The Many Funny Faces of Jane Lynch

The Many Funny Faces of Jane Lynch
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The Real Live Brady Bunch, 1991
Before Jane Lynch brought her brand of absurd deadpan comedy to Fox's hit comedy-musical Glee as the vitriolic Sue Sylvester, she showed shades of Sue in performances on stage, television and film. In one of her earliest performances, Lynch (top center) played Carol Brady in a 1991 off-Broadway production called The Real Live Brady Bunch.

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