Oscars 2020 Kristen Wiig & Maya Rudolph: Oscar Pirates You know what we never really talk about, even when we talk about it? Televised awards shows have a built-in power imbalance – and that’s why they work. The Academies, hosting the shows, know they need talented performers, amusing enough to hold the audience’s attention. And those performers – actors, By Duana • Feb 10, 2020 10:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews An amazing day in Wine Country A few weeks ago, we got a preview of Amy Poehler’s Netflix film, Wine Country, when she and Maya Rudolph appeared in Vanity Fair to talk work and friendship. Now, we have a trailer for Wine Country, and it looks as funny and adorable as you’d expect. Poehler By Sarah • Apr 12, 2019 10:18 am
TV Updates Get your witchy circle together Amy Poehler has added so much to the girl talk lexicon, from Galentine’s Day to a whole slew of compliments for your best friend. Now she adds “witchy circle” to her contributions, and if you think I’m not having custom paper products printed with “witchy circle” for my By Sarah • Mar 26, 2019 12:59 pm
Oscars 2019 Amy, Tina, and Maya MeanGirled the Academy You may think that term has been overused and doesn’t mean much anymore, but how often do you get to use it on the O.G.s anyway? As Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey pointed out, they were not the Oscars hosts, despite being the first people By Duana • Feb 25, 2019 04:20 am
Style The Tiffany Haddish Problem Behold my Tiffany Haddish problem: If we write about everything Tiffany Haddish did that was amazing and exciting last night, we will be here for 2500 years. It was only a four hour show! Counting the carpet, five. I guess. But even within that time – when Tiffany Haddish was a By Duana • Mar 05, 2018 04:57 pm
TV Updates Maya and Marty Live! Over the weekend I emailed Lainey all excited about Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s new variety show. Does this make me deeply uncool? Yes, but in a week being dominated by Taylor and Kanye’s mutual f-ckery, I’d like to take a break from all-cap tweets and haughty By Maria • Feb 15, 2016 03:42 pm
Bad Style Tina & Amy are trying Last night was the premiere of Tina Fey’s and Amy Poehler’s new movie, Sisters, which opens next week against New New Star Wars. The opening weekend projection for Star Wars is $190-$225 million, which means no one has a clue what it’s really going to do. By Sarah • Dec 09, 2015 11:47 am
BFFs Amy, Maya, Tina Since I just pissed you off with those Gerard Butler pictures in the previous post, let me make it up to you. These are photos that, guaranteed, no one will object to. Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Tina Fey all together last night at the Steve Martin AFI Lifetime Award By Lainey • Jun 05, 2015 04:16 pm
Amazingness Salma & Maya Gossip Nostalgia This morning I came across a link to the cast of Grown Ups 2 on Ellen. Salma Hayek and Maya Rudolph were sitting beside each other. Guess what came to mind, right away? It’s been a long, LONG time since I watched that video. It’s been almost 3 By Lainey • Apr 19, 2013 04:50 pm
BFFs Nearest Oscar Misses: Wiig & Rudolph Is it going to be obvious that I haven't slept if I say "Wiig & Rudolph" sounds like an animated show I'd like to see? These guys just make me feel so comfortable. Everyone else at the Oscars is arguably a crazy Hollywood person. By Duana • Feb 27, 2012 10:04 am
Justin Timberlake What is the value of the celebrity host? Lainey messaged me on Saturday about why it seemed like SNL is always better when the host is a returning cast member as opposed to a celebrity. Knee-jerk reaction: because they’re proper comedians and they get it. But it does go a little deeper than that, because there many By Sarah • Feb 20, 2012 12:01 pm
BFFs Worst SAG Choker: Kristen Wiig I like Kristen Wiig so much but that f-cking choker was so objectionable to me it almost affected how I felt about the wearer, this is what you risk with a terrible accessory. Like, I’m all for understated Balenciaga. And in many ways, Kristen Wiig is very understated Balenciaga. By Lainey • Jan 30, 2012 11:34 am
Golden Globes 2012 GG Worst Bridesmaids: Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph Easy. Retract your claws. Read a few lines and then see if maybe you want to punch me. So there they were, Wiig and Rudolph (and McCarthy, yes, but put a pin in that for one second). Bridesmaids is, if not the biggest movie of the year, certainly the biggest By Duana • Jan 16, 2012 11:03 am
BFFs Bridesmaids & Angels There was some serious strutting happening the other day on the set of Charlie’s Angels in Miami as Minka Kelly, Annie Ilonzeh, and Rachael Taylor, all dressed in white, stomped around in heels for a scene that obviously involves a lot of smiling, hair blowing, and gorgessity. A classic By Lainey • Mar 18, 2011 09:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Away We Go to Edinburgh John Krasinski was spotted heading to a presser there in advance of his Away We Go opening the Edinburgh Film Festival tonight. Sorry I’ve been late with my thoughts. We saw it a couple of weeks ago and then travel and the Wine Flu got in the way. So By Lainey • Jun 17, 2009 04:16 am
John Krasinski Maya & John’s little movie The stars of Away We Go, Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski at the screening last night adorably like their characters: unglamorous, awkward, and pregnant! Maya is expecting her second with Paul Thomas Anderson, great timing, and John and girlfriend Emily Blunt are doing it long distance since she’s shooting By Lainey • Jun 02, 2009 03:30 am
