The actor who plays the priest, Andrew Scott, is a longtime friend of Phoebe Waller-Bridge who she cast for the role.
The episode won 3 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. It was additionally nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour), but ultimately lost to Russian Doll (2019): Ariadne (2019).
Phoebe Waller-Bridge was shocked when the show got renewed even after the success of the first season.