I love, love, love, love Amy Sedaris more than you will ever know in your lifetime. I own all of the Strangers with Candy DVDs, I pushed to go to Sundance the year the movie was premiering there….I even tattooed her name on my right kidney (not true). Now, she is in the new Dolly Parton Video…and I am freaking out.
The music video for Dolly Parton’s new single Better Get to Livin’ premieres on CMT this Thursday, November 29th, on the Top 20 Countdown, but you can already watch it!
Watch for Amy in three different parts–the circus barker, a woman green with envy and a cross-eyed psychic. And a little bonus, all the women in the video who have to act all sad…and then get happy….oh man, so great.Who want’s to bet this is going to be Oprahs theme song for some sort of special…either that or featured on a very special “Men in Trees.” (who watches that?)
The thought of casting Amy came from myself and my creative team — we’re all longtime fans. I can remember seeing her shows at La Mama years ago, and immediately succumbed to the insanity. As for the video, the roles were already sketched out, but then I had the idea of getting Amy to do all 3 of them, like Peter Sellers used to do in his movies. I suggested this to Dolly and her team, and they thought it was a great idea. Next thing you know, we approached Amy and she said “yes”. It was the promise that Amy would share a scene with a monkey, and of course, Dolly, that sealed the deal. Wow. Imagine 2 days of filming with Dolly and Amy. This is when show biz has its perks. Amy improvised a lot, and the costume designer Adam Selman and make-up artist Chris Colbeck helped her bring the characters to life, beyond anything I imagined. We all had a blast making the video, and it doesn’t surprise me that there is so much overlap in the fan base with Dolly and Amy. They are both generous and genius one-of-a-kind talents.
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