>> ALL RIGHT. LEE, THANKS. WELL, IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, SOME OF US MAY STILL BE CLINGING ON TO SUMMER, BUT THE FALL TV SEASON JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND THERE'S A NEW COMEDY FROM FX WITH ITS OWN TAKE ON SCHOOL LIFE. IT'S CALLED ENGLISH TEACHER AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER JOELLE GARGIULO SPOKE WITH THE CAST. >> GRAB YOUR BACKPACKS. THERE YOU GO, AND GET READY FOR A LAUGH. >> AN F WITH GRADES LIKE THIS, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HIT THE CORNER, SIR, FROM A TO Z. >> SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION. OR AT LEAST IT IS FOR THIS ENGLISH TEACHER. THIS JOB IS IMPORTANT TO ME. >> I LIKE WATCHING YOUNG KIDS BLOOM AND GROW. >> DON'T SAY THAT. >> IT SOUNDS CREEPY. FX'S NEW COMEDY SERIES IS CREATED BY AND STARRING BRIAN JORDAN ALVAREZ. >> THIS IS MR. MARQUEZ. HI, JOE. >> I KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OR SOMETHING, BUT FIRST, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> COSTARRING STEPHANIE KOENIG, IT GIVES A HILARIOUS LOOK AT THE PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF WORKING IN A HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA TO WRITE THIS? >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY COOL ENVIRONMENT. I THINK A HIGH SCHOOL IS A COOL ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE FROM EVERY PART OF LIFE. YOU CAN'T ONLY HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE WHO THINK LIKE YOU AT HIGH SCHOOL. YOU'RE ULTIMATELY ALL GOING TO HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A COMMON GOAL. >> I WOULD SAY, TOO, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT ABOUT THE SHOW IS YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WATCH A SHOW AND YOU'RE LIKE, GOD, I FEEL LIKE I KNOW THEM SITTING DOWN WITH THESE TWO. >> I'D SAY THE SAME ABOUT THEM. >> AND YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE AT THE BEACH IN MALIBU. YEAH, YOU'RE IN NOW. >> I'LL MEET YOU THERE IN AN HOUR. >> WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE PALISADES. YOU WANT TO SEE THE TRUTH? YEAH. WE DO. >> HOLD ON A SECOND. >> ARE YOU READY? DO YOU SEE ALL THIS? OH, INCREDIBLE. OH, HELL YEAH. >> BECCA, GO SIT NEXT TO TIFFANY. SHE TOLD ME IT WAS OFFENSIVE TO LEARN MANDARIN BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT JAPANESE. >> I LOVE THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN YOUR CHARACTERS GOING THROUGH THIS JOURNEY WITH ONE ANOTHER. I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT YOUR CHARACTERS, BUT IT JUST. YOU FEEL IT. >> YEAH, EXACTLY. >> AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH SUCH A BIG PART OF OUR JOURNEY OF LIFE TOGETHER AT THIS POINT THAT IT'S WHEN STEPHANIE WINS, I WIN. I'M I'M. YEAH. JUST I JUST LOVE HER SO MUCH. AND I'M I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH MY BEST FRIEND, YOU KNOW? OH MY GOD. AND USUALLY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT AT THEIR WEDDING, I THINK. BUT WE'RE JUST SAYING IT HERE. >> EVAN, CAN I TALK TO YOU IN MY OFFICE NOW? YES. COME, COME. NO VAPING. I CAN SMELL IT. >> NO, YOU CAN'T WANT EVERYONE TO GET TO KNOW YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, TOO. SO I'M GOING TO DO A QUICK RAPID FIRE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER. ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU READY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SENIOR SUPERLATIVES YOU WOULD GIVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. >> BUT SUPERLATIVE I WOULD GIVE YOU FUNNIEST. >> FUNNIEST. >> NO, I WOULD SAY THE SAME FOR YOU. >> MOST FUNNIEST MOST MOST SMARTEST. IF YOU WEREN'T. >> IF YOU WEREN'T ACTING, WHAT CAREER WOULD YOU PURSUE? >> OH, ASTRONAUT. >> ARCHEOLOGIST. OKAY >> FAVORITE MOVIE FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD? >> FAVORITE MOVIE FROM MY CHILDHOOD? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. >> ACTUALLY, I'M CHANGING IT, SISTER ACT. >> OH, DIRTY DANCING FOR ME. >> YES AND YES AND YES. ONE THING YOU WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH. >> TEACHER. >> WATCH IT. WATCH IT RIGHT NOW. WOW >> JOELLE GARGIULO, CHANNEL SEVEN, EYEWITNESS NEWS THEY'RE NOT INTO BEING ENGLISH TEACHER PREMIERES ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AT 10