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Dunn first garnered widespread popularity during her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990. Following her departure from SNL, she played Dr. Reynolds in The Nanny from 1998 to 1999, and she has originated the role of Muriel in Home Economics since 2021.
Apr 7, 2015 · Nora Dunn: "SNL is a traumatic experience. It’s something you have to survive" Salon exclusive: The comic talks Sweeney sisters, backstage pressures & her love/hate relationship with Jon...
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Nora Dunn. Actress: Three Kings. Nora Dunn got her start working at the famous Second City comedy troupe, where she was eventually spotted by Saturday Night Live (1975) casting directors, and she joined the SNL cast (among them Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Lovitz, Dennis Miller, Randy Quaid, Terry Sweeney, Danitra ...
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Jon Lovitz reveals that Nora Dunn was not a popular member of the SNL cast and that she used to cause trouble and get press by protesting the Andrew Dice Clay episode in 1990. He claims that she was not against Andrew Dice Clay as a person, but against his character, which he calls a buffoon. He also says that she was not asked back on the show and that she was treated badly by the cast.
Dec 24, 2019 · FOX 32 caught up with her at her favorite Chicago restaurant, “La Scarola,” and we were hosted by owner Armando Vasquez. Dunn worked on “SNL” for five years, playing a variety of roles but ...