(February 2009) - PCM's Kristyn Clarke had the great opportunity to participate in a conference call with actress, author and comedienne Amy Sedaris! She is set to appear on an upcoming episode of The Closer which will air Monday, February 16, at 9:00 pm Eastern and Pacific. Check out some questions that Amy answered about her role on the show and much more!

Q: When filming in "The Closer," how is the chemistry on the set? What did you enjoy most about filming the episodes?

Amy Sedaris: Well, the cast and the crew really got along really well. And that's always a good sign of a good set you know because when you know working on "Strangers with Candy," we always included our crew you know what I mean? They were there for all of it. Sometimes I'd go to them and say, "Hey, I need a funny line. What can I say here?" You know? So it reminded me a lot of a theater set where everyone got along and everyone's role was to make a really good episode. So that really made everything a lot easier.

Q: How important do you feel is it to include humor in dramatic shows like "The Closer" to break up tension?

Amy Sedaris: Well, I normally don't like things like that. Like for example, funny cookbooks, jokey cookbooks. You're not going to take it seriously. And sometimes I'm like don't you know either commit. It's going to be dramatic or it's going to be you know funny. But don't mix it up.

But I think they do a really good job and I think that's because they have really actors on the show. Like, Kyra Sedgwick's a good character and a real actress. And I think that - that's why they're allowed to get away with it. Same with "Monk." You know without Tony Shalhoub, forget it you know. "Monk" is real and funny and interesting and I think it's all thanks for a person who's driving the bus.

Q: I was wondering what did you find challenging about your role?

Amy Sedaris: Just the fact that it was an hour long drama that was kind of, you know, challenging. And that you know and challenging to play a psychic when I didn't, you know, do a whole lot of you know research for it. But it was fun because the writers wrote a really good part. And I didn't have to bring too much of my own stuff to it. Do you know what I mean? So I mean, all of it was challenging. Every job I get is challenging.

Q: With "The Closer," you play the psychic or an intuitionist. Have you ever visited a psychic? And do you have any like crazy, wacky stories about if you have?

Amy Sedaris: No, I've never been to a psychic, but I have a friend whose mom's an astrologist. I know it's a different thing than psychic and astrologist really. But no, I've never been to one. But I'm not saying I don't believe in them. I just you know just never been.

Amy Sedaris: I like the shoe, "House," a lot. I think that's a really fun show. And you know of course, shows like "30 Rock." I love "30 Rock." And "Ugly Betty," I think is fun. When I think of you know because they're in New York, too. It's fun to shoot a show in New York, just kind of different because you know all the crew members.

Q: Kyra Sedgwick's character on "The Closer" is known for people being able to get people to confess. How do you think you, mean Amy, not your character, are at getting people to confess?

Amy Sedaris: For some reason, I think I am good at it. Like, I can get - I can be talking to someone and - for 10 minutes and then walk away from them, and have their entire life. Like a lot of times, people will say, "How did you find that out?" You know because you find that when you ask somebody something, a lot of times, they're going to want to tell you because they're not used to talking about themselves. And then once they know you're actually listening, they're going to keep talking. So I'm kind of like the - I'm the kind of person where I get a lot of information out of people.

Q: So you've done a lot of work with Comedy Central, and you've done this piece with TNT and "The Closer." Have you noticed - can you tell us about some differences you may have noticed between working for these cable-based programs versus something having a larger network?

Amy Sedaris: Well, the last larger network thing I did was when I did the Jack Spade show. And they were really loose and fun and that set, so that was my big experience working for a network show.

And then working on TNT and you know Comedy Central, they kind have the same vibe, like you didn't really get a sense of a lot of grownups were around, but I'm sure they were around. But I didn't feel any kind of weird pressure or shadows on the set. You know everyone got along and the director was up for input as well as you know the crew and the cast. So there's a lot of communication going on. It just seemed like a very - like everyone trusted each other. So it was all a good experience, but there wasn't a major difference.