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Much of her comedy has revolved around the mocking of famous people (with a strong and frequently revisited focus on Madonna). However, unlike some comedians who claim to love the celebrities they mock, Brown satirizes and attacks those whom she feels are undeserving of their fame and are of questionable talent.
Comedian Lily Tomlin saw Brown at a comedy club and gave her first break, a part in her 1981 film The Incredible Shrinking Woman. A string of B-movies followed. Tomlin and Brown eventually became close friends.
In 1989, Brown starred in that cable network's comedy and music-video show Just Say Julie. She played the role of a demanding, controlling, and pessimistic glamour-puss from the valley, making fun of popular music acts while at the same time introducing their music videos. She frequently mocked or attacked performers whose credibility she felt was questionable. The trio Wilson Phillips was a frequent and typical subject of Brown's ire:Julie: Oh, I think I'm dying! Oh my God! I can see my family reaching out to me from the Great Beyond. Wait. What's that? A Wilson Phillips video? Oh no, I'm goin' to hell! Funny, eh?
Brown's screen career hit its peak in late 1989 with the release of the film Earth Girls Are Easy. Written, produced by, and starring Brown, it was based loosely on a song by the same name from her debut EP. The film also starred Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. Brown cast then-unknown comedians Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans.
In 1992, Brown starred in her own Fox sketch comedy show, The Edge. It was soon cancelled, although two regulars she cast, Jennifer Aniston and Wayne Knight, went on to success in other television comedies, while still another, Tom Kenny, found success with Mr. Show and Spongebob Squarepants. That same year, she released the Showtime television movie Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful, a scathing satire of celebrity Madonna and her backstage documentary Truth or Dare. (Co-star Kathy Griffin later starred on Suddenly Susan.) Brown followed with another satire, Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women, which lampooned the violence of ice skater Tonya Harding toward rival Nancy Kerrigan, as well as that of widely publicized castrator Lorena Bobbitt. Brown continued to make television guest appearances and contributed voices to various cartoons, including Animaniacs.
Brown appeared as Coach Millie Stoeger in the hit film Clueless, reprising that role on ABC's 1996-1999 spinoff TV series, for which she was also a writer, producer and director. In 2000, Brown created the series Strip Mall for the Comedy Central network; it ran two seasons.
Since 2004, Brown has been a commentator on E! network specials, including 101 Reasons the '90s Ruled, 101 Most Starlicious Makeovers, 101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment, and 50 Most Outrageous TV Moments.
In 2005, Brown purchased the rights to her Trapped album back from the record label and re-issued it herself. She also self-released a single, "I Want to Be Gay". |
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