Sex And The City but Samantha is a cat named Fred, you’re welcome

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Sex And The City but Samantha is a cat named Fred, you’re welcome
Kim Cattrall who is not a cat, Sarah Jessica Parker Photo: James Devaney / Contributor

We’d like to thank Roswell, New Mexico writer Alanna Bennett for the below tweet. Thank you, Alanna. Thank you, from the bottom of our socially-distanced hearts, for leading us to Sex And The City starring Fred the cat.

That’s actor Alexandra Kyle (Justified, 13 Going On 30) in the role of “Carrie Bradshaw.” And in the role of “Samantha Jones,” Fred the cat. (A.K.A. Kim Cat-trall? Too much?)

The TikTok Bennett shared is far from the only time Kyle has be-wigged her cat and lip-synced to a clip from a popular television series. It’s not even the only time she’s done Sex And The City with Fred as Samantha. Here, Kyle plays three roles. There are more wigs, and Kyle is terrific, but there’s no outshining Fred. (That choice he makes with the mug? So daring, so honest. Truly, a remarkable actor.)

@alexandra.kyle

#fyp #MeanGirls #catwig #ThatsHot

♬ original sound – Alexandra Kyle


But Fred isn’t a one-trick pony. Fred has the range. Here’s Fred in Mean Girls:

Rachel McAdams brought Regina George to life (where is her Oscar), but Fred made Regina George an icon. And here’s The Hills:

The tears! The vulnerability! The lighting!

Our quarantine hobbies are mostly things like “doing embroidery while bingeing Murder, She Wrote,” and we’re starting to feel like we haven’t done enough to bring joy to our friends and neighbors. On the other hand, most of us only have two wigs, three at max, and none of us have Fred.

Lest you think Fred is the only major talent in the family, we should point out that Kyle does a truly fantastic snail impression. She also recently released the short film Anxiety’s Wilma, “a short romantic comedy about a young woman and her anxiety,” which she wrote and directed—and in which she stars, alongside Silicon Valley’s Martin Starr. Starr is pretty good, but we’ve got to say it—he’s no Fred.

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10 Comments

  • zorrocat310-av says:

    As a life-long cat owner I just need to point out that many houseplants can be toxic to your feline friends including the pothos and schefflera featured in these photos that can cause oral irritation, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing and intense burning and irritation of the mouth, lips, and tongue Also for you marijuana growers, just no. And if you like lilies on the table, any lily family are considered to be highly toxic to cats. Even ingestions of very small amounts of the plant can cause severe kidney damage depression of the central nervous system, convulsions, and cardiac abnormalities. —AVCSPCA

    • brickstarter-av says:

      I’ve been sitting with my cat on the porch (he’s leashed) and he likes to nibble.   If I send you a picture of my bushes can you tell me which ones might hurt him?

      • zorrocat310-av says:

        Notice I gave pretty much indoor plants. But outdoor just be careful with azaleas, rhododendrons and definitely oleanders. I’ve heard sago palms but they mean the trunks not the spiky leaves.

    • barkmywords-av says:

      This is reminding me of my favorite YT cat video: Sylvester overdosing on catnip. I’ve shared catnip with my cat once — it wasn’t pretty.

  • burtbackarub-av says:

    I’m in the middle of a Justified rewatch and I’m on her season! I have nothing real to say, just that and her cat is cute and this whole thing is fun.

  • ksmithksmith-av says:

    Were do you get a cat-sized wig?

  • franknstein-av says:

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