Isabella Roland is an American actress and comedian, best known for their work on Dropout.TV including show such as Dimension20, Game Changer and the improv stage show, Bigger. We caught up with them to find out more about the Dimension20 campaign, Never Stop Blowing Up.
How do you pitch the show to a beloved yet elderly relative?
My grandparents do not understand what Dimension20 is at all. You know, I’d have to sort of get them to understand what Dropout is as a streaming service first. And then, once we got into that baseline, *laughs*. It’s like Wizard of Oz, but we’re improvising it.
What action movies did you watch for your roles?
To be honest, I only watched Empire Records, which is not an action movie, but takes place in a Record Store. For the action stuff, I just trusted that I had a base knowledge and that I’d be inspired by the other players. Oh, and Jumanji, of course.
You’re comedians first and gamers next, and you’re playing two characters at the same time. How hard was it to spin all those plates?
A lot. We had the base knowledge that we had been chosen for a reason, for our ability to go as insane as we possibly can. Once we got a feel for the tone, it was like, “Let me just say my most insane idea”, and see how Brennan responds to that.
What was your favourite moment?
The gymnasts were really entertaining to me. The side-winders, who are all 30 years old. Oh and saving the dog.
How many times do you have to stop due to the laughing?
Often. I feel like Brendan, sort of miraculously, was able to tie whatever fever, feverish moments we were going through into the plot somehow, like make it relevant that we were in the t-shirt store or whatever. He always had a way to get it back on track.
If you could make it so one piece of art survived till the sun went out, what would it be?
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, though mostly because of the musical. I would go into that painting, Jumanji style.
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