Comedy helped Caleb Hearon process his own father’s unexpected death. So when the comic and actor co-wrote Trash Mountain with Ruby Caster, Hearon had to consider how much to lean into comedy as tears roll down his cheeks while starring alongside Zooey Deschenal in Kris Rey’s dramedy about love and grief. “No. If anything, I’m eager to prove that I’m not just a clown,” Hearon, the star of The Devil Wears Prada sequel and an HBO Max comedy special, told a Toronto Film Festival audience on Friday night after the world premiere of his comedic weepie. Caster told the Scotiabank audience she was wary with Hearon as a skilled comedian in writing…
