Teri Hatcher on Skin Care, Stand-Up Comedy and the Art of Reinvention

Whereas everybody else may be collectively throwing the turkey into the oven and planning the place settings, Teri Hatcher is having a banner of a busy week, reuniting along with her Determined Housewives’ costar James Denton on Hallmark’s A Kiss Earlier than Christmas this previous Sunday and prepping for her first-ever stand-up comedy particular, Even Extra Humorous Ladies of A Sure Age, premiering tonight on Showtime. “I’m excited to see it for the primary time with everybody else!” the 56-year-old actress shares over the telephone as she’s chopping celery and onions. “It’s type of loopy how all the things ended up airing on the identical time, and this one is totally completely different for me. It’s a wholly completely different muscle. I’ve been dipping my toe into writing extra comedy, however I’ve by no means carried out it on a stage like this. I feel it’s the fitting time.”

You’re taking a flip in comedy along with your Showtime particular airing tonight. What did you get pleasure from most about doing this mission?

“I suppose the problem. Underneath the umbrella of the title of the present, ‘humorous ladies of a sure age,’ I felt prefer it allowed me to discover saying issues about growing old, relationship and life that I hope assist different ladies really feel much less alone. I hope they’ll chortle at me and with me as I admit to and shine a lightweight on the ridiculousness of how we ourselves and our society view ladies growing old. I adored the ladies I shared the stage with—being backstage with them, feeling their help, witnessing their craft and ability close-up. It was inspiring. I’ve at all times cherished stay audiences, the immediacy of that response. There may be nothing higher than spending days, weeks, crafting a single joke and having it land in an enormous manner.”

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