TIFF 2023: Jessica Yu on directing Sandra Oh’s zany performance in ‘Quiz Lady’

TORONTO — There’s been lots of talk about “Quiz Lady” co-stars Sandra Oh and Awkwafina playing against type in the odd-couple sibling comedy, but director Jessica Yu says she didn’t see it that way.

The film, which also stars Will Ferrell as the show’s Alex Trebekian host, premiered to big laughs at theon Saturday night and screens again Wednesday and Sunday before hitting Disney+ on Nov. 3. Awkwafina, she points out, delivered resonant performances in both “The Farewell” and “Swan Song,” and even in comedies is often asked to handle an “emotional pivot.”And Yu says that from her previous work with the Ottawa-born Oh, whom she directed in several episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy,” she could tell the actress would take to the role, for which she dons purple hair extensions and an approximation of street style.

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