Watch Tales of TWD actress Jillian Bell in Prime Video’s Candy Cane Lane
By Renee Hansen
In 2022, Jillian Bell starred in an episode of Tales of the Walking Dead, “Blair/Gina,” with Parker Posey. The duo were set in a Groundhog Day-esque story where they relived the onset of the outbreak over and over. The actress is well known for her role in the Amazon original movie Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019), among others. Now she stars with Eddie Murphy in another Amazon Studio film, Candy Cane Lane.
The film premiered on Prime Video on December 1, 2023, and was directed by Reginald Hudlin, who previously worked with Murphy in the 1992 movie Boomerang. Candy Candy Lane was written by Kelly Younger.
Filmed in El Segundo, California, the movie tells of Chris (Murphy), a man “on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest.” The holiday comedy adventure sees Chris make a deal with a mischievous elf, Pepper (Bell), to get a leg up on the other contestants. She cast a 12 Days of Christmas spell over the town, creating holiday chaos.
Tracee Ellis Ross stars as Chris’ wife, Carol, and Genneya Walton, Thaddeus J. Mixson and Madison Thomas portray their children, Joy, Nick, and Holly. The movie also stars Ken Marino, Trevante Rhodes, David Alan Grier, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, D.C. Young Fly, Riki Lindhome, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Lombardo Boyar, Danielle Pinnock, and Timothy Simons.
Candy Cane Lane trailer
Jillian Bell – what else does she star in?
During Saturday Night Lives 35th season, Bell served as a writer. Next, she starred in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. This would lead to many other roles, including 22 Jump Street, Eastbound and Down, Partners, Goosebumps, The Night Before, Idiotsitter, Godmothered, Dogs in a Park, Gravity Falls, SuperMansion, Human Discoveries, American Dad, Bless the Harts, Bob’s Burgers and Roar.
I highly recommend Brittney Runs a Marathon, as it is a delightfully entertaining dramedy. Bell stars as Brittany, a party girl living in New York City who wants to make changes in her life. She decides to train to run the NYC Marathon, a task that will assist her in many life changes and her goal to lose weight. It is a fun movie that will also inspire you.
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