{"id":39038,"date":"2026-08-11T18:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39038"},"modified":"2026-08-11T18:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:08:15","slug":"why-jamie-lee-curtis-hated-shooting-new-girl-despite-being-great-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39038","title":{"rendered":"Why Jamie Lee Curtis &#8216;hated&#8217; shooting &#8216;New Girl&#8217; despite being &#8216;great show&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2FUntitled-3-copy-2-1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jamie Lee Curtis admitted she \u201chated\u201d filming \u201cNew Girl\u201d because of the way <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/09\/22\/lamorne-morris-says-it-was-time-for-new-girl-to-end\/\">the beloved comedy<\/a> was shot. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did a single-camera [comedy], which I hated,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db3381EyU6A\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=ApdK3hiewaQkY2OtQc7kRsH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curtis said<\/a> at NBCUniversal\u2019s Summer Backlot Experience in Los Angeles on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it\u2019s a great show,\u00a0\u2018New Girl,\u2019 very funny,\u201d the actress added. \u201cIt\u2019s a good show.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jamie Lee Curtis (seen above) said she \u201chated\u201d filming \u201cNew Girl.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Todd Williamson\/NBCUniversal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Curtis (seen above at NBCUniversal\u2019s Summer Backlot Experience on Monday) didn\u2019t like working on a single-camera comedy. <span class=\"credit\">Todd Williamson\/NBCUniversal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But the Oscar winner, 67, said working on the Fox sitcom was \u201cjust like doing a movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, you\u2019ve got a camera crew, and nobody laughs,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s silent, and it\u2019s awful. For me, awful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curtis added, \u201cSingle-camera comedies, for me, not fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Curtis (seen here with Rob Reiner and Zooey Deschanel in \u201cNew Girl\u201d) said working on the show was \u201cawful\u201d <span class=\"credit\">20th Century Fox Licensing\/Merchandising \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Curtis (seen above) compared shooting \u201cNew Girl\u201d to \u201cdoing a movie.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">20th Century Fox Licensing\/Merchandising \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Curtis played Zooey Deschanel\u2019s onscreen mother, Joan, in five episodes of the Fox series. <\/p>\n<p>Jess\u2019s (Deschanel) dad, meanwhile, was played by the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/10\/entertainment\/rob-reiners-daughter-romys-latest-acting-gig-has-sweet-connection-to-dad\/\">late Rob Reiner.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/zooey-deschanel-new-girl-season-2-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking to Collider<\/a> in 2012, Deschanel, 46, gushed over the two A-listers being cast as her parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we talked about a bunch of people, and these were just beyond my wildest dreams,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re people that I think would be just so perfect.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to start shooting with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>However, Curtis clarified she thinks \u201cNew Girl\u201d is a \u201cgreat show.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Oscar winner (seen here with Reiner and Deschanel) also said the sitcom is \u201cvery funny.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNew Girl,\u201d which also starred Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield and Lamorne Morris, aired from 2011 to 2018, and grew in popularity after it landed on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>While Curtis had a negative experience on \u201cNew Girl,\u201d she had praise for her \u201980s ABC sitcom \u201cAnything But Love,\u201d which she starred in opposite Richard Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my favorite job I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d Curtis said at the NBCUniversal panel. \u201cAnd I\u2019m 68 years old, and every single year, all I\u2019ve ever said to my agents is \u2018I want to do a sitcom, all I want to do is a sitcom.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cI love the whole part of it, every aspect of it, the dance with the cameras, the idea that you actually get to rehearse something and work it and learn a joke and play it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Curtis (pictured above at the  19th Annual California Hall of Fame Ceremony) played Deschanel\u2019s onscreen mom for five episodes on the sitcom  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Curtis (seen here in NYC) said she\u2019s loved doing other sitcoms, including NBC\u2019s new series \u201cNewlyweds.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Curtis said she even \u201cbegged\u201d her agents to do another sitcom \u2014 and her wish came true with NBC\u2019s new series \u201cNewlyweds,\u201d which she co-created, executive produces and appears in as a guest star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to refer to myself as the HBIC. Head bitch in charge,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cI\u2019m 68 years old. I\u2019ve wanted to be a boss my whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been doing it not as a boss for a long, long time. 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