The TV path of Andy Samberg
Q: I’m sorry “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has reached the end of its run. Did Andy Samberg star in any other series after he left “Saturday Night Live”? – Pete Davies, Columbus, Ohio
A: Though he made guest appearances on such shows as “30 Rock,” “Portlandia” and “SpongeBob SquarePants” (in voice only, of course) during that one-year interim, Samberg pretty much went right from “SNL” into the police comedy that lasted eight seasons, the first five of those on Fox and the last three on NBC. For that “rescue” after the Fox cancellation, it certainly didn’t hurt that the show was made by NBC corporate cousin Universal Television.
While he also has made such movies as “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” and the acclaimed “Palm Springs” – both of which he also produced – we’d expect that Samberg will find other home-screen avenues for himself. One that’s coming up fairly soon is “Baking It,” a Peacock competition series for the holidays that he’ll co-host with fellow “SNL” veteran Maya Rudolph.
Q: I find Serinda Swan of “Coroner” very interesting. What other work has she done? – Michael Carr, via e-mail
A: The West Vancouver-born Canadian actress began performing at age five, when she was in the Ted Danson movie comedy “Cousins.” Once her career began in earnest about 15 years later, she began booking guest roles on such series as “Supernatural,” “Psych,” “Smallville” and “Hawaii Five-0.” Her first part as a series regular was on “Breakout Kings,” then she also was a star of “Graceland” and “Inhumans.”
Additionally, Swan had recurring roles on “Chicago Fire” and Dwayne Johnson’s “Ballers,” and she played actress Anne Bancroft in the limited series “Feud: Bette vs. Joan.” She has had the lead part on “Coroner,” which originated on Canada’s CBC Television and has aired on The CW in America, for all of its three seasons to date.