I have to hop in and just say, I was unfamiliar with your game until the Golden Globes, and I'm now a “Baronie.” I'm tapped in!

Thank you so much. I never knew how many people that evening's content could reach, but I was so blown away and overwhelmed with the response, and now I get to meet you, so it's fabulous.

I'm grateful. I do wanna talk a little bit about that night before we get into the SONIC campaign, because I was watching, and I was like, "I want her on every red carpet." What was the feeling like for you being there?

Well, it was so interesting because I did four hours of interviews. I did 50 interviews, and you're standing in that one spot. [...] They didn't post anything till that evening, and then, they continued to come out that following week.

So, it was almost this thing where I was like, "I think that went well and I had so much fun, I have no idea how it's all gonna cut together and how it'll be received." And then, it was kind of this week of... I felt frenzied, honestly. Because I was just like, "Oh, my God, there's so many of these coming out." People are being so nice to me online. I was kind of just waiting for everyone to turn on me, and it hasn't happened yet, so who knows what it'll be, but it's coming, I know it's coming.

Mary, it's not coming.

It might be coming, we don't know.

It's not coming.

Let's get into the Sonic campaign. I would love to know what it was like working with Veronika.

It's been so great. When the offer came in, I was so excited because Sonic has worked with so many amazing comedians and other talent, like Jane Krakowski, Ellie Kemper, and Paris [Hilton] and Nicole [Richie], of course. So, it's an honor to follow in their footsteps.

And then, when they told me I was gonna be paired with Veronika, I just couldn't be more excited, because we actually haven't crossed paths that much. She moved to New York for a bit, and then, immediately, sort of got cast on SNL. So their schedule was pretty grueling and I'm all over the place with standup. So, it felt like a great way to forge a true friendship with someone … to sit by a pool in the blazing hot sun of Los Angeles for, like, eight hours. The spots are pretty short, so we had a lot of time to gossip, a lot of time to dish. It was, honestly, a dream day. There are certain days on set where you're just like, "I can't believe this is my job," and you just get to drink refreshers and listen to Zara Larsson. It was amazing.

So, what can you tell me about the campaign?

Yeah, the concept for the commercials is this idea of "sip to that," so celebrating these small moments over the summer. And as New Yorkers, you know that we suffer through the grueling winter, and this one was particularly challenging, so we can get to those beautiful summer days and just taking little moments to celebrate.

So, in the first commercial, my phone won't charge, and then, I figure out using a hair clip, which is very innovative, how to keep the charger in, and we continue to listen to “Midnight Sun,” and we sip to that.

And then, the second one, we're in the pool and it's, we're in a shady spot, so we have to find our way back to the sun, and we sip to that. So, I look forward to seeing how everyday people find their opportunities to sip to that.

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