Julia Sweeney
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And I just said, Meg, I feel so glad that you had the wherewithal to do that.
That was a big thing to do.
Well, overachieving and productivity are as addictive as anything.
And also it keeps you busy so you're not really thinking about how sad it really is.
All that being said, you were voted funniest girl in school year after year.
What kind of humor were you developing?
Was it just sort of a natural wit and whimsy or was it more of a...
Well thought out way of talking about funny things, joking, the beginning of stand up.
Talk about your humor at that time.
I mean, I remember my first time I got my big laugh and I think it was second grade.
There'd been an article about horse meat was being used in the local hamburger stand.
It's probably not even true.
Was this the bugle stand?
And I said, OK, but it's so funny because when I told my husband that he said, did you even make that joke up?
And I said, no, I don't think so.