Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty; Cindy Ord/FilmMagicJane Lynchis rooting for herParty DowncostarJennifer Coolidgeto make a return to the series.While walking the red carpet for the show’s season 3 premiere at the Regency Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, the actress, 62, chatted about Coolidge, 61, reprising her role of Bobbie St. Brown in a potential follow-up fourth season.“Oh, if she can,” Lynch tells PEOPLE exclusively of Coolidge returning toParty Down. “I would imagine she was invited to do this [third season] too.““She’s just been very busy,” theGleealum continues, referencing Coolidge’s monumental 2023, which has already included winning aGolden Globeand aCritics Choice Award, plus receiving theHasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year honorand starring in aSuper Bowl commercial for e.l.f. Cosmetics.“I mean, if she’s available, sure! Yeah. [TheParty Downproducers] will find a way,” Lynch adds.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Frazer Harrison/GettyParty Down, which follows a group of caterers in Los Angeles as they hope to make it big in Hollywood, first premiered in 2009 and saw a second season air the following year.Starz canceled the show after its second season, though the network ordered a six-episode revival of the series in November 2021. It is scheduled to premiere on the network Friday and run through March 31.Alongside Lynch, other famous faces who star on the series includeAdam Scott,Ken Marino, Martin Starr,Ryan HansenandMegan Mullally.J. K. Simmons,Ken Jeongand Kristen Bell also guested on the series in smaller roles, and in season 3, some new faces who appear includeQuinta Brunson,Nick Offerman,James Marsdenand Jennifer Garner.RELATED VIDEO: Jane Lynch Discusses Her Favorite Moments Throughout Her Career fromThe FugitivetoManhunt: UnabomberReuniting with herParty Downcast mates after over a decade for the revival, Lynch tells PEOPLE, “was just a joy.““It’s like coming back to an old lover … that you still talk to, and it’s almost like a reunion with all of your favorite people of 13 years ago,” she continues.And though Lynch states that “it feels like it was just yesterday,” since she first starred on the series, she further elaborates, “When we got into our little costumes, and we saw each other on the set, it was like no time had passed.““It was really joyful, cause we all loved it,” she adds. “I defy you to find one person in our cast who’s like, ‘No, it was kind of a drag.’ … We loved each other and we loved [doing the show].“Season 3 ofParty Downwill premiere on Starz Friday.
Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty; Cindy Ord/FilmMagic
Jane Lynchis rooting for herParty DowncostarJennifer Coolidgeto make a return to the series.While walking the red carpet for the show’s season 3 premiere at the Regency Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, the actress, 62, chatted about Coolidge, 61, reprising her role of Bobbie St. Brown in a potential follow-up fourth season.“Oh, if she can,” Lynch tells PEOPLE exclusively of Coolidge returning toParty Down. “I would imagine she was invited to do this [third season] too.““She’s just been very busy,” theGleealum continues, referencing Coolidge’s monumental 2023, which has already included winning aGolden Globeand aCritics Choice Award, plus receiving theHasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year honorand starring in aSuper Bowl commercial for e.l.f. Cosmetics.“I mean, if she’s available, sure! Yeah. [TheParty Downproducers] will find a way,” Lynch adds.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Frazer Harrison/GettyParty Down, which follows a group of caterers in Los Angeles as they hope to make it big in Hollywood, first premiered in 2009 and saw a second season air the following year.Starz canceled the show after its second season, though the network ordered a six-episode revival of the series in November 2021. It is scheduled to premiere on the network Friday and run through March 31.Alongside Lynch, other famous faces who star on the series includeAdam Scott,Ken Marino, Martin Starr,Ryan HansenandMegan Mullally.J. K. Simmons,Ken Jeongand Kristen Bell also guested on the series in smaller roles, and in season 3, some new faces who appear includeQuinta Brunson,Nick Offerman,James Marsdenand Jennifer Garner.RELATED VIDEO: Jane Lynch Discusses Her Favorite Moments Throughout Her Career fromThe FugitivetoManhunt: UnabomberReuniting with herParty Downcast mates after over a decade for the revival, Lynch tells PEOPLE, “was just a joy.““It’s like coming back to an old lover … that you still talk to, and it’s almost like a reunion with all of your favorite people of 13 years ago,” she continues.And though Lynch states that “it feels like it was just yesterday,” since she first starred on the series, she further elaborates, “When we got into our little costumes, and we saw each other on the set, it was like no time had passed.““It was really joyful, cause we all loved it,” she adds. “I defy you to find one person in our cast who’s like, ‘No, it was kind of a drag.’ … We loved each other and we loved [doing the show].“Season 3 ofParty Downwill premiere on Starz Friday.
Jane Lynchis rooting for herParty DowncostarJennifer Coolidgeto make a return to the series.
While walking the red carpet for the show’s season 3 premiere at the Regency Bruin Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, the actress, 62, chatted about Coolidge, 61, reprising her role of Bobbie St. Brown in a potential follow-up fourth season.
“Oh, if she can,” Lynch tells PEOPLE exclusively of Coolidge returning toParty Down. “I would imagine she was invited to do this [third season] too.”
“She’s just been very busy,” theGleealum continues, referencing Coolidge’s monumental 2023, which has already included winning aGolden Globeand aCritics Choice Award, plus receiving theHasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year honorand starring in aSuper Bowl commercial for e.l.f. Cosmetics.
“I mean, if she’s available, sure! Yeah. [TheParty Downproducers] will find a way,” Lynch adds.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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Party Down, which follows a group of caterers in Los Angeles as they hope to make it big in Hollywood, first premiered in 2009 and saw a second season air the following year.
Starz canceled the show after its second season, though the network ordered a six-episode revival of the series in November 2021. It is scheduled to premiere on the network Friday and run through March 31.
Alongside Lynch, other famous faces who star on the series includeAdam Scott,Ken Marino, Martin Starr,Ryan HansenandMegan Mullally.
J. K. Simmons,Ken Jeongand Kristen Bell also guested on the series in smaller roles, and in season 3, some new faces who appear includeQuinta Brunson,Nick Offerman,James Marsdenand Jennifer Garner.
RELATED VIDEO: Jane Lynch Discusses Her Favorite Moments Throughout Her Career fromThe FugitivetoManhunt: Unabomber
Reuniting with herParty Downcast mates after over a decade for the revival, Lynch tells PEOPLE, “was just a joy.”
“It’s like coming back to an old lover … that you still talk to, and it’s almost like a reunion with all of your favorite people of 13 years ago,” she continues.
And though Lynch states that “it feels like it was just yesterday,” since she first starred on the series, she further elaborates, “When we got into our little costumes, and we saw each other on the set, it was like no time had passed.”
“It was really joyful, cause we all loved it,” she adds. “I defy you to find one person in our cast who’s like, ‘No, it was kind of a drag.’ … We loved each other and we loved [doing the show].”
Season 3 ofParty Downwill premiere on Starz Friday.
source: people.com
