Julia Louis-Dreyfuswas a comedian from the get-go.Before taking home theMark Twain Prize for American Humorat theJohn F. Kennedy Centerin Washington, D.C., on Sunday, theVeepstar told PEOPLE about the first time that she realized that she could make others laugh.“I stuck raisins in my nose at a very young age, and my mother laughed,” she said.The joke had consequences. “We went to the emergency room because she couldn’t get them out,” added Louis-Dreyfus, 57.Stephen Colbert,Bryan Cranston,Tina Fey,Ilana Glazer,Abbi Jacobson,Jack Johnson,Keegan-Michael Key,Lisa Kudrow,Kumail Nanjiani,Tony HaleandJerry Seinfeldall attended the ceremony to celebrate her achievement.“I feel like there are some comedians who consider physical comedy to be beneath them or something, but she shows that to be a real comedian you have to be able to do everything, and she does everything in such a real way,” Nanjiani gushed to PEOPLE.Scott Suchman“I think with comedy there’s a big trust, so we have a trust with each other,” herVeepcostar Hale said. “You’re not wondering, ‘Are we going to be on the same page?’ We already know. You just kind of feel like you’re riding this comic wave together.”“I don’t think Julia has changed at all. We see each other every once a while, and it’s always great,” Seinfeld said of Louis-Dreyfus, with whom he starred onSeinfeld. “I feel that way about all the cast members. We were in love with each other, the four of us — honestly, absolutely head-over-heels in love with each other.”Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP/REX/ShutterstockAs she accepted the Mark Twain Prize, Louis-Dreyfus took swipes at PresidentDonald Trumpand Supreme Court Associate JusticeBrett Kavanaugh. Louis-Dreyfus, who went to the same high school that Kavanaugh’s accuserChristine Blasey Forddid,signed a letter in support of Fordin September.“Unfortunately the President of the United States didn’t make it over [here tonight], though he lives in the neighborhood Mondays through Wednesdays,” she quipped.Of the Kavanaugh hearings, Louis-Dreyfus joked, “For God’s sake, the man has suffered enough!”
Julia Louis-Dreyfuswas a comedian from the get-go.
Before taking home theMark Twain Prize for American Humorat theJohn F. Kennedy Centerin Washington, D.C., on Sunday, theVeepstar told PEOPLE about the first time that she realized that she could make others laugh.
“I stuck raisins in my nose at a very young age, and my mother laughed,” she said.
The joke had consequences. “We went to the emergency room because she couldn’t get them out,” added Louis-Dreyfus, 57.
Stephen Colbert,Bryan Cranston,Tina Fey,Ilana Glazer,Abbi Jacobson,Jack Johnson,Keegan-Michael Key,Lisa Kudrow,Kumail Nanjiani,Tony HaleandJerry Seinfeldall attended the ceremony to celebrate her achievement.
“I feel like there are some comedians who consider physical comedy to be beneath them or something, but she shows that to be a real comedian you have to be able to do everything, and she does everything in such a real way,” Nanjiani gushed to PEOPLE.
Scott Suchman
“I think with comedy there’s a big trust, so we have a trust with each other,” herVeepcostar Hale said. “You’re not wondering, ‘Are we going to be on the same page?’ We already know. You just kind of feel like you’re riding this comic wave together.”
“I don’t think Julia has changed at all. We see each other every once a while, and it’s always great,” Seinfeld said of Louis-Dreyfus, with whom he starred onSeinfeld. “I feel that way about all the cast members. We were in love with each other, the four of us — honestly, absolutely head-over-heels in love with each other.”
Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock
As she accepted the Mark Twain Prize, Louis-Dreyfus took swipes at PresidentDonald Trumpand Supreme Court Associate JusticeBrett Kavanaugh. Louis-Dreyfus, who went to the same high school that Kavanaugh’s accuserChristine Blasey Forddid,signed a letter in support of Fordin September.
“Unfortunately the President of the United States didn’t make it over [here tonight], though he lives in the neighborhood Mondays through Wednesdays,” she quipped.
Of the Kavanaugh hearings, Louis-Dreyfus joked, “For God’s sake, the man has suffered enough!”
source: people.com
