My Appearance on 2 Broke Girls Tonight!
There’s a very funny show on CBS on Monday nights called 2 Broke Girls, set in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. The sitcom follows the adventures of two financially poor women, Max and Caroline. Max comes from a poor working-class family. Caroline, on the other hand, was born wealthy, but is now penniless because of her father’s shady business dealings. The two meet while waitressing in a greasy spoon diner, begin an unlikely friendship, and then become roommates. Caroline soon discovers that Max has a real talent for baking fabulous cupcakes and they begin saving their wages to start a cupcake business. Of course, there’s a hilarious cast of characters and I was surprised, and quite pleased, when I received an invitation to appear on an episode. Here are some behind-the-scene photos taken on the set last March. It was a really fun experience and I hope you will catch this episode of 2 Broke Girls tonight on CBS. Check your local listings.
1 This episode is entitled, 'And Martha Stewart Have A Ball.'
2 Here I am arriving at the Warner Bros. Television studio. The television division was created in 1955 and has produced such shows as 77 Sunset Strip, F Troop, Kung Fu, Wonder Woman, The Dukes of Hazzard, Night Court, Gilmore Girls and, of course, 2 Broke Girls.
3 The cast members of 2 Broke Girls drove by on a golf cart.
4 The studio houses many different stages and currently films shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Conan, The Big Bang Theory, Harry's Law, Two and Half Men, Mike and Molly, and more.
5 The lot features many familiar streets with outdoor sets, like this courthouse on the set 'NY Street.' Frank Sinatra famously sang on these steps in the 1964 musical, 'Robin and the Seven Hoods.'
6 Posing with some of the very lifelike and notable characters from Warner Bros. films - V for Vendetta, The Matrix, and Predator.
7 Seated for the table-read - all of the actors read through the script once with the directors and producers before any rehearsals begin.
8 These readings are also called 'cold' readings because there has been no rehearsal time. It gives all present a chance to hear what works and what doesn't, before going forward with the project.
9 Michael Patrick King is the Executive Producer. He was also the producer for Sex and the City, Will & Grace, and Cybill.
10 Jonathan Kite plays Oleg, a cook. Sitting next to him is Garrett Morris, who plays Earl, a cashier. Matthew Moy, who plays Han Lee, is the owner of the restaurant where the girls work.
11 Nick Zano plays Johnny, Max's friend and love interest
12 Donnell Turner plays Officer James.
13 Matt Cook plays Brody and Brandon Bell plays Officer Mars.
14 Nick and I have the same hometown - Nutley, New Jersey!
15 My chair on set
16 Here I am on set with Beth Behrs, who plays Caroline Channing, one of the 2 Broke Girls.
17 This set is the Brooklyn restaurant where the 2 girls waitress, while working towards their shared dream of opening a cupcake shop.
18 Here I am on the apartment set that the 2 Broke Girls share.
19 This apartment is also where the cupcakes are baked.
20 Notice all of the cupcake pans on the table shelf?
21 One of my scenes takes place in a bathroom at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
22 A screen read
23 We rehearsed the scene on set. The 2 girls sneak into a museum event I'm attending, hoping to get me to taste one of their cupcake creations!
24 Taking a business call while in the makeup chair - my work never stops!
25 Ready for the scene!
26 Michael is very involved on set.
27 Taping the scene
28 Stopping for a photo op with Kat, Beth, and Michael
29 Posing with the 2 Broke Girls
30 Michael Patrick King, Kat Dennings, me, Beth Behrs, and Lead Stylist Traycee Field
31 Posing with Tim Kaiser, producer of the show, who also worked on Will & Grace with Michael Patrick King.
32 After the taping, I sat down with the CBS PR team to do a quick interview about my experience on the show.
33 Then Extra correspondent, Renee Bargh, stopped by for a quick interview about my new book, Martha's American Food.
34 I signed a copy of Martha's American Food for Michael.
35 Having a laugh on set with Kat Dennings and her mother - Kat's first television role was on Sex and The City.
36 I had a great time with Michael and the entire cast and crew of 2 Broke Girls. I hope you all tune in tonight on CBS! Check your local listings.
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Thanks for these pics behind the scenes of tonight's episode of 2 Broke Girls on CBS. I am so looking forward to your new shows on PBS. Seems as if you are always having a ball like on Gates FINDING YOUR ROOTS episode last night revealing your lineage to Genghis Kahn..
Posted by: ann | May 7th, 2012 at 4:22 am
Thanks for the behind the scenes pics of your apperearance on 2 Broke Girls, it looks like it was a lot of fun!
Posted by: Cindy F | May 7th, 2012 at 8:02 am
Martha - loved Professor Grimes show last night - it was completely well done and interesting. Finding your Roots provides all of us with great history lessons and insight. Thanks for sharing. Will check out this blog entry soon.
Posted by: E. Teresa Touey | May 7th, 2012 at 9:21 am
Hi Martha, What a fun blog post this one was to see and watching the CBS program '2 Broke Girls' tonight will be a lot of fun! Beth, Kat, and Michael sure did look great in these photos and you looked fabulous and very happy! How thoughtful of them to have you on their TV show! Seeing the sets and entire cast and 'cold readings' was fascinating to view before the show was broadcasted! Can't wait to see this tonight! Watched you on PBS last night on 'Finding Your Roots' and it was fantastic to learn more about your foreign relatives and the photos they presented were fantastic! My Dad's parents came from Finland and when my grandpa came here, he changed his name form Swan Ahonan to Swan Erickson and that's why our Finish name is Erickson. I think I will try to learn more about him through PBS, if possible-fascinating! Thanks for sharing all of this and hope you have another great day! Off to check out The Daily Wag where F&S are wandering around the farm before their last surgeries! I love them and GK! Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | May 7th, 2012 at 10:16 am
Hi Martha,
I saw this particular clip online the other day and thought it was pretty funny. I don’t really watch Two Broke Girls because it’s on the same time as DWTS. Good for them for holding up against that show though! I’ll be sure to check it out tonight.
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I really liked “Finding Your Roots” on PBS last night - I’m going to watch that show more often. I was so amazed with all the information they found going back centuries in some instances. To learn about our ancestors gives one so much to think about as in your case with ties to Genghis Kahn. How fascinating! Our genetic wiring is a powerful thing. I mean to even think about the amount of history encoded in our genes is mind boggling. Who wouldn’t want to find out about their ancestors from centuries ago? Well, I’m just glad you were on that show because I may not have watched it otherwise! Trish
Posted by: Trish | May 7th, 2012 at 11:19 am
Wouldn't miss it. Watching right now.
Posted by: JoAnn Rygiel | May 7th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
I just finished watching 2 Broke Girls, too funny!!
Posted by: Holly | May 7th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
You were GREAT! I loved the show.
Posted by: Kim | May 7th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Martha, 2 broke Girls was a great episode. I loved how the show paid you so much respect. Obviously, Michael Patrick King is a big fan of yours.
Glen
Posted by: Glen Nyhus | May 8th, 2012 at 11:04 am
Thanks for sharing your photos and telling your story of taping the show. It was a hilarious episode and you were fun. Best!
Posted by: Elizabeth Boyle | May 8th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
I loved this episode everybody was great,but I'm sorry I wasn't crazy about the wardrobe selection,maybe it was on purpose.
Posted by: Robyn | May 8th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Loved the show! I have been DVRing 2 broke girls since the beginning and was thrilled to see you on last nights episode Martha.
Posted by: Gretchen Schuler | May 8th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
I enjoyed your appearance on 2 Broke Girls, Martha. I finally had a chance to watch my recording of the episode last night. I'm very curious about the maple bacon cupcake. I'm very curious... was the cupcake prop accurately flavored?
Posted by: Hollie | May 9th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Martha, you were great on 2 Broke Girls...very natural...now all you are missing is an actor career...go for it!
Posted by: Marie Christensen | May 9th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
Adult humor. I would advise parents not to let their children watch this sitcom. But I enjoyed it. I love to see cameo appearances by famous people!
Posted by: lisa bird | May 9th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
happy to see 2 Broke Girls behind the seen. i like it....
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Posted by: rosemary | May 31st, 2012 at 5:41 am
looking for the fun this is he best for that...
Posted by: holly raine | June 19th, 2012 at 5:09 am
Just seen it in the UK, loved it.
Posted by: Guy Normas | October 2nd, 2012 at 5:35 am