The Many Funny Faces of Jane Lynch

A Mighty Wind, 2003
Best in Show director Christopher Guest also cast Lynch in his next feature, in which the comedienne plays Laurie Bohner, second from left, a former porn actress turned folk singer and color-worshipping witch. "Terry and I worship an unconventional deity," says Lynch's character about her and her husband Terry's spiritual beliefs. "The power of another dimension. Now you are not going to read about this dimension in a book, or in a magazine, or in a newspaper because it doesn't exist anywhere — except in my own mind. Through our ceremonies and rituals we have witnessed firsthand the awesome and vibratory power — of color."

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