When she’s not acting, Behrs, now 35, devotes her time to meaningful side projects.
Well, it’s because two of my favorite things are coming together: wine and baseball.
Woodbridge Wines is now the official wine of Major League Baseball, which is so huge.
What can you tell us about the giveaways so far?
Feels bougie and exciting to be drinking wine and also watching baseball.
So how did you become anOrioles fan?
Yeah, so I grew up actually … We moved a lot.
I was born in Pennsylvania, but really my whole childhood was mostly spent in Virginia.
And my grandparents lived outside of Baltimore and my aunt and uncle and cousins.
Soeverysummer we were up there.
So Camden Yards is where I grew up.
It was such … the ’90s Orioles are still my favorite.
My sister went to college at Loyola in Maryland.
Oh, I’m very familiar.
My uncle went there.
We’re from New York.
So I’m here now on the Upper West Side doing this interview.
So you still stayed East Coast.
Yeah, we moved to California when I was 15.
So most of my childhood, though, was in Virginia.
So, let’s shift to “The Neighborhood.”
So when did you have to stop filming that because of the pandemic?
We went down the day before we shot our finale last year for lockdown.
So, I don’t even remember, March something, when L.A. had gone full lockdown.
But I got to say coming back was …
I felt so safe.
The crew had to adjust their jobs times 100.
We just became so close as a cast and crew.
You’re like, “Oh yeah, that’s what Cedric the Entertainer’s face looks like.
And I’m just grateful that we get to come back again.
Season 4 is very exciting.
And just getting to tell these stories.
I hope we continue to do stories that have social impact, but also bring people together through laughter.
I think it’s really important.
With COVID, you’re not filming in front of an audience, right?
Yes, of course!
I mean, it was really sad.
We were shocked, obviously, everyone was.
But I still keep in touch with everybody.
And actually half the camera crew is on “The Neighborhood.”
Through the pandemic, we haven’t really been able to hang out, but through text, yeah.
I was just talking to her the other day about our gardens, because she’s the gardening expert.
So she’s been my go-to with trying to figure out issues in my own garden.
I was like, “How do you sow a seed?
What do I do?”
[Laughs]
So do you have any funny on-set stories from your career that stand out?
There was one moment in “2 Broke Girls” whereLindsay Lohanwas playing a bride or there was some … A lot of my clumsiness as Caroline was really just Beth in front of a live audience.
And same with “The Neighborhood,” too.
So there’s definitely been times where I break.
Jennifer Coolidge always used to make me break, laughing.
Because I work with some of the funniest people in our business.
[Laughs]
So your husband’s an actor and was on “Mad Men.”
I read that you first met him at a party for the show, right?
Yeah, for “Mad Men.”
I think maybe “Mad Men” had only aired one episode.
I had seen the pilot or something, but …
I met him, yeah, through friends and have been with him ever since.
That’s so nice.
And I also saw in that same article thatyou got engaged in New York.
We got engaged, yeah, in New York.
It’s such a big part of our relationship as well.
We spend a lot of time in New York, so it was very romantic.
Yeah, so, this has been a project that’s been in the works for years.
So hopefully you’ll see that in the near future.
It’s sold to Lionsgate and we’re really excited.
And I also saw that you started a podcast [Harmonics] during the quarantine.
So who have been some of your favorite guests on there?
Well, the best ever, Carol Burnett.
That was a bucket-list moment for me.
She’s my comedy hero, always has been.
Brandi Carlile, Jewel, Abby Wambach, Glennon Doyle.
And it’s honestly been a passion project.
I get to ask all my heroes like Abby Wambach …
I grew up as a soccer player.
So to be able to talk to Abby Wambach was just so cool, you know?
I haven’t had any baseball players yet, because it’s all been women.
I guess “The Bachelorette” too that means.
Have you been watchingKatie’s season?
Okay, I’m very, very sad to say that I have not watched yet.
It’s all on my DVR.
What do we think of it?
Is it a good season?
I haven’t even …
Well, I like her.
She has some good people to select from, so …
Oh, good.
Okay, I’m excited.
I haven’t watched it yet, but I’m excited.
I actually interviewedBen Higgins.
He was my favorite.
I love Ben Higgins.
He’s so cute.
He’s a really nice person.
He actually wrote abook, so it was kind of a tie-in for the book.
I mean, they called him “the Perfect Ben,” but he really does seem pretty …
He is kind of “Perfect Ben.”
I follow him on Instagram and from the interview, he seems really sweet.
I like that he has a lot of …
I’m very passionate about nonprofits and charities and I just feel he does a lot of work for …
He uses his platform for good.
I noticed I felt grounded and calm and so I really started exploring equine therapy.
It’s a natural sort of healing and being in nature, as well.
This is super nerdy, but I love “The Sound of Music.”
I’ve always wanted to play Maria on Broadway.
I know that Carrie Underwood did it on screen recently.
But yeah, any musical, any Broadway show.
I love the theater.
So I’ll come back to New York for pretty much anything.
So we’ll see you in New York.
