Patti Harrison Takes The Lead In 'Together Together'

<a href="https://www.pattiharrisonswebsite.website/">Patti Harrison</a> is known for bringing her absurd, caustic, yet charming comedy to supporting roles on shows like <em>Search Party</em>, <em>Broad City</em> and <em>Shrill</em>. But now she's in a starring role in the romantic comedy <em>Together Together</em>. In it, Harrison plays a young single woman who agrees to be a gestational surrogate for a single man in his 40s, played by Ed Helms. Sam talks to Patti about what it was like to play a role different from everything she's done before, why <em>Together Together</em> is even billed as a rom-com, and the quandary of representation as a trans woman.<br/><br/>— Watch Sam's extended interview with Patti Harrison: <a href="https://youtube.com/npr">https://youtube.com/npr</a><br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin"><em>@NPRItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> and email us at </em><a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org"><em>samsanders@npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>