Rachel Dratch Video Interview On ‘Girl Walks Into A Bar,’ ‘Saturday Night Live’

Known for her delightful work on Saturday Night Live, comedian Rachel Dratch has just released a memoir, Girl Walks into a Bar. Dratch’s experiences post SNL were a rough couple of years, she says in the book. After being cast as Jenna on 30 Rock, the role was recast due to poor testing. Unable to find any roles that she really wants, Dratch jumps headfirst into the dating scene with unsuccessful, though hilarious results; until, one night, she meets John and finds herself, six months later, pregnant. Dratch relates with great humor and sensitivity the pleasures of unexpectedly becoming a mother at 44.

Dratch is best known for her role on SNL from the years 1999 to 2006. During her time at SNL, Dratch developed many recurring characters, including the fan favorite “Debbie Downer.” The first appearance of “Debbie Downer” in 2003, in which every cast member involved in the skit can’t stop laughing, has become something of a cult classic. After retiring from the show in 2006, Dratch made a guest appearance during Saturday Night Live’s 2011 Christmas show.

Dratch is often grouped with fellow Saturday Night Live alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as one of the leading ladies in comedy. Dratch, who isn’t your typical Hollywood beauty, also found it incredibly difficult to find roles in Hollywood, a place where people often value looks over talent. She remarks in the interview, “I kept getting the weird secretary, which is fine. But then I kept on getting – and I am not making this up – but every part was a lesbian.”

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