About this episode

Julia Sweeney reflects on her career and the role of comedy in navigating trauma and identity.

Julia Sweeney is a writer, performer, and actor whose work spans Saturday Night Live, acclaimed television roles, and a groundbreaking body of one-woman shows that blend wit, humor, intelligence, and inquiry to redefine personal storytelling. She joins to reflect on the unexpected turns of her career, how comedy became a way to navigate trauma and identity, and how embracing contradiction and reinvention shaped both her work and her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Debbie Millman

Guest: Julia Sweeney

Topics covered

• comedy
• personal storytelling
• identity
• trauma
• reinvention

Keywords

• Julia Sweeney
• comedy
• personal storytelling
• trauma
• identity
• reinvention
• Saturday Night Live

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Organizations: Saturday Night Live

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