Celebrated comedian Rachel Dratch knew what she was going to be almost from the moment she learned to walk. She had a natural talent for both physical and verbal comedy, and freely describes herself as 'the class clown type' when she was growing up. She attempted to refine her performances by appearing in more 'serious' school plays as she grew up, but always found herself instinctively drawn back to comedic roles.
Unsurprisingly, Dratch majored in drama during her time at Dartmouth. Perhaps more surprisingly, she also studied psychology. Maybe she was looking into the science of making people laugh? Like many comedy performers, she spent time with an improv comedy troupe - in her case Dartmouth's "Said and Done". It gave her the perfect grounding to secure appearances on 'Saturday Night Live' which led to her breakthrough.