Santa Fe New Mexican

Not about nothing: Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a rich TV history

- BY JAY BOBBIN

Q: Were “Veep,” “Seinfeld” and “Saturday Night Live” the only series Julia Louis-Dreyfus was a regular cast member on? – Holly Gregory, Albuquerqu­e, N.M.

A: The multiple Emmy winner earned one of those awards for “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” a CBS sitcom that has remained something of a staple on cable with her portrayal of a woman whose ex-husband (Clark Gregg, now of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) finds another Christine to love. After her time on “SNL,” Louis-Dreyfus was featured on two other NBC comedies: the post-“Seinfeld” entry “Watching Ellie,” on which each episode unfolded in real time; and the pre-“Seinfeld” daycare-center show “Day by Day.”

Q: Where is Ann Curry, who used to be on “Today,” and what is she doing now? – Norma DeMain, Youngstown, Ohio

A: She has hosted two seasons of “We’ll Meet Again,” a PBS series on which she also is an executive producer. The program reunites people who first met under very particular circumstan­ces, whether on 9/11, during the Vietnam War or in Cuba while Fidel Castro was in power. The generally acclaimed show hadn’t been renewed for a third season as of this writing. Curry reportedly also had been under considerat­ion for a role at CBS News, specifical­ly on “CBS This Morning,” when an overhaul of that program was being mapped out by the division’s previous president. That person was replaced recently, and since then, Curry’s name hasn’t been actively part of the conversati­on in planning the morning show’s future.

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