Lauren Ash

OF NOT DEAD YET ON ABC

Q: What has it meant to you to get back to series work with “Not Dead Yet”?

A: Six years on “Superstore,” that’s a large chunk of life. I love being on a set, I love the community aspect in terms of being with a crew and with your co-stars, all of those things. I love the work so much that getting back in the swing of things was truly such a gift to me. It reminded me that, while I also like writing, I’m an actor first.

Q: You also host the podcast “True Crime & Cocktails” with your cousin, Christy Oxborrow. Do you foresee that continuing well into the future?

A: People ask, “Do you think you’re going to run out of things?” And unfortunately, due to the truly depraved human condition, no. There’s always going to be subject matter. I’m fact, it sometimes can get overwhelming when trying to curate and choose what we’re going to cover on the show. There’s just such an insane, vast amount of those kinds of stories. It’s odd that it even is a genre.

Q: You’ve turned up as a celebrity contestant on game shows including “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “Hollywood Game Night.” What do you enjoy about doing such programs?

A: I just love games. I play them with my family and friends quite often, but one of the big things for me is that on one of the first shows I did, I won! And there was honestly this feeling where I had won this chunk of life-changing money for this non-celebrity person, and there’s nothing I want more.

Seeing someone win that and hearing them talk about what they’re going to use it for, it became as much an addiction for me as just playing the game. Essentially, I’m helping someone win the lottery, and there’s just nothing better than to get to be a part of that and share in the excitement.