You Might Know Her From

Wendi McLendon-Covey


Listen Later

It's season seven, babe! We're here with actor Wendi McLendon-Covey. You Might Know Her From St. Denis Medical, The Goldbergs, Reno 911, What Men Want, Paint, Think Like a Man Too, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, and Bridesmaids. Wendi opened up to us about leading the cast of the indie drama Blush, "playing defeat" on St. Denis Medical, and navigating The Goldbergs post-George Segal and Jeff Garlin's departures. ALL THAT, plus, the real bridal shower that inspired Bridesmaids, auditioning for Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy TV special, and the Goldie Hawn/Darren Starr series that never came to be. Honey bees, we just loved this one. We're just so glad to be back!

Patreon: www.patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom

Follow us on social media:

@youmightknowherfrom on IG || @youmightknowherfrom on TT

@damianbellino || @rodemanne

Editor: Adam R. Brown

Discussed this week:

Blush 2019 indie drama from Debra Eisenstadt

Stars as Joyce in the new NBC comedy, St Denis Medical

Reno 911 as Officer Clementine Johnson

Was a member of The Groundlings

Reno 911 was created by members of The State

Wendi brought the famous DUI stop "Step-bump-bump" to her audition for Reno 911

Wendi loves working with Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash and Thomas Lennon

Has worked with Stephen Root multiple times (Paint, My Name is Doris)

Wendi's bits as Rita in Bridesmaids kill Anne every time "smells like someone pissed in an open jar of vitamins"

Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig wrote Bridesmaids and Wendi was part of original table read

Army of One with Nicolas Cage was INTENSE bc he stayed in character after time in Morocco

The Goldbergs was "canceled" after 10 seasons

There's a George Segal documentary that The Goldbergs crew members made and is traveling the film festival circuit

It was "mutually decided" that Jeff Garlin "left" The Goldbergs after multiple HR accusations of inappropriate behavior on set

Wendi was ALWAYS the #1 on The Goldbergs, which took place outside of Philly

Had to audition for the Dick Tracy Special in 2010 with Mindy Sterling. Warren Beatty "IP Squatting" on the Dick Tracy rights

Appeared on Celebrity Ghost Stories

Was set to star as Goldie Hawn's daughter in Darren Starr pilot, Viagra Diaries that was ultimately

Would cast Stephen Tobolowsky as her on-screen dad

Really did the Bel Biv Devoe "Poison" rap in Think LIke a Man Too with Taraji Henson, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, LaLa Anthony

Music video for Aly & Aj's music video, "Star Maps"

Skeevy is from the Italian word for disgusting, "schifoso"

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

You Might Know Her FromBy Anne Rodeman & Damian Bellino

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

202 ratings


More shows like You Might Know Her From

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,979 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,782 Listeners

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast by Marc Maron

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

28,987 Listeners

TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live by TBTL

TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

2,334 Listeners

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast by Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

3,940 Listeners

ATW - Downstage Center by American Theatre Wing

ATW - Downstage Center

46 Listeners

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang by Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

9,122 Listeners

Awards Chatter by The Hollywood Reporter

Awards Chatter

1,344 Listeners

The Three Questions with Andy Richter by Team Coco & Earwolf

The Three Questions with Andy Richter

3,619 Listeners

PANTS with Kate and Leisha by Lemonada

PANTS with Kate and Leisha

5,115 Listeners

Sentimental Men by Broadway Podcast Network

Sentimental Men

265 Listeners

Dear Chelsea by iHeartPodcasts

Dear Chelsea

3,888 Listeners

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus by Lemonada Media

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

11,277 Listeners

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson by Sony Music Entertainment

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

969 Listeners

Good Hang with Amy Poehler by The Ringer

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

13,114 Listeners