Tag: Alison Arngrim 2017

  • Alison Arngrim, Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie, Talks: Emmy Nomination Consideration for Life Interrupted, Her One Woman Show, More

    In the 1970s, one of the popular television shows in the United States was Little House on the Prairie. One of the characters in the show was Nellie Oleson, played by actress Alison Arngrim. Today, the now veteran entertainer has a one woman show titled Confessions of a Prarie Bitch. This past weekend, she had two performances of the show at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York. In the acting world, Ms. Arngrim has teamed up with frequent CYInterview guest Mason Reese, to produce a pilot for the sitcom, Life Interrupted, which will hopefully be picked up. You can see the pilot, broken down into 5 minute segments, on YouTube. In Life Interrupted, Ms. Arngrim plays the ex-wife of Mason’s eponymous character. Her role in the series is up for Emmy nomination consideration, in the Best Actress in Short Form Comedy category.

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    Mason Reese, Alison Arngrim and Dawn Wells Turn in Strong Performances in Life Interrupted on YouTube; Mason Back to Discuss, More

    What do you get when you bring stars from Little House on the Prairie, Gilligan’s Island, Bewitched, The Brady Bunch and The Waltons together? You get the new sitcom Life Interrupted, now being rolled out in small weekly episodes on YouTube. The show, featuring 1970s star and frequent CYInterview guest, Mason Reese, just released its second episode today. Mason turns in strong work, opposite actresses Alison Arngrim who played Nellie Oleson Little House on the Prarie and Dawn Wells, best known for her role as Mary Ann on Gilligans Island. Both Ms. Arngrim and Ms. Wells turn in magnetic performances and seem ideally cast. You can see the first two mini-episodes of Life Interrupted here and here. We welcome back Mr. Reese, who shares stories with us about what it was like to work with these two TV legends, as well as other stories from Life Interrupted. Additionally, he fills us in on what else he has been up to you.