Jamie Lee Curtis admitted she “hated” filming “New Girl” because of the way the beloved comedy was shot.
“I did a single-camera [comedy], which I hated,” Curtis said at NBCUniversal’s Summer Backlot Experience in Los Angeles on Monday.
“I mean, it’s a great show, ‘New Girl,’ very funny,” the actress added. “It’s a good show.”
Jamie Lee Curtis (seen above) said she “hated” filming “New Girl.” Todd Williamson/NBCUniversal
Curtis (seen above at NBCUniversal’s Summer Backlot Experience on Monday) didn’t like working on a single-camera comedy. Todd Williamson/NBCUniversal
But the Oscar winner, 67, said working on the Fox sitcom was “just like doing a movie.”
“You know, you’ve got a camera crew, and nobody laughs,” she explained. “It’s silent, and it’s awful. For me, awful.”
Curtis added, “Single-camera comedies, for me, not fun.”
Curtis (seen here with Rob Reiner and Zooey Deschanel in “New Girl”) said working on the show was “awful” 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merchandising / Everett Collection
Curtis (seen above) compared shooting “New Girl” to “doing a movie.” 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merchandising / Everett Collection
Curtis played Zooey Deschanel’s onscreen mother, Joan, in five episodes of the Fox series.
Jess’s (Deschanel) dad, meanwhile, was played by the late Rob Reiner.
Speaking to Collider in 2012, Deschanel, 46, gushed over the two A-listers being cast as her parents.
“So, we talked about a bunch of people, and these were just beyond my wildest dreams,” she said. “They’re people that I think would be just so perfect. I can’t wait to start shooting with them.”
However, Curtis clarified she thinks “New Girl” is a “great show.” ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
The Oscar winner (seen here with Reiner and Deschanel) also said the sitcom is “very funny.” ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection
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“New Girl,” which also starred Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris, aired from 2011 to 2018, and grew in popularity after it landed on Netflix.
While Curtis had a negative experience on “New Girl,” she had praise for her ’80s ABC sitcom “Anything But Love,” which she starred in opposite Richard Lewis.
“It was my favorite job I’ve ever had,” Curtis said at the NBCUniversal panel. “And I’m 68 years old, and every single year, all I’ve ever said to my agents is ‘I want to do a sitcom, all I want to do is a sitcom.’”
She continued, “I love the whole part of it, every aspect of it, the dance with the cameras, the idea that you actually get to rehearse something and work it and learn a joke and play it.”
Curtis (pictured above at the 19th Annual California Hall of Fame Ceremony) played Deschanel’s onscreen mom for five episodes on the sitcom Getty Images
Curtis (seen here in NYC) said she’s loved doing other sitcoms, including NBC’s new series “Newlyweds.” GC Images
Curtis said she even “begged” her agents to do another sitcom — and her wish came true with NBC’s new series “Newlyweds,” which she co-created, executive produces and appears in as a guest star.
“I like to refer to myself as the HBIC. Head bitch in charge,” she said with a laugh. “I’m 68 years old. I’ve wanted to be a boss my whole life.”
“I’ve been doing it not as a boss for a long, long time. And now I’m a boss, and I love it.”
