Behind the Scenes with Showtime's 'Kidding' Actress Gwen Hollander

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

Gwen Hollander is such a natural beauty and Rival magazine was lucky enough to get her in front of our camera for a one on one series for our debut issue! We met at one of our favorite little secret locations in Los Angeles, Skiptown Playhouse; a vintage black box theater with cushy red velvet seats and weekly improv and comedy skits. We sat down with the actress from Showtime’s ‘Kidding’ to talk all things theater, working with puppets and got her glam for our exclusive photo series. Check out the behind the scenes images below!

GLAM

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

WARDROBE STYLIST: Alannah Jones

WARDROBE STYLIST: Alannah Jones

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

LOOK ONE

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

LOOK TWO

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

LOOK THREE

TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

LOOK FOUR

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom PHOTO BY Samantha Shaw

TALENT: Gwen Hollander and HAIR/MUA: Juel Bergstrom PHOTO BY Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

LOOK FIVE

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PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

LOOK SIX

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

PHOTOGRAPHER: Heather Koepp TALENT: Gwen Hollander PHOTO BY: Samantha Shaw

I hope you enjoyed these behind the scenes from our time with the talented Gwen Hollander. Make sure to check her out in ‘Kidding’ Season 2 airing now on Showtime!

TEAM CREDITS

LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER Heather Koepp https://www.instagram.com/heather.rival/

BTS PHOTOGRAPHER Samantha Shaw https://www.instagram.com/thesamperspective/

HAIR AND MUA Juel Bergstrom https://www.instagram.com/juelhairnmakeup/

WARDROBE Alannah Jones https://www.instagram.com/alannahthestylist/

LOCATION Skiptown Playhouse https://www.instagram.com/skiptownplayhouse/