Acting Tough!
TV & Satellite Week|April 21, 2018

Bill Hader is a hit man with a passion for acting in sky Atlantic's quirky comedy

Acting Tough!

If you enjoyed Fargo, you might want to watch Sky Atlantic’s new eight-part comedy series, Barry, which combines the same dark humour and outbursts of hide-your-eyes violence

The action follows a depressed former Marine, Barry Berkman (Bill Hader), now working as a hit man, who accepts an assignment to kill an aspiring actor in Los Angeles.

But when Barry follows his target into a theatre acting class being run by Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler), he feels a strong urge to become an actor – and soon finds himself welcomed into the city’s theatre community. Can he find a way to balance both his worlds?

We met up with former Saturday Night Live comedian Hader to hear more…

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