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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Wally Baram, who plays Carmen Neil in Overcompensating: she was too short to be a cowgirl so tried stand-up and read books by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – now she's in the Charli XCX-produced show
Wally Baram never intended to become an actress. The comic and screenwriter – best known for her work on the TV shows Shrinking, What We Do in the Shadows and Betty – had her heart set on becoming a cowgirl as a child. She even took equestrian classes as a teenager, but as luck would have it, her 155cm (5ft 1in) stature prevented her from taking her dreams further. Wally Baram originally wanted to be a cowgirl but gave up on her childhood dream due to her short stature. Photo: @wallybaram/Instagram 'My feet don't even curve around a horse,' the 27-year-old said in an interview this month in Vanity Fair. 'The horse looks like it's wearing me as a hat.' Advertisement Baram turned to comedy in her gap year before university, before dropping out to pursue stand-up and writing full time. When she was hired as a screenwriter on Amazon Prime's new TV dramedy co-produced by Charli XCX , Overcompensating, she had no idea she would be making her acting debut on the show. The campus comedy revolves around the show's creator, Benito Skinner's character Benny, a closeted college freshman, who tries to date Carmen, played by Baram, to keep his sexuality hidden. 'I related to her so much that when I had my meeting with Benny over writing, he was like, 'You are kind of this girl,'' Baram said in an interview this month in Marie Claire. 'When Benny told me, 'I want it to be you,' my mind was tremendously blown. Even now, I'm still like, What the heck?' So what do we know about Wally Baram and her apparent overnight success as an actress? She's Mexican-Syrian Wally Baram is Mexican-Syrian and grew up in the US state of New Jersey. Photo: @wallybaram/Instagram
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hailee From ‘Overcompensating' Is the Funniest Person on TV Right Now
The funniest person on TV right now is Holmes—no, not Sherlock Holmes, but Holmes, the actress behind the icon that is Hailee from Amazon Prime's college comedy series Overcompensating. The show was created by social media star Benito Skinner, and it follows Benny (Skinner), a closeted former football player and homecoming king, who is struggling to accept his sexuality while navigating his first year at Yates College. In the series, Holmes plays Hailee, a bleach blonde, out-of-pocket freshman, whose entire college social life revolves around hooking up with hot men and going to parties with her blonde besties. 'Ew, my knees look f--king nasty,' Hailee whines to her similarly blonde friends in first episode, while wearing a hot pink tube top with the phrase, 'Cowboy Cushions,' printed across the chest. (Side note: It's a very Juicy Couture look, and I'm obsessed.) At first glance, Hailee seems vapid, a sort of Paris Hilton caricature ripped straight from her early 2000s reality show, A Simple Life. However, don't be fooled by her outward appearance, Hailee is much more than a simple stereotype. Throughout the season, her character proves to be an absolute unhinged weirdo (in the best way possible), but also a profoundly loyal friend to her roommate Carmen (Wally Baram). She's ride or die for her besties, and honestly, we love that for her. Not to mention, it's the small moments when Hailee demonstrates a profound emotional insight that truly takes her character from funny stereotype and places her squarely in the 'icon' category. And viewers can't get enough of her. 'I'm being so serious when I say she needs to be nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy. One of the most hilarious performances of the year #overcompesating,' a fan wrote on X. Others couldn't agree more, with one viewer writing: 'Every award. Give them to her!' As of now, there is no word yet on whether Overcompensating will be renewed for a second season. But, if it does, there is likely one request that most fans will have for Skinner—more Hailee, please.
