“Slate also worked on “Big Mouth,“Netflix’s popular adult animated series.
Still, others may know the funny lady for her comedy work.
Some even knowSlate for her haunted house!
Now, the actress has partnered with Tillamook as part of their second annualPartnership for Creamier Ice Creamcampaign.
After all, that’s what makes their ice creams richer and creamier than their competition.
Slate even starred in a fun, zany commercial to help promote the campaign.
Theirs has more cream in it than is required, I think, by the FDA.
And it’s such a cute campaign.
Also the ice cream is truly delicious.
It [was] a pretty fun thing for me to get on board with.
How did the partnership between you form?
My little daughter loves her tiny little pieces of cheddar.
It was like an immediate yes.
So it was a very easy yes.
How was the behind-the-scenes process?
It was very fun, the ice cream scientist that I met was named Anna.
And she was telling me about what they do.
I was like, “You’re real?”
And also that sounds like a dream job.
Of course it is.
For both of us, I’m sure.
I can’t speak for Anna, but definitely for me.
[It] seemed like Anna was really into it though.
Are you naturally a dessert kind of person?
I’m kind of an everything person.
But I am kind of selective with my treats.
It has to be really good.
I can’t even pick a [favorite] flavor.
I’ve got a four-way tie going on.
Her favorite ice cream flavors
Well, what are those four?
Because I was literally about to ask if you have a favorite from this extra creamy lineup!
So you kind of segued right into it.
I really love thecookies and cream[flavor].
My whole family was very, very into the mudslide flavor.
I love the dark cherry, the strawberry, and I love the ice cream sandwiches.
Ooh, I love an ice cream sandwich.
Outside of this Tillamook line, do you have a general favorite flavor of ice cream?
Usually I’m kind of a full ice cream sundae pop in of person.
With this campaign being about sharing and community, it seems especially important right now.
Was that something that also really spoke to you?
And I really like that Tillamook is farmer-owned and is a B corporation.
That is really, really important.
Did they have favorites?
We had … two big tubs.
One was a really big cookies and cream.
Another was a really big Oregon dark cherry.
The cookies and cream was obliterated.
Also, I saw that you were in this really fun commercial to celebrate the campaign.
It was a lot of fun to watch and the joy oozed out of it.
Did you have a lot of say in the commercial?
I’m a comedian, I want it to be funny.
And also I am me, I want it to be nice.
I want to be a part of something that is kind, and it was all already there.
Everybody was so, so nice to me.
And it was really fun to film it.
We filmed in the actual supermarket.
That’s so fun!
I love thegrocery store.
It was so fun filming the commercials, getting to ride around on the shopping carts.
Not that I’m doing that in the supermarket all the time.
But what a luxury.
I mean, you mentioned being more specific with how you choose brand partnerships.
Are there maybe other brands that you’d really love to work with someday?
What a great question.
That’s totally fair.
But I’ve always wanted to be on a commercial for ahair product.
Let’s manifest it.
About me endorsing the brand?
What was your experience like with that film?
What’s the reception been like for you?
I have a small part in that movie.
I knew the Daniels, the directors, for years before.
And I was like, “I’ll do it.”
I didn’t know anything about it.
I had not read the script, nothing.
And they are so, so special.
I love their style.
I love their energy.
They take everything to the maximum and they have such gigantic, creative energies.
I showed up with the highest expectations and even those were blown out of the water.
The onset experience was fun and incredibly supportive.
It’s a huge honor to get to work with the cast that they have.
I was also really lucky to make some really close friends out of it.
Stephanie Hsu, who plays Joy, ended up being a really close friend of mine.
The pandemic started right when they finished that movie.
What a fun connection.
Yeah, really, really nice.
So, we’ve all known each other for a bit now.
I believe it comes out in June.
Yes, June 24.
What can you tease about it for readers?
And it’s like seeing an old friend again.
But I don’t want to tease any of the plot because I want it to be a surprise.
The movie’s written and co-written, and completely directed by, Dean Fleischer Camp.
We really had a creative vision that we wanted to be able to stick to.
That’s why it is exactly what we wanted it to be.
In that vein, what might you hope that viewers take from the film?
They’re worth returning to, they’re worth participating in.
You become that high value when you add yourself to your community.
A really great way to feel your own power is to participate in kindness and care in your community.
And right now, more than ever, it still feels like we need that in abundance.
We always did and we always will.
It’s sort of like a spiritual practice.
It’s a daily thing, or like your ownphysical health, you just got to keep doing it.
It’s like breathing.
It’s like your heartbeat that you don’t stop, you just get more and more into it.
What’s next for Jenny Slate
I love that philosophy so much.
We recentlyinterviewed Thomas Mann for his film “Chariot.
So, I wanted to ask, what was it like working with them?
I’ve met Rosa in person only briefly.
Thomas, I have met before.
We did a table read for something together.
They’re both lovely people.
Are you able to divulge if you’re in theupcoming Disney+ “Zootopia” series?
I don’t think I am.
I loved that movie and I loved you in it…
You’re going to have to ask them.
I’ll tweet Disney.
[Laughs] What can you tell us about what’s next for you?
I’m working on my standup again.
I’d really like to make a new special.
Ice cream lovers can participate in Tillamook’s Partnership for Creamier Ice Cream onInstagramandTikTok.
