It only took two scenes for Jenn Lyon to get a handle on the meddling mom, Linda Harrison, in “English Teacher.” Upset with the grade her son got in English, the mom’s convinced she can “fix” things and get the teacher to see her side of the story. “I know this woman,” Lyon says.
“When I got the full script, I was so excited ...
I didn’t know she called an entire town hall. I was trepidatious, but it was so collaborative and fun.” Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack Now, Linda Harrison — the woman behind steak nuggets and “double” Sprite — is poised to be a regular on the new FX comedy.
No offers have come forth, Lyon says, but she should click with audiences once they see Episode 6. “I don’t have kids, but power presents itself in any arena, whether it’s a school or a town council or a union,” Lyon says. “There are always going to be people that have sort of an outsized sense of themselves.
They know what’s right in certain situations, but they’ll do whatever it takes to make sure their policies are implemented.” People are also reading..
. Jenn Lyon appears in "English Teacher" as the feared mother, Linda Harrison. Steve Swisher, FX Double Sprite Harrison tries going through the teacher (played by Brian Jordan Alvarez), even inviting him and a fellow teacher to her restaurant.
She butters them up with her own invention — steak nuggets — and encourages them to try that double Sprite. They�.
