Don’t be a Debbie Downer!
Rachel Dratchiconic Saturday Night Live Debbie Downer’s character became a hit when she first appeared in a sketch comedy show in 2004, whose words have taken on life by themselves, making their way into the modern vernacular.
Dratch, 58, said that Debbie – who undoubtedly brings down the vibe of any function with a preoccupation with feline AIDS, among many other negative topics – was actually inspired by real events in his life.
“I thought of Debbie Downer when I was on vacation in Costa Rica and someone said a downer comment,” she exclusively told the latest issue. Us Weeklyon newsstands now.
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1. If I see a spider, I will try to take it out of the house to free it. However, when I see a water bug, my first thought is, “Well, now I have to move.”
2. I made my Broadway debut POTUS: Or, Behind Every Big Fool There Are Seven Women Trying To Make A Life.
3. Being on Broadway is on my bucket list, (but) I hate the term “bucket list.”
4. A stranger once asked my daughter, “What’s it like to have a cute mom?” and said, “I make him laugh more than he laughs.” It’s true.
5. I challenge organization and find TikTok videos of people cleaning a messy room quickly cathartic.
6. I am a Good day fan when I was young and had socks with The Fonz on them. I met later Henry Winkler and told him about the socks.
7. I want to go back Celebrity Jeopardy!
8. I’ve seen a ghost or two.
9. When we were in high school, Amy Poehler and I work at the same ice cream place. I have mentioned this fact a thousand times, so this may be something for you exercise know about me.
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10. I started at Second City Theater and was in the cast with Tina Fey. Another second city friend, Martin Garciaplayed a yoga instructor in an American Home Shield commercial.
11. My son is playing basketball, so I learned about sports this year. Now I know what “and one” and “hezzy” mean.
12. I’m not a crafty person at all, but I made my son a Fritos bag costume for Halloween one year. It may be his best achievement.
13. I used to be in orchestra and string quartet in high school.
14. I did a children’s theater tour in North Carolina.
15. I love everything about the beaches on Cape Cod.
16. I used to stay up late to watch the original cast of Saturday Night Live when I was a child.
17. I think (SNL character) Debbie Downer when I was on vacation in Costa Rica and someone said a downer comment.
18. The most starry moment is the first night in SNLduring the 25th birthday event. Here I am freaking out buddy Steve Martin.
19. I have a rescue dog named Ruffles. We got him as a puppy and he is a doodle that looks like a designer dog.
20. Some of my favorite movies from my youth, and classic favorites This is Spinal Tap and Breaking Away.
21. I can probably read Time flies at Ridgemont High.
22. During the pandemic, I logged onto Ancestry.com and connected with distant relatives. Apparently, I’m related to the founder of Dunkin’ Donuts.
23. I have lived in cities for most of my life and in every apartment I have lived in, I try to have a view of a big tree out of the window.
24. The first play I produced was Autobiography of the Leaves. I’m in fifth grade, and it’s at my school.
25. My birthday is National Margarita Day. My drink of choice is the original margarita made with lime juice.
