Laraine Newman

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Laraine Newman recalls her early interest in performing, which led her to study mime with Marcel Marceau and to be a founding member of The Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles. She recalls being discovered by Lorne Michaels for The Lily Tomlin Special, which led to her becoming one of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players on Saturday Night Live. Newman discusses her sometimes tumultuous years on that show, and speaks of working with Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, and Steve Martin, among others. She details her prolific work doing voiceover for animated series such as Spongebob Squarepants, Fairly Oddparents and As Told by Ginger as well as live action guest shots on Friends, According to Jim, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Newman concludes by talking about her career as an author and offers advice to aspiring actors. Amy Harrington conducted the interview on March 20, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA.