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Interview: Nicole Sullivan Rocks!

January 12th, 2009 10:56am EST Post a comment

(TJAGS weekly column) It was 9:30 PM, on a Thursday night, and I was in the middle of dinner and (more than a few) drinks at a local establishment. My phone starts vibrating in my left pocket,

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Mon Jan 12 2009 11:19:05 By: Squints (

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You tha man, Mike.

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Mon Jan 12 2009 11:20:51 By: Tom Sizemore (

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Great interview. Nicole is awesome. Way funnier than Fey, Silverman, etc.

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Mon Jan 12 2009 11:33:10 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Tom Sizemore: She was really great to talk to. Just as funny and nice as you would imagine.

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Mon Jan 12 2009 11:38:47 By: Tom Sizemore (

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I would have tried to get her to do some "Literally..." sketch from MadTV with me.

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Mon Jan 12 2009 11:57:28 By: Marcus Garvey (

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good stuff mike. shes very funny, and king of queens is very under-rated. although mad tv sucks

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Mon Jan 12 2009 12:11:08 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Marcus Garvey: I agree with you on your first two points, not on the third one. Thanks for the kind words!

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Mon Jan 12 2009 13:33:55 By: rob who had a broken foot (

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remember on 'night court' there was that guy on the laugh track that had a tremenously hearty laugh? as a kid, i figured it was a recorded laugh track, but since i never heard that guy on any other tv show, i wondered if it really was the recorded sound from the live audience and that guy was the security guard or something, whcih was why he was there for every show.
mike, try to figure out who that guy is and get an interview with him!

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Mon Jan 12 2009 13:57:27 By: Mike Ryan (

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@rob who had a broken foot: First of all, "Rita Rocks" is most definitely filmed in front of a studio audience, not laugh track (I was justifiably scolded for getting this wrong during the interview). Are you sure it wasn't Richard Moll who played Bull?

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Mon Jan 12 2009 15:10:36 By: Marcus Garvey (

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@rob- how about the lunch lady in the cafeteria with the hairy mole?

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Mon Jan 12 2009 15:49:46 By: rob who had a broken foot (

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i thought i heard somewhere that most sitcoms shot in front of a live studio audience still utilized a canned laugh track when the show is edited for air. so they could insert big time laughs on punchlines that may have bombed in front of the audience. i think i heard about this theory on one of the seinfeld dvds or something. i could be completely wrong on this...

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Mon Jan 12 2009 15:51:42 By: rob who had a broken foot (

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i am all about mike getting as many interviews with the obscure people of 'night court' as possible! someone give quan lee mike's number!

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Mon Jan 12 2009 16:06:59 By: Billy Chapel (

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Great interview! Keep it up!

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Mon Jan 12 2009 16:26:59 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Billy Chapel: Thank you, sir.

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Mon Jan 12 2009 19:36:07 By: zombiefightsshark (

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Glad to see someone who isn't a "big name" celebrity get interviewd; those are usually the people that actually have something interesting to say. Nicely done!

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Mon Jan 12 2009 21:25:46 By: Sinbad (

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The worst part about Mad TV--the "coming up..." before the commercials. I don't want to see the joke ahead of time, that is less funny. Plus it always has the loudest laughs in those clips. I'm supposed to think "That looks hilarious, I can't wait to laugh in 2-3 minutes!"
Good interview Mike.

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Mon Jan 12 2009 21:53:56 By: Dee Doyle (

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This was an awesome interview, Mike. I knew very little about her and now I feel like I have a much better idea of her and the show.

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Mon Jan 12 2009 23:02:04 By: dinahshore (

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aww, Nicole seems so awesome. She totally deserves to be more famous than she is.
But I have to disagree with her. Some day, though maybe not in our lifetimes, Northwestern will win a bowl game!

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Mon Jan 12 2009 23:13:34 By: Mike Ryan (

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@dinahshore: Ha! If nothing else at least you inspired the last question of the interview.

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Tue Jan 13 2009 00:19:03 By: Mike Ryan (

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@lisa16: It certainly wasn't that dramatic, though, I like your version.

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Tue Jan 13 2009 13:18:10 By: dishly_in_miami (

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I absolutely love her, she is one of the best comedians out there today, male or female. I especially loved her work on SCRUBS which is hardly ever mentioned anywhere, but she had a recurring role for a season (or two) as a nuerotic needy person and she was great. Great interview!

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Tue Jan 13 2009 13:31:45 By: Mike Ryan (

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@dishly in miami: That's my fault. I had every intention to ask about Scrubs but once we got going I, sadly, unintentionally, ommitted the question.

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Tue Jan 13 2009 20:44:44 By: Sexy_DyNo_DoN (

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wtf? Like I give a rats patutie!

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Fri Jan 16 2009 11:08:24 By: Christina A (

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sorry i did`t read too much X@@##!.

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