Laraine New­man is a found­ing mem­ber of the groundlings and an orig­i­nal cast mem­ber of Sat­ur­day Night Live. She’s worked for direc­tors rang­ing from Woody Alan to Guiller­mo Del Toro. She has writ­ten for the Jew­ish Jour­nal, McSweeney’s, Esquire and The Believ­er.