Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Some of your favorite television characters might have more in common with the actors that play them than you realize. Why? Because part of the process for many writers is to sit down with the performers who inhabit their characters, hear their real-life stories, then find ways to infuse their characters with that real life inspiration.

“I need to shut the hell up and stop, you know, telling the writers things about my own life,” says “Abbott Elementary”’s Chris Perfetti. “Truly, the line between Chris and Jacob is getting weird.” And you’ll never guess what Lamorne Morris jokes that all of his characters have in common.

Morris and Perfetti sat down with Danielle Deadwyler, Donald Faison, Sabrina Impacciatore and Justine Lupe for the Envelope Emmy Comedy Roundtable, hosted by The Times’ Lorraine Ali.

Watch the full roundtable on our YouTube page.

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