Molly Shannon is the latest sad clown of Sundance

As the closing credits rolled for "Other People" during its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, a familiar sound reverberated around the theater: the barely audible sniffles of people futilely trying to conceal their crying. Interestingly, the woman to trigger so much weeping was Molly Shannon, the same comedian who made us laugh while kicking, stretching and kicking as Sally O'Malley, the same gangly SNL alum who channeled "superstar" Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher.