The Many Funny Faces of Jane Lynch

Glee, 2009
"We're dealing with children," said Sue Sylvester. "They need to be terrified. It's like mother's milk to them." In Glee, Lynch plays Sue Sylvester, the derisive coach of the Cheerios! cheerleading squad. Her absurd quips and machinations bring misery and misfortune to the school's motley crew of glee clubbers, but leaves viewers reeling with laughter at the deadpan comedy she has carefully cultivated over the course of her career.

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