An awful lot of well-known comic actors got their start or a good boost because of their involvement with an L.A.-based workshop/show/school called The Groundlings. I was involved with a lot of these folks and a big, very fascinating book could be written about the organization and all the folks who've participated in it over the years. For now though, you'll have to settle for this article which is pretty good even though someone doesn't know how to spell Laraine Newman's first name.