CHAPPELLE’S ENTITLED TO HIS OPINION. I’M ENTITLED NOT TO LISTEN TO IT.”
IT’S A WONDERFULLY FUNNY LIFE
JULIA SCOTTI
SHARES HER COMEDY WITH THE WORLD POST AMERICA’S GOT TALENT BY ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ COMEDIAN JULIA SCOTT, AGED 63, AKA “THE CRAZY OLD LADY OF COMEDY,” TOOK TO MEL B, AND MILLIONS OF VIEWERS LOOKED ON. Her mission? To show that age has
nothing to do with anything, you don’t stop just because you have gray hair. She killed her set. This innocent-looking granny’s routine was bawdy and hip, and the audience couldn’t get enough. In her words, “I got a standing ovation, all four of them voted to pass me - and I didn’t have a heart attack!” Particularly taken was fellow comic Mandell who asked Julia why she started so late in life. A tearful Julia paused, and carefully replied, “For the first 28 years of my life, I was known as Rick Scotti.” The judges looked shocked as the audience applauded. Howie responded, “You know, whether you’re a man or a woman, you’re human. And you’re funny! You are talented. And you’re brave.” Brave indeed. At age 48, after doing comedy for 28 years, Julia gave everything up to live her authentic self.
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THE STAGE OF AMERICA’S GOT TALENT AS SIMON COWELL, HOWIE MANDELL, HEIDI KLUM,
