Molly Shannon Talks ‘Dream’ Talk Show Gig on ‘The Other Two’ Season 2

Damian Holbrook August 25, 2021, 4:00 pm

Molly Shannon as Pat, Tim Rogan in The Other Two — Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max

After two years, the impeccably sly social satire that TV Guide Magazine senior critic Matt Roush called one of his “favorite new Comedy Central series in ages” is back with a move to HBO Max.

The Other Two‘s home changed, but the (comedic) drama remains the same: Fame-seeking adult siblings Cary and Brooke Dubek (Drew Tarver and Heléne Yorke) are stuck in the shadow of their teen pop-star brother (Case Walker), whose ridiculous stage name is “ChaseDreams.”

In Season 2, there’s a new twist: Someone else in the family hits the big time, but alas, it’s not Cary or Brooke. Their bubbly mother Pat (Molly Shannon, above left) has become a talk show star, a plot point that adds some sweetly emotional layers to the laughs as Pat finds her career calling.

“It’s very funny and then it’s also very touching,” says perpetual scene-stealer Shannon, who admits that fake-hosting The Pat Dubek Show is “a dream” gig. With decades of experience as a guest chatting up the likes of Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers on their shows, Shannon has playing Pat down pat: “I know how it works!”