00:00We're going into Abbott's fifth season.
00:03How would you describe Jacob's character arc so far over the last five seasons now?
00:08I've been so blessed.
00:09You know, Quinta has really given him a solid trajectory.
00:13I mean, I feel like the tenets of his personality,
00:15the fact that he's always kind of tripping over his words
00:17and that he's a bit of a clown and overeager and, you know, extremely anxious,
00:23those things will always be Jacob.
00:25But, you know, we really got to see him win this year.
00:28We got to see who he is as an educator,
00:31and that's just really rewarding and fun for me.
00:35I didn't get to really do that the first two seasons.
00:37So I have no idea what she has in store for next year,
00:40but I trust her, and I sort of enjoy not knowing.
00:44So we'll see.
00:46Might we find him a new boo this season?
00:48We'll see, you know.
00:49I think Jacob is so in love with the people that he works with,
00:53and so I feel like Jacob has a lot of love in his life.
00:58But, yeah, it was fun to explore that a bit last year,
01:00and I think we've dropped some, you know, some crumbs for maybe something next year,
01:04and I think that would be a joy.
01:06Anytime we can kind of expand the universe outside of the school,
01:10I think we get to show aspects of the characters that, you know, are a little more hidden.
01:15And so I really hope that happens next year.
01:19Now five seasons in, how do you keep the comedy bar staying so high?
01:23Because these characters just get funnier and funnier every season.
01:26Yeah, look, we're blessed with a truly genius writer's room,
01:31led, obviously, by the brilliant Quinta Brunson.
01:34She has an encyclopedic brain for comedy.
01:39And, you know, I will say this ensemble is really all kind of speaking the same language now more than ever.
01:46I think we had it at the jump, but now we all really know who does what well
01:51and how to show up for each other.
01:54And, you know, we're really just trying to make each other laugh now,
01:57and so we're trying to push a joke as far as we can and, you know,
02:03just take care of our side of the street, you know.
02:05We have such great writers, and so we have an obligation to take what they've done and make it better.
02:12Yeah, for sure. And how many more seasons do you see this going for?
02:15Oh, gosh, I don't know.
02:16I never expected to play a character this long,
02:20but I am so blessed to have Quinta in my life,
02:26and I think she's such an extraordinary leader.
02:28I'll say as long as she wants to do the show, I will be right there next to her.
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