The actress and comedian opens up about being welcomed on the Paramount+ revival.
Laci Mosleyis having a moment.
“I’m not nervous about fans seeing the show or my character.
Laci Mosley as Harper on ‘iCarly’.GISELLE HERNANDEZ/Paramount+.
I’m really proud of the work that we’re doing here,” Mosley tells EW.
“I’m just touching everything.”
Mosley also teases that Harper’s journey reflects a bit of what characters in another beloved series went through.
‘iCarly’ is returning after nearly a decade.Paramount+
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“That wasn’t a question I was asked when I tested for the pilot,” Mosley says.
When asked who the best improviser was, she doesn’t hesitate to name Trainor.
The cast of the ‘iCarly’ revival.Lisa Rose/Paramount +
“Jerry Trainor is a boss,” she says.
“There’s certain things that he can do as a comedian that other people just can’t replicate.
And he’s constantly making me laugh and break.
I’ve seen him do some wild physical bits.
“Miranda’s fantastic.
He gives me dating advice.
Jaidyn [Triplett] is really sweet.
So the transition didn’t feel awkward or weird.”
Mosley says that “at first, I was taken aback by some of the vitriol.
Fortunately, her costars were behind her, to an extent that she realize about until later.
And seeing everyone rally together and really condemn hate was so comforting to me.”
Additionally, Mosley says the situation proved which viewers actually tookiCarly’s messages to heart.
I’ve been Black my whole life.
I will keep being Black and loving it.”
“Honey, I was alive,” Mosley recalls.
“We were doing a night shoot.
I was like, ‘Oh just the stars.
So now I have Jesse Williams fromGrey’s Anatomypointing out constellations to me.
I would have never thought that that would be my life.”
