When NBC announced its 2015 fall schedule back in May, TV enthusiasts were disappointed to learn the network would only be airing two sitcoms: the hilarious “Undateable” (returning for a third, all live season) and new series “Truth be Told” (which was originally titled “People Are Talking”). Tonight, comedy fans will finally get to experience the new show the network is putting all of its faith into.

“Truth be Told,” premiering tonight at 8:30 p.m. EDT, is about two sets of diverse friends — who also happen to be next-door neighbors — going through life and thoroughly discussing every single topic that comes up with a no-holds-barred approach. Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Vanessa Lachey star as “the white couple,” Mitch and Tracy. The “black couple” is comprised of Tone Bell and Bresha Webb, as Russell and Angie.

Despite being the only new comedy on the peacock network, actress Webb does not feel any added pressure. “I’m so cool about it,” she said in an exclusive interview with Headlines & Global News. “NBC knows what they’re doing. The show is great!”

Webb’s positivity has helped her steadily work in showbiz since the late 2000s after graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts. Her breakout role, Dr. Laverne St. John, came in 2008 on another NBC program, the medical drama “ER.” In 2010, Webb began playing Imunique Jefferson on the TV One comedy “Love That Girl!” and was promoted during the series’ fourth and final season to its lead character. In 2013, she starred as Cookie in the web series “Learning Town” and, last year, she portrayed Teresa Morris on “Grey’s Anatomy.”

The 28-year-old Baltimore native was bubbly and cheerful when chatting with HNGN about “Truth be Told.” Read on to find out what Webb had to say about her cute co-stars, playing a TV doctor, bathroom devices, ’90s teen heartthrobs, auditioning for “Saturday Night Live” and clowns!

What’s “Truth be Told” all about?
Well, “Truth be Told” is about four friends who are neighbors. I play Angie, a pediatrician, and my husband Russell is a stand-up comedian. Our next-door neighbors are Mitch and Tracy, and they have a daughter. We go through everything together — we discuss marriage, race, sex… anything that comes up. We all give each other the benefit of the doubt. We don’t take anything very personal. We all come from different backgrounds and have different opinions about everything — just like when you are talking to your friends.

How did you land the role?
I auditioned. I met Korin Huggins, who’s our producer, first. I was already friends with Tone prior. We both did stand-up together. Tone was offered the role, and they asked him who he would like to play his TV wife and he suggested me. We were already respectful of each other. I respected his funny and he respected mine. I’m pretty cute, he’s pretty cute — why not? I had gone in to audition, and started to get a callback. Hollywood success story — I get the part!

What was the first day like on set? Did you all click immediately?
Yeah, actually, we really did. Tone, Mark-Paul and I were already really tight. We spoke to each other throughout the whole summer, and we celebrated together when our show got picked up. We were all stressed-out trying to find a new wife [for Mark-Paul’s character] to complete our foursome. Then, Vanessa Lachey came, and we have been inseparable ever since! We love each other, we hang out together outside of set — we do everything together! That’s my boo! So it comes off really real because we’re really friends, and we really respect each other. A lot of the plots and stories come out of conversations that we’ve had. It’s like art really imitating life! Mark-Paul and Vanessa have kids and Tone and I don’t, so we really identify with our characters a lot. We’re all in relationships, so we all have different things going on in our private lives, and we come together and we share stories. So we’re acting and being funny, but it’s really the same. It’s really cool.

Your character is a pediatrician, and this is not your first time playing a doctor on TV. Have you picked up any medical knowledge from your roles?
I have a cousin who’s a pediatrician, so I always call her for advice. And when I was Dr. Laverne St. John [on “ER”], my other cousin is the head R.N. of one of the hospitals from where I’m from in Baltimore. So all of my medical jargon that I had to say, I would just run by her and she would completely school me. After two years being on “ER,” I feel like I should have a degree! I know how to do everything, take blood, do a needle… They have nurses and doctors on set. They put on gloves and tell us how to do it. Listen, it’s a whole thing!

Tell us something interesting about each of your co-stars. Let’s start with Bell.
Tone is hilarious! I guess everybody already knows that. He puts everything already out there because he’s a stand-up comedian. He’s obsessed with the Squatty Potty! People may find it gross, but we love it! You put it under your feet; it’s a stool for better stool. We’re both obsessed with Squatty Potties right now. We all have one.

So you guys just sit around talking about your bowel movements?
Yeah! That’s how close we are! He’s gonna beat me up for saying that! He’s already talking about it onstage, so why not?

Lachey?
Vanessa is a lot like her character. She’s a working mom, she’s married, she has to juggle everything, and she does a great job of it. I so admire her in doing that. I want to have kids one day, and seeing everything she does is like, “Whoa!” She’s planning birthday parties while we’re on set learning lines — crazy!

Lastly, tell us about Gosselaar.
Mark-Paul is a lot like Mitch. People are going to be really blown away by how funny he is, naturally. He’s freakin’ Mark-Paul Gosselaar! People freak out and say, “Zack Morris!” and he’s so sweet about it. I did it. He doesn’t really get all like, “Oh. My. God. I’ve been in this business for so long. Never call me Zack Morris!” He’s not like that. He’s the most kind, very considerate… He appreciates it all. He’s like, “I’ve been so fortunate and blessed to have such a long career.” I admire that about him.

Were you a fan of “Saved by the Bell”?
Absolutely! I had a poster of Zack Morris in my bedroom. I told him right to his face too: “I freakin’ love you!” We had the Sweet 16 board game and you had to pick your boyfriend, and I always went to Zack Morris or Mario Lopez [A.C. Slater]. Those were it! And [“Family Matters”] Stefan — not Urkel. I’m actually friends with Jaleel [White, who played both characters], and I tell him all the time, “Dude, when you took off them glasses — that was everything to me!” Oh, my God — all he did was take his glasses off! He went to the chamber and he freakin’ took his glasses off and pulled his suspenders down! It was like magic!

Did you also like Vanessa’s husband, 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey?
I said to his face when I met him too... I’m that girl — that awkward friend that just makes things even more awkward! I sang “The Hardest Thing” right to his face!

Speaking of great men, you have a hilarious show featuring Chris D’Elia and some other cool guys leading into yours, “Undateable.”
“Undateable” is so funny, and all those guys are nice. I was already watching it. I think Friday night is just going to ring really well with young audiences everywhere. I think a lot of people can relate to the conversations that we’re having on “Undateable” and “Truth be Told.”

You mentioned that you’ve done stand-up comedy in the past. Was that a crazy experience for you?
Yeah. It’s like you’re naked and everybody’s just looking at you. Sometimes they like what they see and sometimes they don’t. As long as you act as if you’re not naked and just having a good time up there, the audience will join you having a good time.

Growing up, did you want to be a stand-up comic?
I always wanted to be an actor. I went to the Baltimore School for the Arts [for high school]. I was always in theater and plays. I went to CalArts. I’m theatrically-trained. So that was always the focus. After I was on “Love That Girl,” which was produced by Bentley Kyle Evans and Martin Lawrence, they thought I was really hilarious and said, “You should do yourself a favor and get onstage.” From there, I went onstage and started performing. I was able to meet Tone [because of stand-up comedy], which helped me get this part.

You auditioned for “Saturday Night Live” in 2013 when they were looking to add a black woman to the cast. What was that like?
It was great! It was nerve-racking, but it was just such an awesome experience to be in front of Lorne Michaels and everybody that I admired. It was an amazing experience!

Do you know the woman that actually won the spot, Sasheer Zamata?
I was actually right next to her. There were nine or 10 of us that went to New York. She was always really sweet. We prayed together before we went in. We were both playing Beyoncé. I was so happy that she got it. It worked out because I was able to get on another NBC show and, two, Lorne Michaels is one of the producers for “Brothers in Atlanta,” so he remembered me from the “SNL” audition. I think it’s a beautiful full circle.

What’s HBO’s “Brothers in Atlanta” all about?
Very funny show. It’s about two guys: Diallo [Riddle], his character is already there [in Atlanta], and his friend Bashir [Salahuddin] is a background singer with Maya Rudolph. He gets fired when they’re in Atlanta, and decides to stay with his friend — and they take Atlanta by storm! The show really comments on how the persona of Black Atlanta has really taken over.

People think they already know a lot about that area from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
Yeah. It’s a satire that comments on the black culture in Atlanta. When I go to Atlanta, it’s always such a mind-blowing experience. You see all these black-owned businesses, ballet in the country…. It’s still weird to me. [My character] works at the rec center. She’s ghetto fabulous! She has a lot of sass to her and is so much fun to play. Bashir and Diallo are such improv geniuses, and working with Tim Story was a dream. They’re good at what they do, and I think HBO is really lucky to have them.

Do you currently have a boyfriend?
I do have a boyfriend. He’s in the business, a writer. Tone and my boyfriend are best friends, and hang out a lot. It’s like we’re in a weird relationship, all three of us. It keeps us honest, and it works for us.

And you have a dog, Little Foot.
Little Foot is my child! She is 8 years old. I’ve had her since she was a puppy. My friends found her in Echo Park in Los Angeles. She was abandoned. They found her in the dumpster, actually. They said the dog looked like me, which I was a little offended by because she looks like a rat. She’s gorgeous! She’s part of the hairless breed, and has big eyes and cute ears. She’s a Chihuahua apple head mixed with Mini Pinscher. She’s a model. She knows how to sing. She dances. She’s beautiful!

What’s your biggest fear?
I don’t like clowns. I’m really terrified of clowns. The whole cast of “Truth be Told” is going to Universal Studios’ [Halloween Horror Nights], and I’ve never been because I’m terrified of clowns and those horror things just have clowns walking around. I’m trying to let them know that I’m dead serious about it, but I’m going to have to be a real champion and just do it because I’m grown. I shouldn’t have this phobia anymore!

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