Exclusive Interview: Kate Godfrey Chats Warped!

Actress Kate Godfrey is “all that” and then some! The talented young performer first blew audiences away with her starring role in the remake of the ’90s sketch comedy, All That. Since then, she’s continued to build on that success, landing the lead role in Nickelodeon’s Warped!.

In Warped!, Milo (Anton Starkman), the beloved head geek at a popular strip-mall comic book shop, Warped!, finds his world disrupted when his boss hires a new employee. With the quirky and excitable Ruby (Kate Godfrey) now on the payroll, the two form an unlikely alliance to create the world’s greatest graphic novel. Joining them in their adventures are Darby (Ariana Molkara), a smart and fashion-forward friend who is always there to lend a hand, and Hurley (Christopher Martinez), a neighboring pizza shop employee who spends his time coming up with brilliant culinary creations.

Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with Kate about Warped!.

PC: To start, could you introduce us to the series and your character?
Kate: Warped! is Nickelodeon’s new sitcom. It first airs on Thursday, January 20th, but you can watch it every Thursday at 7:30/6:30c. I play Ruby. She’s super fun to play. She’s very exciting. I think she’s going to be very loved by the fan base. She’s overall just a spazball.

PC: What was it about this particular project and character that attracted you to it?
Kate: Ruby is a mixture of all the characters that I used to play on All That. She’s really my dream character because I can do anything in the role. I could make any choice or say anything improvised, and it would still be considered as Ruby in character. It’s my dream role. I love it.

PC: How did you prepare to step into Ruby’s shoes? Which of Ruby’s relationships was your favorite to explore in Season 1?
Kate: When I first heard about Ruby, I made a Pinterest board and basically pinned anything that reminded me of Ruby. I pinned anything, from hairstyles to baby goats (because she reminds me of a goat). I created what I wanted to wear. All of those things. It was fun.

PC: How similar or different would you say you are to Ruby?
Kate: I’d say I go back and forth on whether I’m similar or not. I feel like I’m pretty similar. She’s more of a super exaggerated sitcom character, which I’m not. I’m quite introverted. I can be shy, whereas Ruby isn’t. But ultimately, I think our personalities are pretty similar.

PC: The cast has such great chemistry. How did you all build that bond?
Kate: Right away, we knew that if we wanted this to be a good show it would be helpful if we were really close, so we were all on the same page. We were like, “Let’s do as many things as we can together. Let’s be really closed,” and it worked. It was so natural, and sometimes we were with each other for fifteen hours a day. We would work all day and then we’d go get dinner and hang out with each other for four hours after. It was super organic. It was nice. We have a really nice environment.

PC: The show looks like so much fun. Do you have a favorite episode or scene that you’re really excited for your fans to see?
Kate: I do have a favorite scene! It’s hard to say because there are so many good ones. Ruby is such a little oddball, which I love. You’ll have to watch and see because every episode she’s doing something new and crazy and acting in some way or impersonating a random person. You’ll have to watch every Thursday night on Nick.

Make sure to follow Kate on Twitter and Instagram. Watch Warped! every Thursday at 7:30/6:30c on Nickelodeon.

Photo Credit: Tobin Yell and Nickelodeon