Andy Samberg on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Balancing Act Between Smart-Stupid Humor and Urban Violence

“I’m hoping that eventually someone fires a gun,” Samberg tells EmmyWrap Magazine. “I think it would be cool to actually get into serious action. But I think that’s something we have to earn. It’s a fine line because you don’t want to get too serious.”

Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” walks one of the toughest beats on television: It’s a blue-collar comedy infused with Ivy League irony. It’s set in a precinct where low-income housing and artisanal pickle shops collide. And it’s a cop show where no one’s gotten shot.

“I’m hoping that eventually someone fires a gun,” Andy Samberg, who plays the show’s Det. Jake Peralta, told TheWrap. “I think it would be cool to actually get into serious action. But I think that’s something we have to earn. It’s a fine line because you don’t want to get too serious.”

Also read: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s’ Andy Samberg Reflects on Season 1, ‘SNL’ and His Take on Ratings

The Fox comedy is good at fine lines.

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