NCIS stars Michael Weatherly and Pauley Perrette were both known for their quick humor in the long-running action thriller. But their characters being so funny didn’t always stem from the show’s script. Rather, it was just something they both agreed the show needed.
How Pauley Perrette and Michael Weatherly injected humor into ‘NCIS’ Pauley Perrette, Michael Weatherly, Mark Harmon | John Heller/WireImage
NCIS could be an action heavy program full of stakes and drama. But the series was often able to balance out its darker subject matter with humor. Weatherly and Perrette played a huge part in making sure the show didn’t take itself too seriously.
“Mark and I can create something — just a look between the characters, or some funny physical thing,” Perrette once told TV Guide (via Live Journal). “My job is to take all these long lines and not only memorize and spit them out,...
How Pauley Perrette and Michael Weatherly injected humor into ‘NCIS’ Pauley Perrette, Michael Weatherly, Mark Harmon | John Heller/WireImage
NCIS could be an action heavy program full of stakes and drama. But the series was often able to balance out its darker subject matter with humor. Weatherly and Perrette played a huge part in making sure the show didn’t take itself too seriously.
“Mark and I can create something — just a look between the characters, or some funny physical thing,” Perrette once told TV Guide (via Live Journal). “My job is to take all these long lines and not only memorize and spit them out,...
- 3/24/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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