Mayim Bialikguest place on Melissa Rauch‘with Bedpan shown a very big bow to their time on The big bang theory.
“It wasn’t in the first draft of the script, but it was in the second draft. I thought it was a really sweet nod,” Bialik, 49, exclusively said Us Weekly about how Bedpan found a way for her and Rauch, 44, to name a few The big bang theory.
During the Tuesday, Jan. 14, episode of the NBC series, Bialik played an exaggerated version of herself and mentioned past roles in sitcoms in conversation with Rauch’s character, Abby.
“You know, besides that, I actually did a lot of things Flower. Call me Kat and The big bang theoryBialik said.
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Rauch replied, “You were in it? I only remember a girl with a high voice. She was great.”
Bialik was thrilled with the cheeky approach of reuniting with Rauch on screen. “That’s hopefully part of the fun of comedy and the fun of being in that space where everything is allowed,” she added. “It’s the fun of a sitcom.”
A duo shared the screen on Bedpan after originally being costars on The big bang theory. He starred in the CBS sitcom that aired from 2007 to 2019 Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal NayyarBialik and Rauch as a group of friends made up of scientists and their loved ones.
After The big bang theory came to an end, Bialik reunited with Parsons, 51, on episode of Young Sheldon and now he did the same with Rauch.
“When I think how much time has passed since then The big bang theory finished, this was a case where it didn’t seem like long had passed at all. Because we worked together for almost a decade and as a comedian you learn a lot about that person’s rhythms and their tendencies,” the actress told us. “So I know how her brain works and she knows how my brain works. We have to create fun and have shots of reactions that may not have been written in the script. These are things she and I are used to doing together. It’s playful in that way.”
Bialik continued, “I know acting is a job, but it’s also a craft. Like when you think about what it’s like to be in a school play, it kind of is. It’s just, like, there’s a lot of cameras. So you have that sense of play and creativity going on. it’s definitely easy for us because we’ve been doing it together for so long.”
Bedpan also reunited Bialik with John Larroquette after they were costars on The John Larroquette Show in the ’90s.
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“It was really great to work with John again. But there is also a certain amount of — I don’t want to say pressure — but I put pressure on myself because I want to be a professional. I worked further Call me Kat for three years now, but right now I’m not working on a regular sitcom,” she noted. “I kind of want to do my best as a comedian and make sure I don’t forget my lines.”
Bialik said there was “definitely a fear” going into the show, noting, “If I mess up my line, I don’t want John to think I’m unprofessional, which he probably wouldn’t. There is certainly little of that. … It was a great ensemble to be a part of, and that’s what I missed being part of a group of people who create comedy that way.”
New episodes Bedpan air on NBC on Tuesdays at 8:30pm ET and are available to stream on Peacock the following day.