actor and so i grew up around i grew up kind of going to the groundlings i guess and on that stage and know brooks and mel brooks and my dad was in a lot of mel brooks movies and so i think you know at a certain point i played music a lot my whole life that's what that's what i thought i was going to do and i thought well god i don't know i i've always i feel like i'm kind of in this world a little and i audition for a school play and girls laughed a lot more with me in at me and people liked it and i just felt like i should go study this and vote. for he he's a he's an amazing he's an amazingly tuned intense. man and incredibly warm and friendly. he's there's almost it's like he has perfect pitch for but for six com writing. he's tough in the sense that he he knows what works and he that's what he wants and is he's like that i love it i mean i you know i was intimidated by him for a while i think people are and it's not because he had it was was mean or you know did anything that really warranted my being intimidated it was just that he was a prolific guy and he carries himself and he

now, you sort of got your start at groundlings in l.a. >> yes. >> seth: you were there at the same time as kristin wiig, melissa mccarthy. and that's a place -- certainly, i know from going there when i was at "snl" -- where you develop a lot of characters. >> right. >> seth: and your characters on "reno 911" was something you started doing at the groundlings, is that right? there. >> yeah, yeah. celementine -- a woman who was loosely based on my aunt -- god rest her soul. [ laughter ] i don't know if she ever saw it. it's a big homage to my aunt, but truly, i have no idea if she ever saw it. but, um -- but, yeah. so, clemmy was this -- >> seth: here's the character that you based on your aunt. >> oh! ick! [ cheers and applause ] that picture follows me everywhere. and i look so constipated in it. [ laughter ] but anyway, yeah, so she was a woman with a lot of swagger. she wasn't a cop at the groundlings, but she was just someone who, you know, kind of thought like a man and was always bragging about things that weren't interesting. like, "you know, sometimes i stay out until 11:00- 11:

>> they'll continue fighting warlords and there's be about 2,000 special forces soldiers on the groundle there'll be drone attacks and essentially the worst of the violence will continue because of that. stereo looking back at the numbers, 60% turn out if they are accurate. what does it say among the afghan people? >> they braved taliban threats. that's extraordinary. with all the grim news coming out of afghanistan. the fact that people are trying to vote and are looking for a change i think is positive. >> we'll see in the weeks ahead. fellow with the new american think tank and author. >>> changing in the face of movies in south-east asia. [ ♪ music ] >>> how a director from bangladesh hopes to boost the film industry in his own county. >>> and a reward for humanitarian work, a new honour bestowed upon actress angelina jolie. ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >>> thousands gather to celebrate the queen's official birthday in prit an. a milt -- britain, a military parade saluted the queen in a trooping the queen ceremony. the holiday was c

comedic tools at the groundlings an improvisational comedy theater in los angeles. it's there she met comedian ben falcone. >> like a decade here and really unflattering way. somehow we started dating. >> theater provided the perfect opportunity for the young couple to get to no each other, warts and all seeing each other as all variety of cookie characters what a great way to see you in every possible light. >> the worst and most hideous. >> realistic. >> it really would make everybody laugh. like if you just came out and looked so horrible, it kind of got everybody's respect. there was a weird challenge to look your worst. >> what can look the best version of their worst. >> yes. >> ma plisses and ben got married in 2005. >> that's our old coffee table. >> wait. the coffee table that was here when you guys were -- >> this is from our old house. >> melissa's first big success almost didn't happen. she was asked to star in the cbs prime time sitcom "mike and molly" about two people who meet in an over eaters anonymous group. initially she was reluctant. >> you have