Pluribus: The Official Podcast S1E10Bonus:“Carol” and Carol: A Conversation
May 12, 2026
Carol Burnett, legendary comedian and actress, and Rhea Seehorn, actor known for Better Call Saul and Pluribus, trade uproarious on-set and audition tales. They swap stories about quick-change panic, live-audience chaos, mortifying auditions, strange recognition moments, and awkward celebrity encounters. Lively, funny, and full of backstage mischief.
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Pilot Night Quick Change Turned Into Onstage Strip Panic
- Rhea Seehorn recounts a chaotic multicam sitcom pilot night where she hid Velcroed costumes for a planned quick change, stripped onstage, then suffered a bloody shin while sprinting between sets.
- She later discovered the production planned multiple takes, so her frantic strip-and-run was witnessed by executives watching monitors.
Theater Training Makes Performers Exceptionally Collaborative
- Both Carol Burnett and Rhea Seehorn emphasize theater training builds acute collaboration instincts like relying on dressers and improvising when sets fail.
- Examples include Carol racing dressers in skin-out changes and Rhea handling a collapsing set with a witty ad-lib.
Jennifer Love Hewitt Found Her After Golden Globes Panic
- Rhea describes Jennifer Love Hewitt rescuing her from Golden Globes party anxiety by promising to escort her out and later leaving roses and a card after failing to find her among eight exits.
- The card read I went to every single door looking for you and offered "a ride home for the rest of your life."