"Normal", "intelligent", "deserving": Julia Louis-Dreyfus is invited by friends on the Mark Twain red carpet

Celebrities parading on the red carpet before the ceremony at the Kennedy Center, at which Julia Louis-Dreyfus was to receive the Mark Twain Award for American Humor, fled in turn journalists and talked to sing the praises of the comedian.

Keegan-Michael Key is past – no interviews, please, just photos. Same for Lisa Kudrow. And Tina Fey only took a quick turn before swaying.

But some of the most talkative ones have arrived, and they confirmed our suspicions fueled by FOMO: Yeah, all the fun, the famous people are really go out without us. Most of the artists on the red carpet were real JLD buddies, and praising them sounded like a familiar sincerity that says you can not just read a teleprompter.

Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, who said he was a friend of Louis-Dreyfus' family, compared his performance on the Kennedy Center stage to a wedding. So no pressure, no?

No worries, said comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani of "Silicon Valley", who assured us that the winner of the evening was not a diva. "Julia is very normal," he said. "It's a very normal and intelligent person."

And actor Tony Hale was too happy to talk about his "Veep" co-star, which he likes enough to show himself as the type of black tie that he often avoids – apparently, this Is a big problem for him. . "I am looking forward to arriving here this weekend," he said. "For someone as deserving as Julia, it's an absolute joy to watch."

But it is probably the most famous of all the talents gathered, Jerry Seinfeld, the co-star of "Seinfeld" of Louis-Dreyfus, which lingered the longest, keeping close to all the journalists of the fray. On his chemistry between his character Elaine and his Jerry, he attributed it to fate. "The magic happens or does not happen," he says. "The thing is, you know when you see it."

And he offered the sweetest description of the quartet of actors that included the buddies on the screen of "Seinfeld", including their co-stars Jason Alexander and Michael Richards. "We were in love one with the other, all four," he said. "We all thought the others were fantastic."

Finally, Louis-Dreyfus arrived to conclude the pre-show, having the royal air in a navy dress. Although she looks serene and has fun with reporters on Washington's politics and memories (local friends, including her drama teacher at Holton-Arms School, Judy White, were in the public), she admitted that she was not comfortable, although her family was there to support her.

When asked what the situation was after having conquered cancer and played in a series of successful shows, she said she had more immediate concerns. "I have to go through tonight," she said. She jokingly said that the night was so surreal that she feared that the Kennedy Center would change, even as the time of the curtain was approaching. "There is still time," she told a reporter.

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