We don't have a laugh track, which helped Seinfeld a lot, and did kind of tell people when to laugh. It just made it a lot easier. Our show doesn't have that, so it's hard for Middle America to catch on.

Alia Martine Shawkat (pron. She is of Kurdish descent on her father's side and Irish and Norwegian descent on her mother's side. She is best known for her role as Maeby Fünke in the Fox television series Arrested Development.

: /ˈæliə ˈʃoʊkɑːt/; born April 18 1989) is an American actress. Alia Martine Shawkat (pron.