The comedy star previews her new hospital-set workplace mockumentary.
Now, she’s hoping to prove that laughter is the best medicine with the NBC workplace comedySt.
Denis Medical, where she plays a hospital executive director with big hopes and dreams for the facility.
‘St. Denis Medical’ star Wendi McLendon-Covey.Sami Drasin
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Denis Medical, and see all of EW’s exclusive photos of McLendon-Covey below.
And it’s very hard.
‘St. Denis Medical’ star Wendi McLendon-Covey.Sami Drasin
While she might have a sunny exterior, its all a facade for the benefit of those she leads.
This is her life.
She will die alone.
‘St. Denis Medical’ star Wendi McLendon-Covey.Sami Drasin
She’s not a fun lady, the actress says, laughing.
Character work
McLendon-Covey received the script forSt.
Denisthe same day she found outThe Goldbergswas canceled.
‘St. Denis Medical’ star Wendi McLendon-Covey.Sami Drasin
I didn’t want to play another mom right away.
I did that, and I was going to be closely associated with that, admits theBridesmaidsandReno 911alum.
[Joyce] is a woman that cannot nurture anything.
‘St. Denis Medical’ star Wendi McLendon-Covey.Sami Drasin
She cannot keep a plant alive.
She has stuffed animals all around her office, but she could not mother a thing.
Audiences will also learn about some of Joyces other solitary pursuits, as McLendon-Covey describes them.
‘St. Denis Medical’ star Wendi McLendon-Covey.Sami Drasin
Yeah, she is a bit of a weirdo, the actress wholeheartedly concedes.
Would she call herself that?
No, but I would.
But Wendi brings a strength that’s just there no matter what.
And that strength manifests itself in different ways, Ledgin explains.
What she brought was way more active and interesting than maybe what I was picturing.
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Denis Medical, which debuts Nov. 12 on NBC.
