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Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

RE-RELEASE - Julia Sweeney

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

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Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.712.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Let’s revisit women on SNL, Pat, and religion with Julia Sweeney.

*Note: this interview was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike took effect in 2023.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Julia Sweeney, who I was shared several years on Saturday Night Live, so did David, and we had this really nice interview with her.

0:09.4

So we're bringing her back in case you missed it.

0:12.3

She had a character named It's Pat that was kind of a big hit on S&L.

0:17.6

There was a movie that was controversial in its own way, but she's very talented and

0:22.7

very open about her life. Androgynous character. Everyone tried to figure out if it was a man

0:29.2

or woman. That was a big joke. And it was funny. She also was a strong utility player because

0:35.1

like Phil, as a female, she would come in and she was in a lot of

0:40.5

sketches because of this and she could play anything and throw a wig on and give her an accent and

0:45.6

it was fun to sit with her and look back because we were there a lot at the same time yeah early

0:50.9

and just good you know you always focus on the fun.

0:55.5

We end up some of the tough times, but we overall, we all had a great time there.

1:00.7

She was a trip down memory lane.

1:03.8

Yeah, one of the greats, Julia Sweeney.

1:16.6

You've done two or three one woman shows based on... Well, really just one.

1:18.7

Letting go of God was the...

1:20.8

Yeah, that's the religion one.

1:22.3

The other ones are other things.

1:23.9

God said ha.

1:24.8

Yeah, I got it.

1:25.6

So you're an atheist.

1:29.4

Yes, although I really... It sounds so negative, but it's just. Yes, well, no, because to American ears, atheists sounds like,

1:35.6

I hate puppies and flowers. Yes. It's kind of a Nazi-ass thing to it or something. Yeah.

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