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Sabrina Furminger – WE Vancouver<\/em><\/p>\n

For Ellie Harvie, there\u2019s something cozy and familiar about her role on YTV\u2019s new kid-centric Some Assembly Required, even though it\u2019s her first time on a sitcom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really think, as an actor, I\u2019m designed for sitcoms,\u201d the Vancouver-based actress says.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a bold statement, but Harvie has the experience to back it up. She cut her teeth as part of the trailblazing Vancouver TheatreSports League, and boasts a lengthy list of theatre, film, and television credits, including a high-profile stint as Morticia Addams on The New Addams Family.<\/p>\n

Now, as the conniving Candace Wheeler on Some Assembly Required, she\u2019s performing in that happy place where comedy, live performance, and television intersect.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery genre I\u2019ve done has required a different muscle group, but in Some Assembly Required, I get to use a lot of muscle groups,\u201d she says. In particular, her theatre chops are getting a workout. \u201cIn theatre and in sitcoms, you\u2019ve got to stay in the moment, even when you\u2019re not talking, and you have to be present and engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some Assembly Required follows the adventures of 14-year-old Jarvis Raines (portrayed by YouTube sensation Kolton Stewart) and his ragtag teen employees as they run a toy company called Knickknack Toys.<\/p>\n

As Knickknack\u2019s former owner, Harvie\u2019s Candace is the meanie in the mix. \u201cIt\u2019s really fun playing someone who is completely self-absorbed,\u201d laughs Harvie. \u201cThere\u2019s something really funny about just the one-note of, \u2018I want what I want.\u2019 I get to do some pretty fun stuff that women don\u2019t really get to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harvie is the lone adult in a sea of teenagers. Such a position took some getting used to. \u201cI have a six-year-old, so teens are kind of new to me. I keep thinking they\u2019re just grown-ups, and then I have to stop myself from saying off-colour jokes,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Despite this restraint, she\u2019s in awe of her young colleagues. \u201cThey are remarkable,\u201d she raves. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine having had the confidence that they have at that age. I certainly didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Filmed in front of a live studio audience in Burnaby, Some Assembly Required is the latest in a string of sitcoms to film in the Lower Mainland. The list also includes Citytv\u2019s Package Deal and YTV\u2019s recently wrapped Mr. Young, which was produced by the same team behind Some Assembly Required. \u201cSitcoms are new for Vancouver, and it\u2019s so exciting that they have added to what we do in this city,\u201d says Harvie.<\/p>\n

Some Assembly Required premieres on YTV at 6:30pm on January 6. To reserve a spot in the live studio audience, email someassemblylive@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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