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Chris O’Dowd as Mike
Irish actor Chris O’Dowd appeared in countless early aughts comedies, including Dinner for Schmucks, Bridesmaids, and Friends with Kids. You also might recognise him as Roy from The IT Crowd.
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Tracee Ellis Ross as Gaynor
Tracee Ellis Ross, who plays Rivermind executive Gaynor, is best known as Joan Clayton from the long-running sit-com Girlfriends and as Rainbow from Black-ish. In 2023, she starred in Oscar-nominated film American Fiction and the Prime rom-com Candy Cane Lane.
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Nicholas Cirillo as Shane
Nicholas Cirillo plays Shane, Mike’s annoying colleague. You may recognise him as drug-dealer Barry from Outer Banks. He’s also made appearances in She-Hulk, Poker Face and Good Egg. He even had a tiny unnamed role in Stranger Things.
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Sabrina Jalees as Angie
Sabrina Jalees plays Angie, Amanda’s colleague, who is (understandably) pretty creeped out by her post-Rivermind. The Canadian comedian recently appeared in I Used to Be Funny alongside Rachel Sennott, the debut feature of Ally Pankiw, who also directed this episode of Black Mirror. You may have also seen her in Search Party or the Canadian sketch show, Baroness Von Sketch Show.
Carolyn Turner as Penelope
Carolyn Turner makes a brief appearance as Penelope, another colleague at Amanda’s school, who warns her she’ll lose her job if she keeps spouting out ads to the kids. Turner is another Canadian comedian is one of the four leading ladies of the Baroness Von Sketch Show. She has also appeared in the American version of Ghosts and Murdoch Mysteries.