Growing up, Ellie Kemper spent a lot of time in the backyard, in a tree house built by her dad. She admits she should have been going to middle-school mixers instead, but at the time, she was determined to make a connection with one particular critter.   “I was watching a lot of ‘Dances with Wolves’ and ‘Gorillas in the Mist,’ so I would … Continue reading A Homecoming for Funny Girl Ellie Kemper