Kat Dennings Says She ‘Had No Concept’ What ‘Intercourse and the Metropolis’ Was When She Visitor Appeared At 14

Kat Dennings lately mirrored on her time on Intercourse and the Metropolis and the surprising perks that got here with it.

The 2 Broke Ladies star appeared on The View on Tuesday, Jan. 7, to debate her new ABC sitcom, Shifting Gears. Through the section, co-host Alyssa Farah reminded Dennings, together with the viewers, of considered one of her earliest roles — a visitor look on Intercourse and the Metropolis.

In 2000, at simply 14 years outdated, Dennings guest-starred within the present’s third season. The episode, titled “Scorching Little one within the Metropolis” after the 1978 Nick Gilder tune, featured Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her pals reconnecting with their internal kids. For Samantha (Kim Cattrall), this got here within the type of working with Jenny Brier (Dennings), a rich 13-year-old who hires Samantha to plan her extravagant bat mitzvah.

“It was very attention-grabbing as a result of, after all, I wasn’t allowed to observe Intercourse and the Metropolis as a baby,” Dennings, now 38, informed the hosts. “And we didn’t have cable even, our household, so, I actually had no thought what the present was.”

Recounting the audition, she added, “I used to be like, ‘What a bizarre present. What a bizarre title.’ After which on the way in which residence, on the practice, we noticed a constructing — like, a Intercourse and the Metropolis billboard throughout the entire constructing.”

Within the early 2000s, the present’s huge recognition meant even a quick visitor function might deliver recognition. Dennings recalled the surprising consideration she obtained after the episode aired.

“After I did that and I walked into, like, The Hole in Pennsylvania, individuals have been like, ‘Oh my God, it’s Jenny Brier! Like, give her the worker low cost!’ ” she mentioned. “I used to be getting reductions!”

Although Dennings later turned well-known for her roles in movies like Charlie Bartlett (2007), The Home Bunny (2008), and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008), she joked that her function on Intercourse and the Metropolis stays the one challenge that ever earned her such perks.

Now identified for her six seasons on 2 Broke Ladies and appearances within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Dennings is at present starring in Shifting Gears, airing Wednesdays at 8/7c on ABC.