Kyle Soller interview
Kyle Soller discusses the balance of comedy and drama in the show and why, at the end of the world, Guinness would be the answer.
Can you describe your character?
Scotty is the only member of the apocalypse planning department, which is probably located in some backwater of Capitol Hill, and Gaines is probably the only person who knows of Scotty's existence. It's a very secret organisation where, effectively, Scotty, for the past whoever knows how many years, has been planning disaster scenarios and making preparations for apocalyptic events. So all of a sudden he gets the opportunity to share his expertise.
Did you do any research?
There's a lot of stuff on YouTube and, I think, you can actually get a degree in disaster planning. There's loads of material online about any number of scenarios that might happen and they're terrifying, but once you wrap your head around the idea of the impermanence of the world in which we live, it gets easier. Scotty knows that there is nothing that anyone can do to save themselves from this impact event because of the severity of it.
Have you enjoyed working with Paterson?
I love Paterson, we have a lot of fun together. I hope he says the same otherwise I'm the only one getting anything out the relationship. It's been great, I've been a fan of his for a long time so I can't really pretend that I'm not having a good time with him.
What was it that attracted you to You, Me And The Apocalypse?
I was so impressed by the scope of the writing and the ambition of the storytelling. It's topical and funny and sad. There are really brilliant comedic elements without sacrificing the chaos and drama that would unfold at the end of the world. The fact that it's a really big international cast was something that was really exciting as well.
If there was news of an impending apocalypse, how would you want to spend your final days?
Oh God, I would probably just spend the first days drinking as much Guinness as possible. Maybe I'd try to fit in some kind of crazy things like jumping off a mountain or something, but really I think I'd actually want to spend it with my family just really quiet, somewhere remote.
What would you say to a viewer to encourage them to watch the show?
It's is one hell of a ride with drama, comedy, action and tears and Rob Lowe.