So were going to do the hard work for you.
Everyone has been in a really dark moment and something funny has happened, Ashmawy tells Deadline.
You know that some day you will laugh, but right now youre heartbroken.
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Thats what Im trying to show inFaithless in the most awful moments is the most beautiful comedy.
The result is a rawness more akin toCatastropheorFleabagthanModern Family, he adds.
Its not a straight comedy and it had to have balance.
You had to feel something.
I just wanted to show a mixed-race Irish family without it being too worthy, he says.
A two-minute teaser that acted as proof of both the tone and Ashmawys acting ability proved crucial.
Everyone in meetings would be saying the script was great, and would be smiling.
It was sink or swim.
When the reviews came in saying this is Derry Girlsbut better there was an exhalation.
You have to stick to your guns if you want to succeed at a better level than okay.
Without being flowery about it, it is a cool show, he adds.
It has to have been word of mouth.
It should be hard or you end up with dross that kills everything off anyways.
There seems to be an appetite for Irish-told stories.
There seems to be the momentum and were getting on the tail end of that.
All the pieces are there and its now time to coalesce again, says Garland.
Were in a good place because the proof of concept has been well and truly established.
