Hi, it's Jesse.

Today on the show, you know her from films like stepbrothers and bad moms,

and now the new Disney Plus series, Agatha all along.

It's Catherine Hahn.

I mean, have you heard the term haunissance?

Have you heard this?

Yes, I have.

But I was like, you guys, there has been a McConnaissance.

This is Dinner's On Me, and I'm your host, Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

I have such vivid memories of the first time I fell in love with Catherine Hahn.

It was seeing her on stage in a revival of the play Boeing Boeing starring Mark Rylance. The play revolved around

Rylance's character and three airline attendants. Gina Gershahn played in an Italian, Mary

McCormick, a German, and Catherine Hahn played an American. She played the part with the optimism and patriotism of a Fourth of July firework. With a wide stance, hands on hips, and a huge smile, she was like the emoji of an American before emojis even existed. She was magic. I mean, she was hilarious, completely original,

and refreshingly unique. I had never seen her in anything before, so I immediately began digging

to find the rest of her work, and it wasn't hard to find. She had made equally bold impressions

and a handful of great films, always as the off-center best friend or unhinged wife or

unstable co-worker. Whatever the role was, she was a highlight, never not walking away with the

scene. I read once that Paul Rudd compared her to Radiohead, the band, an indie group with a small

passionate following that works steadily for decades before, and all at once, everyone was listening.

I couldn't agree more. That's actually a perfect description of Catherine. And she's continuing to rake in a whole new generation of fans with her knockout performance as Agatha in the Disney Plus series Agatha all along.

Catherine and I had been trying to make this meal happen for a few months, and by the time

our schedules finally aligned, the series had already aired its final episode.

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