Why is Maya Rudolph being shoved down our throats?

I like her name and the fact she does a fun spoof of Beyonce.

I've adored her ever since her SNL days. She had a great 2020 after being in the business for so long, so this EW spread doesn't surprise me.

If OP doesn't like her, then no one can like her, because he controls the opinions of everyone else.

What could be funnier than Maya Rudolph's voice in this sketch?

More of Maya at her funniest.

"Where's my brekfix?"

I have always enjoyed Maya Rudolph's humor. Rudolph, Wiig, and Dratch always cracked me up. And Molly Shannon. We need a Rachel Dratch appreciation thread while we are at it. She can steal a scene just standing there.

She's gained a lot of weight. Is she competing with Chrissy Metz?

I'd love a Dratch appreciation thread! That class (Fey, Poehler, Dratch, Rudolph, Shannon, Gasteyer) were all excellent comediennes.

Why does she always dress like Mrs. Roper?

The Maya Rudolph hate is a weird troll topic, but it comes up every couple of months or so.

I like her way more now than I did when she was on SNL. She was on SNL when they had a token black cast member, and most of her parodies of every black woman under the sun were awful.

Her Kamala stanning is a little embarrassing. And how come nobody's asked her what Fiona Apple said about PTA being abusive? Not that she has to answer for him but I'm curious. I wonder if that's partially what all this recent PR is for. To drown out the publicity Apple also got last year.

[quote] And how come nobody's asked her what Fiona Apple said about PTA being abusive? Not that she has to answer for him but I'm curious.

Fiona Apple is a "him"? I didn't know.

I will respect his pronouns.

Maya Rudolph is amazing. She was so cool in "Away we Go" with John Krasinski. Amazing script by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vigga

She's really funny and seems like a down-to-earth person. Loved her on The Good Place.

She was funny on The Good Place at first, but they kept her on way too long for what was a one-joke character.

I also don't understand her and Paul Thomas Anderson. Anyone know any gossip/stories on them? She doesn't seem like his type at all. From his work, he seems to like druggy/slutty pin-ups. Fiona Apple had that appeal when she was younger.

r9 because of her distinct facial features, being a comedienne and ethnically mixed... late 60s/early 70s style apparel is the standard uniform for light skin biracial women. it also works because it keeps them firmly in casting director's minds when they're thinking of something other than the tragic mulatto.

thoug she's bieng pushed to forefront because she maneuvered her way there from the behind the scenes and made a lot of professional connections. . . she's a workhorse. I don't find her particularly talented or funny but I give props to anyone that can hustle as much as she can.

One of those dummies who started dropping litters of brats and watched her career go up in smoke. Like Ana Gasteyer, she never really recovered. They're just nostalgia acts now.

r13 I meant it's not Maya's responsibility to defend PTA/speak for him, but I'm curious how she feels about it. Smartass.

I wasn't aware that she was, OP. And this is an unpopular opinion here on DL, but I've always liked Maya Rudolph.

I don’t care for her. Never found her funny. I don’t hate her, tho.

I guess PT Anderson doesn't have a type. He enjoys a beautiful woman (Fiona) as much as a mushy, droopy faced mama (Maya). Hopefully he doesn't abuse Maya like he did Fiona.

Did anyone watch her variety show with Martin Short? If so, how was it? I never saw it but I know it didn’t last long.

She isn't being "shoved down my throat." I find her funny and think she is talented. And her Kamala Harris impression has put her back into the spotlight.

r22 hasn't seen any recent photos of Fiona.

[quote] She was funny on The Good Place at first, but they kept her on way too long for what was a one-joke character.

I've loved most of her work, but I think this is a weakness for her overall - she doesn't know when to stop in some of her skits.

Does she have a single black friend?

R27 why would that possibly matter?

No one is shoving her down your throat, Mary. Of you don't like her, don't watch her shows and movies

r28 Because she only wants to acknowledge/act black when it's advantageous to her.

Maya Rudolph for Interview Magazine, October 2002

She makes me laugh sometimes, I don't have any big attraction to her. But the OP is right. She's been around forever. How she continues to keep popping up, AND score the covers of magazines is completely confusing to me. I suppose some of it has to do with the race thing. America is so obsessed with race and the fact she's some mixed race combination of person, no doubt she's targeted by the media's woke requirements. Good for her I guess.

R30 How should she act?

Partner(s) Fiona Apple (1997–2002) Maya Rudolph (2001–present)

Uhh...come again? Lol.

It's for your VAGINA, baby.

looks like an overlap before it got serious between them

PTA is adorable

Anyone can edit Wikipedia articles, so the information may not be 100% accurate.

I HATE when TPTB in the entertainment industry shove a marginal talent down the throats of the public! We're forced to accept these otherwise one hit wonders as contemporary icons! I can't stand it!

Why not?

PTA size verificatia?

I love PTA and have always been attracted to him.

I like her, but the nepotism annoys me.

Her imitations are weak, maybe that’s part of the appeal 🤷

But she’s hilarious on Big Mouth.

Oh no, Lorne is threatening to bring her back again for years. These last 2 episodes without her have been refreshing.

I want Fiona Apple to win.

Win what? She up for a Grammy?

Fiona Apple sucks. The failed push last year by music critics to make her happen again was almost as annoying as this recent push for Maya.

She really hit the wall after that 4th kid. I thought she looked great after the 3rd one around when she came back to host around 2012.

I can't fucking stand her. The only impression of hers I ever liked was Whitney Houston, and it wasn't even that good.

Never got the love either. Her impressions are horrible.

Debra Wilson was FAR superior. Her Whitney alone is iconic.

Yes! Debra was amazing...actually, for its first few years, MadTV was far superior than SNL.

NOT funny. She's not even someone I tolerate well enough to ignore. I turn things off if she turns up. Her terrible commercials recently show how lousy she is.

*insert Donatella Versace performance here*

I liked her as Dionne Warwick on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

You may hate her but she's popular.

I would agree that part of the dislike is because Debra Wilson was around the same time and was way better. They did the same characters and Wilson brought it to another level. Rudolph's Whitney wasn't even an impersonation but Wilson not only got everything right, she went to a very dark place in her characterization and that was all in her acting.

She’s on the cover of a magazine, so she’s “shoved down your throat?” Surprise - don’t buy the magazine!

She's funny enough. We need more comedic women.

I’m relieved to learn Debra consistently works, and has since the 90s (dozens of projects each year). Apparently, she’s a prolific voice actor for video games.

I don’t know why, either, OP.

I don’t “get” Maya Rudolph.

All you really need are the first few words “Why IS Maya Rudolph.”

Oh fuck, here we go. The Debra Wilson troll has crawled out of their hidey-hole.

Every time Maya Rudolph's name is mentioned, the Debra Wilson troll surfaces to argue that Debra Wilson was far funnier and deserved Maya's career.

Just because Maya is half-black and Debra is black doesn't mean they're analogs locked in a zero-sum battle.

Maya is hilarious and did many great characters on SNL.

Chief among them, Jodi on Bronx Beat.

I’ve never thought she was funny, either, and she’s even harder to look at. When I think of people who’ve played comedic/sketch characters to the hilt, I don’t think of Maya Rudolph

And I know this is “heresy” or whatever, but I have never once laughed at anything Amy Poehler has ever said or done, and I have no idea why she enjoys the vaunted status she has.

The blond airhead struggling-actress chick from Search Party is funnier. Sarah Silverman was funnier when she had her own show years ago. Amy Sedaris is funnier. Kristen Wiig is funnier. Ditto Rachel Dratch.

I have no idea what people see in Rudolph or Poehler.

I love Maya. When she's been on SNL again frequently in the last year especially, it's nostalgia and a nod back to the show's funnier years with talented castmembers who were funny because they could act, rather than they were just comedians or odd-acting or -named personalities.

She just makes me nervous when she dresses like a potholder, more often than not, lately.

Amy Sedaris is one of the funniest people ever.

R43, what nepotism?

70's One Hit Wonder Minnie Riperton (RIP) being her mother certainly didn't open any doors for her.

So many things jammed down throats...

OP, are you dressing provocatively?

Do you walk places where you don’t belong?

Do you have a “cum hither” manner about you that says “Jam that down my throat?”

Do you fall unconscious and wake to find things jammed down your throat?

Have you ever seen a grown man naked?

Yes.

I think she's great. She's smart and she doesn't oversell jokes.

r71 Really? You wouldn't call the constant exaggerated hand motions and the "weird" voices overselling?

Also being featured in Harper's Bazaar for no real reason. What is she even promoting?

I think she'd be an interesting choice for a remake of Funny Girl.

And Interview magazine a month or two ago.

And a Super Bowl commercial.

One of her is already more than enough. She's so annoying.

At least she's not dressing like a 300 lb. woman for once in that Harper's Bazaar spread.

I get annoyed when she hijacks SNL lately.

Isn't Entertainment Weekly just monthly now?

Maybe a new name is needed.

It's a way to work Kamala into the discussion.

She's Sunny Hostin's best shot at being imitated on the next View sketch.

So odd that she is married to Paul Thomas Anderson.

He seems like the type who'd keep her pregnant and at home while he beds every woman in sight.

This will end in tears.

r83 He's probably fucked all 3 Haim sisters. His obsession with them is creepy.

Maya Rudolph is hilarious in Big Mouth, This is not usually the type of show I go for, but it was lockdown Christmas and I binged it. Her playing Connie the Hormone Moster is hilarious. I don;t care for her on SNL currently, but I loved the magic she shared with the other female cast mates: Wigg, Fey, Polar

[quote].It was clear around 12 years ago that she was never going to be a thing, but they keep trying.

Well, that's "they" for you!

Now she's part of the Vanity Fair Hollywood issue. Seriously, wtf?! At least she's not on the main cover.

This is going to sound so weird, but I'm curious if anyone else thinks so too. I quite like her when I've seen her in things.

But she looks kinda like she smells. Some people just look like that to me. I dunno why.

Her publicist is apparently the hardest working person in show business right now. All for that mediocre Kamala impression that ended months ago?

Her Donatella Versace is the stuff of legends.

This really is a bizarre PR blitz.

She looks like she hasn't had sex in years.

I like her. You cumrudgeons, not so much.

She’s funny and can sing but her face is FUG. She has weird moles and is out of shape and overweight.

Mixed race girls like her - especially the jappy ones - are Hollywood’s hottest virtue signal.

So what if she’s a mediocrity.

LOVE HER.

She had diastasis recti, so that's likely why she always looks pregnant/out of shape even if she's not.

r89 What a weird video. Her dad is the love of her life? Her and PT Anderson are the weirdest relationship. I've never seen them talk or look like they were in love. I guess they both wanted kids so that's why they got together.

She has the pallor of someone who is in diarrhoetic distress.

PTA is gross and sleazy. Not sure why she stays with him.

Because she's the only female POC that SNL has ever given any steady play, and now that Kamala Harris is essentially prez Maya Rudolph will again be in heavy rotation.

Yup, she's hosting next month. Yawn. What is she even promoting? She just seems desperate.

Of course she was trotted out to the Golden Globes tonight to do a typically unfunny bit.

I told you, she is EVERYWHERE. WTF.

That skit was embarrassing. She always looks like a lumpy sack of potatoes. Why do we always have to deal with these washed-up SNL alum at these award shows? Does Lorne Michaels produce all of them?

Lorne Michaels is the Tommy Mottola of NBC, apparently.

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Do you think PTA is a faithful husband?

Her husband went from Fiona Apple to her, they are such opposite types. She can be funny scripted but the little bits she has been doing on awards shows are so cringey.

What talents do you snarky cunts have?

Anyone who uses the phrase "snarky cunt" just sounds like they're projecting, R108.

Yeah sure. But she doesn't bug MOI.

No matter who she's playing/impersonating, her whole schtick always devolves into "Liza with blaccent".

r106 Remember that handjob scene in The Master? Where the perpetually pregnant wife gives her important husband permission to fuck around as long as he's discreet? Gee, I wonder where he got that from?

Maya's bought new digs. Is she leaving PTA? He's not mentioned, though at this point she obviously makes way more money.

Don’t you know,0P? Every single person from Saturday night live is funny and Talented.

Ugh. She comes from some "rich-as-fuck" family and grew up privileged in Brentwood. Lorne Michaels was "Uncle Lorne" growing up, because of her parents relationship with him, and she waltzed onto SNL after her Groundlings training when she was "ready". Same with Jason Sudekis.

This is the reason the show has sucked for 20 years!!!

Now yet another show opportunity! From the same people who did Forever (Remember? Probably not), which was cancelled after one season. Anyone willing to bet money this will last after one season?

She looks huge.

Maya hosts SNL to season low ratings. When is Lorne going to get the hint that she's NOT a star?

Now a completely random sit-down interview with Savannah Guthrie. Why?! This is so WEIRD.

She looks like a younger FATTER version of Justine Bateman.

She gets a sit-down interview with Guthrie (already a long way down from interviewing the president) to talk about an animated movie? And notice how she always has to talk about SNL and Bridesmaids, despite that they were 10-15 years ago.

I wish she would get some basic injectables and learn how to apply make up.

r121 And learn how to dress. The tablecloth caftans she always wears are hideous. Her stylist clearly hates her.

Now she's playing the villain in the Enchanted sequel! Yes, that's right, they're really making an Enchanted sequel. They must be desperate.

Now on the cover of Variety! Her agent deserves an award for convincing people she's a lot funnier than she is.

And why is she dressed in that designer zeppelin in the OPs pic

The only time I've found her even slightly amusing is occasionally during her SNL sketches.