I had been trying to figure out a way to write about The Bear for a while, and I just located it. If you’re unfamiliar, The Bear is a show on Hulu/FX that just released its second season. It’s set in Chicago, and in many ways feels like a love letter to Chicago. The basic plot is that Carmy, played by Jeremy Allen White of Shameless fame (and Movie 43, oddly), is a renowned New York City chef. His brother, who owned a sandwich shop in Chicago, kills himself and Carmy moves back home to take over the shop. The problem: he’s a renowned chef and this is a sandwich shop that already has staff and people connected to it. Lots of things then get set in motion.
Richie, or Cousin Richie, is played by Elon Moss-Bachrach. He’s been in some things, but I would argue most people knew him as “the guy who ate out Alison Williams’ ass on a sink” in Girls before this show. That’s a heckuva thing to be known for, so thankfully he’s got The Bear now.