Julie Bowenlooks back at her start in comedy and reveals that she didnt think she was funny.
They sent me out on comedy auditions, she said onThe Three Questions with Andy Richter.
She continued, And my managers were always very supportive, like, You know what?
Julie BowenMichael Simon / Getty Images / Evans Ward / ABC
Helen Hunt isnt funny.
I go, What?
Theyre like, Not technically.'
Theyre like, Yes.
So shes funny in a different way.
Shes not three-jokes-a-page funny.
And yet she is wildly funny.
give a shot to be Helen Hunt,' Bowen said.
Edwas during when dramedy was a thing, she said.
There was likeAlly McBealat the time.
And all things could exist at once.
That was a long time ago.
And I was like, Ive got a shot at that one,' she said.
Im never going to getModern Family.
You guys keep calling me in and staring at my big giant stomach.
So I said, I need the job.
Like you need the job thats going to pay the bills, thats got legs.
