When talking with NPR about her 2023 dramedy "You Hurt My Feelings," Julia Louis-Dreyfus was asked if she could recall the first time she realized she could make those around her laugh. While the memory stretches back to when she was only 3 years old, it also ended with a trip to the emergency room.
"Yeah. I mean, when I was about 3 years old, I stuck some raisins up my nose and showed my mom. And I think she chuckled, and I got a good laugh," she explained. "And then I inhaled them, and we went to the emergency room . . . and I had them extracted. I remember the emergency room part particularly well."
Many of us can likely relate to impromptu doctor visits at a young age resulting from sticking foreign objects into our noses or ears, but for most of us, it doesn't lead to a prolific career in comedy. Even so, those around her didn't necessarily see her epic success coming.
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