Yvette Nicole Brown joins Benched in first post-Community role

Benched is proving to be some sort of safe haven for actors from cancelled comedies, since—as we previously reported—it will star Happy Endings’ Eliza Coupe as Nina, “a dedicated, career-driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion.” TV Guide also points out that once-and-future-dean Jim Rash and Ben And Kate’s Nat Faxon will appear in the series as well, suggesting that anyone who suddenly finds themselves out of a job should look into USA’s new wacky courtroom comedy.

Also, we should point out that, since Yvette Nicole Brown is being billed as a “guest star,” this isn’t really anything that would keep her from appearing in a new season of Community. In fact, the only thing preventing the entire cast from reuniting for another season of Community is the fact that it got cancelled and will never come back. But your childhood dog really is off living on a farm somewhere, and he’s very happy.