Julia Sweeney: Older & Wider

Julia Sweeney is an actress, comedian, writer and film director who has appeared on numerous film and television shows. She’s best known for her original comedic monologues and stand-up.

Julia will be performing her newest 90-minute comedy show Julia Sweeney: Older & Wider. This show premiered at Second City Chicago in May 2018. Chris Jones, Theater critic at The Chicago Tribune reviewed the show very positively.

Julia spent four and a half years on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1994. Her most popular recurring character was Pat, an androgynous person who caused people to become confused. She also wrote and starred in a film about Pat entitled It’s Pat! After Julia left Saturday Night Live, she became most well known as a monologist creating several shows including God Said Ha! and In the Family Way. She also created Letting Go of God, which won numerous awards and was turned into a Showtime film that Julia directed.

In more recent years, Julia performed with her friend and musician Jill Sobule creating The Jill and Julia Show (now available on YouTube). She also wrote a memoir, entitled If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother, which was published by Simon and Schuster in 2013.


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