DiscoverOn with Kara SwisherJulia Louis-Dreyfus on Doing Death, Truth-Telling in Comedy and Getting Wiser
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Doing Death, Truth-Telling in Comedy and Getting Wiser

Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Doing Death, Truth-Telling in Comedy and Getting Wiser

Update: 2024-06-172
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Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus is most famous for her comedic TV characters Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Veep’s Selina Meyer. But in recent years, Louis-Dreyfus has been showing her dramatic chops, including in her latest film Tuesday, in which she takes on grief, denial and death. She's also been winning awards as the host of her podcast Wiser Than Me. Kara and Julia discuss how in-depth conversations with iconic older women have radicalized her, her concerns about the commercialization of art films and why she thinks comedy is risky - but still very much possible.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Doing Death, Truth-Telling in Comedy and Getting Wiser

Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Doing Death, Truth-Telling in Comedy and Getting Wiser

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