Growing up, I was the weird, theatrical kid who always tried to make people be in my plays. I've always loved comedy, but when it came time to figure out what I was going to go to school for, my parents were like, "Acting?! I don't think so. No." It took me a while to get the courage to pursue it. I had to do it in secret for a little bit, and then when I got married and was out on my own, I went for it.
Growing up, I was the weird, theatrical kid who always tried to make people be in my plays. I've always loved comedy, but when it came time to figure… - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
Growing up, I was the weird, theatrical kid who always tried to make people be in my plays. I've always loved comedy, but when it came time to figure…
- Wendi Mclendon-Covey
Now, I love playing moms who can't hide their paranoia. - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
Now, I love playing moms who can't hide their paranoia.
I had seen some shows at the Groundlings [legendary L.A. improvisational and sketch comedy troupe] and thought, "If I could ever do that, that would … - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
I had seen some shows at the Groundlings [legendary L.A. improvisational and sketch comedy troupe] and thought, "If I could ever do that, that would …
You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress! - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress!
As a performer, you can't just sit around waiting for the phone to ring. You have to write and develop projects for yourself, because casting people … - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
As a performer, you can't just sit around waiting for the phone to ring. You have to write and develop projects for yourself, because casting people …
Weddings are really good for making you feel terrible about yourself if you're not where you want to be in life. - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
Weddings are really good for making you feel terrible about yourself if you're not where you want to be in life.
I used humor to avoid being picked on as a kid. Or I would try and make my parents laugh, so I wouldn't get in trouble. But as a kid, I would watch F… - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
I used humor to avoid being picked on as a kid. Or I would try and make my parents laugh, so I wouldn't get in trouble. But as a kid, I would watch F…
I grew up fascinated with comedy and with people who could capture someone's attention. - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
I grew up fascinated with comedy and with people who could capture someone's attention.
What's the most humiliating thing? When you take someone to dinner or you cook somebody dinner and they get food poisoning. I mean, how bad do you fe… - Wendi Mclendon-Covey
What's the most humiliating thing? When you take someone to dinner or you cook somebody dinner and they get food poisoning. I mean, how bad do you fe…
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