How ‘Overcompensating’ cast one of its writers as its co-lead
Overcompensating is a new Prime Video series created by and starring Benito Skinner, who rose to fame on social media as Benny Drama. Casting director Jessica Kelly was not familiar with Benny Drama when the project came her way. Luckily, someone else in her life very much was.
"My sister is 14 years younger than me and she was constantly talking about this guy, Benny, on Instagram and his best friend, Mary Beth [Barone]. And I was like, 'Ok, Ok, Ok,'" Kelly tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Casting Directors panel. "And then I was like, 'They seem cute,' but never really looked at it. And I had seen Mary Beth actually more — her stand-up would show up on my feed. And then I got this email about his new show and then I was like, 'My God, I'm going to be the coolest older sister ever.'"
The comedy series,...
"My sister is 14 years younger than me and she was constantly talking about this guy, Benny, on Instagram and his best friend, Mary Beth [Barone]. And I was like, 'Ok, Ok, Ok,'" Kelly tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Casting Directors panel. "And then I was like, 'They seem cute,' but never really looked at it. And I had seen Mary Beth actually more — her stand-up would show up on my feed. And then I got this email about his new show and then I was like, 'My God, I'm going to be the coolest older sister ever.'"
The comedy series,...
- 5/8/2025
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
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