythms were,\u201d Carden continued. \u201cHe is one of the genuinely nicest people, truly a good heart. The fact that he\u2019s the funniest man alive is like an afterthought, you\u2019re just stunned by how lovely and warm and nice and generous and thoughtful he is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Co-created by writers Nick Keetch and Ty Freer, the series was directed by Trent O\u2019Donnell and also stars Rachel House, Jessica De Gouw and Ra Chapman, as well as former rugby league footballer Big Willie Mason in his first screen role.<\/p>\n

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Will Forte and D\u2019Arcy Carden in \u201cSunny Nights\u201d (Stan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know who he was, but every single person on our set, on the street, anywhere we went with him, treated him like he was a God. Like, the cameramen were honestly tearing up on his first day, they were so excited to be working with him,\u201d Carden revealed. \u201cHe was so lovely, so naturally talented \u2026 alarmingly easy to work with. He\u2019s a showman, he\u2019s not afraid of a crowd or anything. But acting, especially this kind of acting, is a completely different thing and he just nailed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe took a bunch of us to a rugby game, and that was wild because the second we walked into the stadium, he was swarmed so much that he had to leave,\u201d she added. \u201cHe got us to our seats and he was like, \u2018I\u2019m actually gonna go. This is overwhelming.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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