Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress best known for playing Elaine Benes on *Seinfeld* and Selina Meyer on *Veep*, for which she won a record-breaking number of Emmy Awards for the same role.
Her comic timing and ability to convey exasperation made her one of the most celebrated television performers of her generation.
- JerryMasculine given name
- GeorgeTraditional male name
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
- NBCAmerican television network
Kramer · yada yada · shrinkage · Festivus · puffy shirt · Newman · dancing · Larry David
Art of choosing moments
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- physical comedyHumor from bodily mishaps
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- witClever, inventive humor
satire · parody · facial expressions · reaction shots · absurdist · slapstick · verbal sparring · cringe comedy
Weekly late-night sketch program
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- 30 RockNBC workplace comedy series
- Weekend UpdateComedy news parody segment
- recurring charactersFigures appearing across episodes
live television · NBC · 1980s
Premium cable network
- presidentElected leader of nation
- vice-presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- insultsDisparaging remarks
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
campaign · election · White House · political satire · POTUS
Television industry accolade
- record-breakingExceeding prior bests
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- SAGPerformers' labor organization
- Screen Actors GuildEntertainment industry labor union
Elaine Benes
Kramer · NBC · yada yada · shrinkage · Festivus · puffy shirt · Newman · dancing · Larry David · Jason Alexander
timing
Art of choosing moments
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- physical comedyHumor from bodily mishaps
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
wit · satire · parody · facial expressions · reaction shots · absurdist · slapstick · verbal sparring · cringe comedy · awkwardness
Saturday Night Live
Weekly late-night sketch program
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- 30 RockNBC workplace comedy series
- Weekend UpdateComedy news parody segment
HBO
Premium cable network
- presidentElected leader of nation
- vice-presidentSecond-ranking executive officer
- insultsDisparaging remarks
profanity · campaign · election · White House · political satire · POTUS
Tuesday
Third weekday
- voice actingUnseen performer's vocal art
- A Bug's LifeAnimated insect adventure film
Emmy
Television industry accolade
- record-breakingExceeding prior bests
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- SAGPerformers' labor organization
Screen Actors Guild · Hall of Fame · acceptance speech · nomination
- Famous Julias
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
Julia Louis-DreyfusJim Carrey
Dolly Parton · Oprah Winfrey · Roseanne Barr · Rosie O'Donnell
Julia Louis-DreyfusLarry the Cable Guy
Jeff Foxworthy · Adam Sandler · Chris Farley · John Belushi · Gallagher