VICTORIA JACKSON HANDSTANDS TO HOLLYWOOD [EP. 211]

Victoria Jackson joins us today on the School of Laugh Podcast. Victoria Jackson may be best known for her 6-yr stint on Saturday Night Live. She was a regular cast member on SNL from 1986-1992. But even before that she was making people laugh. She became a TV star without her family even owning a TV when she was young. But when she was just 19 she left home and traveled to L.A. to take a shot at showbiz. She made the transition from handstands to Hollywood and captured the curiosity of millions every Saturday night. We get into all kinds of discussions today and I learn a lot, including: Victoria Jackson Show Notes Not having a TV set when she was kid How a Rifleman's son got her to move to L.A. Marrying a fire eater What Tonight Show booker Jim McCawley said to her before her first appearance Her 20 appearances on the Tonight Show The big difference between Johnny Carson and David Letterman What aspect Lorne Michaels said she needed more work on Her auditions for SNL Why she is taking film classes Where she feels she belongs in the arts How she got so good at those handstands Why she wasn't asked back to the Tonight Show What brought her to Nashville Victoria Jackson's advice to new comics And so much more!   To learn more about Victoria Jackson go to ... you guessed it - VictoriaJackson.com