MAX‘s And Simply Like That… is a continuation of HBO’s Intercourse and the Metropolis that sees most of that present’s lead characters kind of settled down. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is content material to attend for Aidan (John Corbett) to complete elevating his troubled teen son, Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is fortunately dedicated to Harry (Evan Handler), and sparks are flying as soon as extra between Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and her work crush Pleasure (Dolly Wells). New addition Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) can also be proper the place she needs to be romantically, as one half of an influence couple. Which leaves luxurious actual property dealer Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) as the one predominant character who remains to be on the market trying to find Mr. Proper.
In And Simply Like That… Season 3 Episode 2 “The Rat Race,” Seema’s actual property accomplice decides to repair the issue himself by setting her up with a matchmaker performed by Saturday Night time Stay legend Cheri Oteri.
**Spoilers for And Simply Like That… Season 3 Episode 2 “The Rat Race,” now streaming on MAX**
In final week’s And Simply Like That… Season 3 premiere, Seema broke up along with her dashing, but perpetually distracted, boyfriend Ravi (Armin Amiri). This week, she’s again on the prowl and it’s not going nicely. It’s going so poorly that her accomplice Elliot (John Glover) phases an intervention. He tells her that he’s uninterested in watching her break her personal love life, so he’s setting her up with a “Sydney.” The twist is that Sydney isn’t a brand new suitor, however a excessive forehead matchmaker performed by Cheri Oteri.
Right here’s all the things you might want to learn about new And Simply Like That… character Sydney Cherkov…
Who’s Matchmaker Sydney Cherkov on And Simply Like That? SNL star Cheri Oteri Joins SATC:
And Simply Like That… Season 3 Episode 2 “The Rat Race” introduces matchmaker Sydney Cherkov, performed by Saturday Night time Stay alum Cheri Oteri. Sydney is employed by Elliot Poust to assist Seema lastly discover a husband. As quickly as Sydney meets Seema, she clothes the glamorous actual property dealer down, cuttingly blaming her for her personal single standing.
Seema briefly agrees to take Sydney’s recommendation, dressing demurely in pastels for a date with a good-looking man. Nonetheless, when Seema tells her date that she’s truthfully extra of an alpha, he bolts. Sydney explains to Seema that almost all males trying to calm down need to be within the driver’s seat. The implication is that so as to discover love, Seema has to alter herself. Naturally, and fortunately, Seema rejects this notion.
If Sydney Cherkov appears acquainted to you, it could possibly be that you simply’ve seen the Millionaire Matchmaker. (Patti Stanger is a transparent affect on this character.) It might additionally merely be that you simply’re somebody who obsessively watched Saturday Night time Stay within the ’90s. Cheri Oteri was well-known for her Barbra Walters impression and the “Cheerleaders” sketches she did with Will Ferrell.
Oteri isn’t the primary Saturday Night time Stay alum to visitor star on a present set within the Intercourse and the Metropolis universe. Molly Shannon performed considered one of Carrie’s publishers and Julia Sweeney appeared as a nun on Intercourse and the Metropolis.
It’s unclear if Sydney Cherkov can be again in a future And Simply Like That… episode, but it surely’s clear from Oteri’s social media that she cherished being on the present.
