Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Laraine Newman Says Jay Squandered His Success
August 13, 2024 · 52 min
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A founding Groundlings member and original SNL cast player reflects on a life spent making people laugh.
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In this episode
- What it was really like to be part of the original SNL cast
- How she and her sister helped build The Groundlings from the ground up
- Navigating addiction, auditions, and a long career in voice acting
- Raising kids in show business without sacrificing their integrity
About this episode
The Great Laraine Newman talks about the growing up in Beverly Hills, founding the Groundlings, being part of the pioneering cast of SNL, raising kids who work in show business and still have integrity, fighting addictions, avoiding auditions, voice work, writing an audible memoir “May You Live in Interesting Times”, and what it’s like to make a movie that’s powered mostly by cocaine.Bio:Laraine Newman is an Emmy and Annie Nominated performer and an actual native of Los Angeles. She began studying improv at the age of 16. She, along with her sister Tracy Newman are amongst the founding members of The Groundlings, now the farm team for SNL. Laraine has worked for directors ranging from Woody Allan to Guillermo Del Toro. She has a thriving career in animation and her credits can be found on IMDB. She has also written for Esquire, The Believer and McSweeneys. She is on the board of San Francisco Sketchfest, an alternative comedy festival now in its 20th year and appears regularly in the long-running award winning Broadway show Celebrity Autobiography. Her memoire- May You Live In Interesting Times can be found on audible.com
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About Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind.
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