“Quiz Lady” is a new American comedy by Jessica Yu starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina.
Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the new comedy film.
- Quiz Lady is a 2023 American comedy film
- It is directed by Jessica Yu
- It is written by Jen D’Angelo
- The film stars Sandra Oh, Awkwafina, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, Holland Taylor, and Will Ferrell
- Ferrell also produced with Jessica Elbaum
- Quiz Lady premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2023
- It was released by 20th Century Studios via Hulu in the United States on November 3, 2023
- Anne, a tightly wound, game show-obsessed woman, must come together with her chaotic sister Jenny in order to help pay off their mother’s gambling debts
- When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, they will have to set off on a cross-country journey in order to get the money they need
- In order to do so, they will have to tap into Anne’s skill set by turning her into the game show champion she was always meant to be
- In October 2020, it was announced that an untitled comedy film was in development at Netflix, with Jen D’Angelo writing the screenplay, and Sandra Oh and Awkwafina starring
- In December 2021, Netflix reportedly left the film, and the rights were acquired by 20th Century Studios
- Jessica Yu was also set to direct
- Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce the film under their Gloria Sanchez Productions banner
- With Artists First as Alex Brown will serve as an executive producer
- Sarah Shepard will oversee the film for 20th Century
- Filming began by June 7, 2022, in Los Angeles
- With production expected to last until July 22, 2022
- Production would also occur in New Orleans and Humboldt County
- By the beginning of production, Holland Taylor, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and Ferrell were revealed to star in the film
- On September 9, 2023, it was revealed that actor Paul Reubens
- Reubens died on July 30, 2023
- He would posthumously appear as himself in a cameo
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds 83% rating
- Based on 51 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 6.2/10
- The website’s consensus reads: “Quiz Lady’s perfectly matched leads help Jessica Yu’s occasionally uneven comedy overcome its periodic wobbles and land on the right side of hilarious and heartfelt”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100
- Based on 10 critics
- Indicating “mixed or average” reviews
