The BearStar Recalls Free Beers and Couch Surfing During 2024 SAG Awards Comedy Ensemble Win

Mar. 15, 2025

The Cast of ‘The Bear’ at the 2024 SAG Awards.Photo:Netflix

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“You guys have helped create these characters with us and you’re true artists,” she continued. “We also want to thank everyone who’s supported actors along the way. Our parents, drama teachers, friends who let asleep on their couches for months on end. And people who have helped us self tape auditions, restaurants who have given us free beer after comedy shows and plays. Thank you so much. This is for you.”

Other nominees in the category includedAbbott Elementary,Barry,Only Murders in the BuildingandTed Lasso.

Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear.Chuck Hodes/ FX on Hulu/ Everett

Chuck Hodes/ FX on Hulu/ Everett

This awards season,The Bearhas swept the comedy genres, winning best comedy awards at theEmmy Awardsand theGolden Globes. The dark comedy follows the lives and stressors of Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), a renowned chef who returns to his hometown — Chicago — to run a local favorite beef shop.

The show grapples with grief, addiction and high-pressure restaurant situations, while focusing on the deep, and sometimes tumultuous, relationships in the family-owned business.

Abbott Elementary cast.Matt Sayles/ABC

Matt Sayles/ABC

Fellow nomineeAbbott Elementarytakes viewers inside a Philadelphia-area public school and the fictional teachers who make it inspirational. Underfunded and controversially staffed,Abbottis a workplace comedy about individuality and passion — focusing largely on Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson), a new teacher learning the ropes. However, the current third season ofAbbott Elementaryfocuses on the teacher’s brand new role outside the classroom.

Other ensemble members includeTyler James Williams,Janelle James,Lisa Ann Walter,Sheryl Lee RalphandChris Perfetti.

Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building.Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu

Season 3 of the series welcomedMeryl StreepandPaul Ruddto the star-studded cast.

Sudeikis plays the titular Ted Lasso, an American football coach hired to oversee a legendary British Premier League team. The character brings a contagious sense of optimism to an otherwise dry athletic scene and leans into camaraderie over external praise.

Bill Hader in Barry.Aaron Epstein/HBO

Barryfollows a disgruntled hitman (Bill Hader) ready to carry out yet another job. However, upon his arrival in Los Angeles, he discovers a love for acting — and with it, a possible way out of the dark life he’d previously chosen. Barry attempts to transform his life into something unrecognizable with his handler on his tail, new love interests and laughs rampant.

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