The former “Saturday Night Live” star says Marcel is always on her side.
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Jenny Slate’sMarcel the Shellvoice comes in handy when dealing with her 4-year-old daughter.
“She knows that she can ask to speak to Marcel, and I will speak as Marcel.”

Jenny Slate promotes ‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ in 2022.Credit:Dominik Bindl/Getty
She co-created Marcel with ex-husband Dean Fleischer Camp.
She shares her daughter with Ben Shattuck, whom she married in 2021.
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“I’m like, ‘OK, let’s get your sunblock on,” Slate said.
“I mean, maybe I could say it in a cooler way.
She’s like, ‘No, I don’t want that.’

The costar of FX for Hulu’s new showDying for Sexsaid Marcel is always on her side.
“Oh, he must be,” Slate said.
“Otherwise, I’m kicking him … right out of my psyche, he’s gone.”