Danny McBride praises his Righteous Gemstones co-star Edi Patterson as "special and unique"
The Gemstones creator discusses bringing Patterson on as an actress and a writer

When casting HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones, series creator Danny McBride looked for fearlessness above anything else in his actors, and one of the most fearless performers on the show is Edi Patterson.
In a recent interview with Esquire, McBride explains that from the first moment she stepped onto the set of Vice Principals, McBride’s previous project with HBO, he “just couldn’t get through takes with her.” He explains, “There’s just something special and fucking unique and funny about her.”
The Righteous Gemstones is a special show—unlike anything on the air right now— expertly treading the line between sophomoric humor and its deeper themes of family and forgiveness, and Patterson delivers that uncanny valley McBride dialogue with crass glee while bringing pathos to the frustrated middle child of the Gemstone clan.