The Last Laugh

The Deeply Normal Person Behind TV’s Most ‘Insane Maniac’

THE LAST LAUGH

Edi Patterson, breakout star of “The Righteous Gemstones,” discusses the show’s huge surprise cameo—and opens up about her own radical transformation for the HBO show.

Matt Wilstein
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Senior Editor

Edi Patterson.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/HBO
Matt Wilstein

Matt Wilstein

Senior Editor

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