Michael Buscemi, actor Steve Buscimi's brother, plays a character named Steve in the eczema support group.
Packet of Newport Cigarettes in Freddy's cell is a nod to Michael K William's other beloved character Omar from "THE WIRE" as he used to smoke the same cigarettes.
First appearance in the series by Glenne Headly playing attorney Alison Crowe. This was one of the last projects that Headly worked on before her untimely death from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 62.