Coffee Chats is venturing to Police Squad! ScreenRant‘s signature interview series is back again for its seventh episode, this time welcoming The Naked Gun‘s Liza Koshy to the cafe table. Koshy shares an energetic exchange with host Liam Crowley over some chai lattes and espresso sH๏τs as the two discuss the former Vine star’s rise from social media content creation to acting in Hollywood blockbuster productions, all at Milk & Pull in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood.

In this episode of Coffee Chats, Koshy reveals her personal connection to Milk & Pull, what makes The Naked Gun‘s style unlike anything in the comedy genre, and how she successfully made the leap from Vine and YouTube to the big screen.

Coffee Chats no.7 w/ Liza Koshy

Milk & Pull Has Been A Favorite Spot Of Koshy’s Since Moving To Brooklyn

Koshy is the first Coffee Chats guest to take the series outside of Manhattan, and it’s for good reason. As an avid coffee drinker and a new Brooklyn resident, Milk & Pull has quickly become a go-to for Koshy.

My personal connection [to Milk & Pull] is the fact that I moved to Brooklyn about six months ago, and I love it here. There are so many businesses at stake and there are so many businesses that need your love and need your money. This couple that started this cafe got married 10 years ago, founded this business together and have delicious coffee and multiple selections of chai. I’m looking at the owner with love in my eyes.

Liza Koshy Praises The Naked Gun’s Energetic Ensemble

“There’s something for everyone in the movie…”

Koshy finds herself among the infamous Police Squad, the group of cops that make up the heart of The Naked Gun franchise, as Detective Barnes. While the unit has several comedic actors, including Koshy herself and Paul Walter Hauser, they are led by famed dramatic actor Liam Neeson.

“It’s a comedy, but it’s also played as a drama. Leslie Nielsen from the original Naked Guy trilogy, he was actually from a soap opera background, pure drama all the time. To put him into a world of comedy where he played solely strict ᴅᴇᴀᴅpan dry drama, it played to the comedy perfectly. The comedy’s in the background, it’s on fire. It’s in the word play. It’s not something you play up with facial expressions so much. It’s drama really. It’s drama with something on fire in the back.”

And that comedy is able to land because of the atmosphere it comes in. Many critics have praised The Naked Gun for spearheading the resurgence of the theatrical comedy. Koshy emphasized that the shared laughter environment is what helps make this legacy sequel land.

“There’s something for everyone in the movie, whether it’s slapstick or dry ᴅᴇᴀᴅpan. There’s so many reasons to go and see it in theaters. [Watching it at home], that’s like ordering eggs on Postmates. You should enjoy in in the environment it’s cooked in. You enjoy your coffee at Milk & Pull. You need to enjoy your movies in the theater.”

From Vine To Hollywood: Koshy Reveals The Secret To Success

“It’s a lot of delusional confidence, a lot of just believing…”

The Naked Gun represents Koshy’s biggest theatrical role to date. Her acting career has skyrocketed in the 2020s, as her catalog includes blockbuster тιтles like Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and streaming smash hits like KPop Demon Hunters.

All of this Hollywood success comes on the heels of her social media stardom, as Koshy has been creating digital content since the Vine days in 2013. She expanded her seven-second skits to longer-form vlogs on YouTube, a platform where she became the fastest personality to reach 10 million subscribers in 2017. Several social media stars capture 15 minutes of fame, but a very select few elevate it into a full-time career in the entertainment industry.

“I believe it’s a lot of delusional confidence, a lot of just believing and knowing in my gut that this is exactly what I want to do. I love to perform so much. I love to take on a character. I love to find the humanity, find the empathy for that person, their fallible characteristics. I love finding what makes people tick. I think I would’ve minored in psychology had I continued in college, but I just find that you can see yourself in other people by stepping into their shoes and being able to do that for a living and just tell stories that go unheard a lot of the time. That’s just where my focus is at and what I love to do, and I just have a pᴀssion for it, and there’s just a neutral feeling in my gut when I say that. It just feels like a fact, and I encourage people to listen to that frequency versus the frequency of the internet. The internet moves a thousand miles per hour, but your gut moves all of one mile per hour, maybe less. It’s nice to slow down a bit.”

More About ScreenRant’s Coffee Chats

Coffee Chats operates as a mixture of personal discussion through the lens of coffee as well as a dive into the guest’s latest project. Along the way, we’ll hit a Cold Brew Open, give our First Sip Synopsis, discuss our personal Coffee Callbacks, share our dream Desert Island Drinks and more.

“I pride myself on being a conversationalist, and there’s no better setting to chat it up with someone than a cafe,” ScreenRant Reporter, Host Liam Crowley said. “Back when I attended Syracuse University, I used to make ‘coffee review’ videos with my friends on my social media. To essentially expand that 60-second concept into a full-blown production and be accompanied by some of the biggest names in Hollywood is a true ‘pinch me’ moment.“

“From the moment I reached out to Liam about joining ScreenRant’s New York team, we envisioned expanding our content offerings with engaging, in-depth interviews, including an original series,” ScreenRant Editorial, Branding, and PR Director Rob Keyes said. “Liam already had an idea for this, and Coffee Chats perfectly embodies this vision, offering a unique format that connects audiences with leading industry talent while supporting local businesses. We are thrilled to launch this series and collaborate with local establishments on this exciting initiative.”

“Over the past 21 years, ScreenRant has interviewed every star in Hollywood several times,” ScreenRant Content Director Alex Leadbeater said. “Across press junkets, red carpets, convention panels and beyond, we’ve been a constant presence in the entertainment industry. Coffee Chats builds upon this success to create a more intimate backdrop for a more personal, longer-form style of interview.“

Coffee Chats is created by Crowley, Keyes, and Leadbeater and is produced by Tiffany Loving, Laura Watson, Jacques Reeder, John Aljets, Leah Nucum, Cesar Garcia, and Kazden Risk.

Check out our other Coffee Chats episodes with…

• Noah Centineo
• Jack Quaid
• Bryce Dallas Howard
• Gabriel Luna
• Ben Wang
• MJF

Source: ScreenRant Plus