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How ‘Dying for Sex’ Explores a Woman’s Sexual Awakening as She Battles Cancer, but Makes It Funny: ‘When You Listen to the Story, It Makes Complete Sense’
Showrunners Elizabeth Meriwether and Kim Rosenstock on how ‘Dying for Sex’ explores a woman’s sexuality as she battles cancer.
Women with sexual desires usually have been played on TV series for the humor, casting the thirst for sex as something that is traumatic and as a mask of old trauma, or as a substitute for some unfulfilled need — but, for the most part, not much fun. Meriwether and Rosenstock both recall the funny moment when Ricamora was on set — in his dog costume — and found out he was nominated for a Drama League Award for his performances in “Oh, Mary!” and “Here Lies Love.” The series’ acting corps reads like a dream team: Besides Williams and Slate, the cast comprises such heavyweights as Kelvin Yu, Jay Duplass, Sissy Spacek, Esco Jouley and David Rasche.
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