{
  "id": 605042,
  "title": "Jamie Lee Curtis reveals how filming New Girl was ‘awful’ and ‘not fun’ for her",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/jamie-lee-curtis-reveals-how-filming-new-girl-was-awful-and-not-fun",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:21:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/jamie-lee-curtis-reveals-how-filming-new-girl-was-awful-and-not-fun-for-her-11786481484477.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jamie Lee Curtis expressed her dislike for working on the single-camera sitcom New Girl, despite appreciating the show as a whole. The actor, who portrayed Joan Day, the mother of Zooey Deschanel's character Jess, found the production process akin to making a film. Curtis noted the absence of laughter from the audience and the silent atmosphere during filming, labeling it \"awful\" and \"not fun\". This preference for multi-camera sitcoms reflects Curtis' long-standing preference for the format, as she previously starred in the Golden Globe-winning ABC sitcom Anything But Love.",
  "summary": "Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed she disliked filming New Girl because of its single-camera format, contrasting it with her fondness for multi-camera sitcoms and live-audience performances.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}