NAME Rachel Dratch
AGE 38
MUSTWORTHINESS For giving us the
funniest TV moment all year with the May 1 ''SNL'' skit ''Debbie
Downer,'' about a frowny frump who ruins her family's trip to
Disney World with an impressive array of conversation-killing
asides (i.e., ''Did you guys hear about that train explosion in
northern Korea?'') -- punctuated by wah-wah trumpet refrains. But
what elevated Debbie from funny to you gotta see this classic was
the inability of the cast (Jimmy Fallon, Amy Poehler, Horatio
Sanz, Fred Armisen, and host Lindsay Lohan) to keep a straight
face; it started as a tiny lip quiver from Dratch and devolved
into a tear-spouting, shoulder-shaking riot.
SERIOUSLY, WHAT
HAPPENED? ''I don't really know,'' admits Dratch, who cowrote the
sketch with Paula Pell. ''I was freaking out in my head, like, Get
it together! The worst was when I had to say, 'It's official -- I
can't have children.' I was like, Stick the landing! But I just
couldn't. I was looking at Jimmy like, 'Help me!'''
DEBBIE DOWNER:
THE MOVIE. DISCUSS. ''Of course I'd want to be in a movie,'' jokes
Dratch. ''I'll start thinking about it.''
ON HER MUST LIST ''Bill
Murray, because he made the crossover. He's sort of an idol for
all of us on 'SNL.'''
NEXT Both Dratch and Ms. Downer return to ''SNL''
next season. ''Hopefully I'll be able to keep a straight face this
time.'' Wah-wah!
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