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Get ready to celebrate one of comedy's most versatile performers! Join us as we deep dive into the brilliant career of Maya Rudolph, from the times she broke her entire "SNL" cast to her most hilarious impressions of pop stars and politicians. We're counting down the moments that made us laugh the hardest! Which Maya Rudolph moment is your all-time favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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00:01From unforgettable SNL characters to scene-stealing movie moments,
00:07Maya Rudolph has spent decades proving that she's one of comedy's most versatile performers.
00:13And today, we are celebrating it all, starting with the time she broke the whole cast.
00:20First, I'm gonna lay by the pool, Seth Meyers, and drink down lots of pina colalas.
00:25Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today, we're counting down our picks for the most hilarious moments
00:30when Maya Rudolph sent her scene partners into uncontrollable fits of laughter.
00:45This recurring sketch on SNL is known for its convoluted plots and exaggerated accents,
00:51all of which often lead to cast breaks.
00:55Karina and I need to peel in.
00:58What if I'm just quiet?
01:04Seth, get out of here!
01:05In the Karina Returns installment, Maya Rudolph pops up at the last minute as Stuart's mistress, Keetha.
01:12From the moment Rudolph opens her mouth,
01:14her nearly incomprehensible accent and hilarious facial expressions
01:18make Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig crack up.
01:21I'm Keetha.
01:23What are you doing in our Spanish doll, Mene Mancha?
01:28Why don't you start that?
01:30Both performers struggle to maintain their composure,
01:33as Rudolph delivers every line with breathy intensity and exaggerated emotion.
01:38And she also manages to set off Bill Hader, who can be seen breaking in the mirror.
01:42This hour? Not in your life.
01:46The 405 is gonna be totally jammed,
01:48and I'll have to take Lincoln all the way up to Washington Boulevard.
01:53Watching everyone, including Rudolph herself,
01:55try to hold it together at the end just elevates the whole sketch.
01:59Number 9.
02:00IHOP Scene with Mark Evan Jackson
02:02The Good Place
02:03As the all-powerful Judge Jen,
02:06Maya Rudolph brings a relaxed chaos to The Good Place
02:09that regularly catches her scene partners off guard.
02:12In this scene from the third season with Mark Evan Jackson's Sean,
02:15her laid-back delivery clashes hilariously with his rigid menace.
02:20What is this?
02:20The new information has come to my attention,
02:22and I need a solution.
02:24I want the bad place to weigh in on this.
02:26But first, let's have a change of scenery.
02:28While the version that made the final cut is relatively seamless,
02:31the bloopers tell a different story.
02:34Rudolph continuously improvises lines
02:36that gradually push Jackson until he finally breaks into laughter.
02:40It says what?
02:41What?
02:43It is this, hmm?
02:44Hmm?
02:46You heard me.
02:47Did I stutter?
02:48You stuttered the second time, yeah.
02:52Even when he manages to remain in character,
02:54you can see how close he is to cracking.
02:57Maya's strength here is making divine absurdity feel effortless.
03:01Which destabilizes anyone trying to play it straight.
03:04Humans might be, on average,
03:07better than the point system suggests they are.
03:10Counterpoint, humans are terrible.
03:12Limp Bizkit, slavery, the prosecution rests.
03:16Gotta say that's a solid rebuttal.
03:18Number 8.
03:19Abba Christmas, Saturday Night Live.
03:21Even years after leaving SNL,
03:24Maya Rudolph continues to return
03:25to remind everyone of her undeniable comedic power.
03:29The wise men prayin' that you'll give a twirl
03:33On the dance floor sayin' that we love you, girl
03:37Cause you're 17
03:40When Kate McKinnon made her hosting debut,
03:43Rudolph appeared throughout the episode,
03:45most notably in the Abba Christmas sketch.
03:48Playing a ridiculous version of Bjorn Ulvaeus
03:50from the iconic pop group,
03:52Rudolph's increasingly exaggerated Swedish accent
03:55had her fellow cast members visibly crumbling.
03:58Three days?
03:59She's super depressed!
04:03Falsy tita, you're so sad
04:06You're just a girl, you're really bad
04:09As she performed alongside McKinnon,
04:11Kristen Wiig, and Bowen Yang,
04:13Rudolph's commitment to the characters'
04:15over-the-top pronunciations and bizarre dance moves
04:18pushed everyone to their breaking point.
04:20There was no saving Yang from breaking
04:22when Rudolph pressed her face next to his
04:24and unleashed a barrage of aggressively silly expressions.
04:347. Shia and Maya
04:36Saturday Night Live
04:38When Shia LaBeouf hosted SNL for the first time in 2007,
04:42he was paired with Maya Rudolph for a bizarre sketch
04:44built solely on their rhyming first names.
04:47Come on, don't be Shia, get it?
04:50I just made that up right now, off the cuff.
04:53Wow, that's really good.
04:54Actually, I was lying, Shia.
04:56I've had that joke for two weeks now,
04:58and I nailed it.
05:00In the bit, LaBeouf finds himself
05:02ensnared backstage by Rudolph,
05:04who tries repeatedly to seduce him
05:06with a series of increasingly absurd things.
05:09Rudolph pulls every trick in her bag
05:11to break LaBeouf,
05:12including pressing her nose against his
05:14while she confesses her desire.
05:16But the Transformers actor
05:18manages to hold it together.
05:21Oh, Shia!
05:24You make me feel like a schoolgirl again.
05:28However, it is only when Rudolph loses her cool
05:30at an interrupting crew member
05:32that she succeeds in getting LaBeouf to crack.
05:34Let me tell you something, woman.
05:35Hey, Shia, we need you to...
05:36Get out of here!
05:37Get out!
05:44Listen.
05:45Number six, Victoria's Secret can cover your business.
05:48Saturday Night Live.
05:49As an older woman who goes shopping
05:51for underwear with her nephew,
05:53Maya Rudolph steals this sketch
05:54by leaning all the way in.
05:56Hey, are we finding everything all right, folks?
05:59Look, man, can you just help her
06:00find some granny panties, please?
06:02I mean, her size is big and square.
06:04With Kenan Thompson as her nephew
06:06and Jessica Simpson playing
06:07an overly polished sales associate,
06:10Rudolph bulldozes their discomfort
06:11with blunt phrasing and relentless follow-ups
06:14about covering her business.
06:16Thompson visibly struggles
06:18as Rudolph keeps escalating the phrasing
06:20and has to look away to prevent himself
06:22from fully breaking character.
06:24Well, it depends on what you mean by business.
06:26My pocketbook, my na-na, my knick-knack,
06:32my moosey-goosey, my hotdog warmer.
06:36Her ability to repeat the same joke
06:39while finding new rhythms each time
06:41pushes the performers around her to the brink,
06:43especially when she attempts to try on a pair of panties
06:46handed to her by Simpson.
06:48Open up them golden gates.
06:51Here we go.
06:53Pull her up.
06:54Here we go.
06:55Alley-oop.
06:57Alley-oop.
06:58Number five, car scene bloopers
07:00with Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids.
07:02Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig
07:04have proven to be an exceptional comedic duo
07:07both on SNL and other TV shows and movies.
07:10When they reunited on 2011's Bridesmaids,
07:13it was the perfect environment
07:14for their incredible chemistry to flourish.
07:17Are we okay?
07:18Yes, I'm sorry I haven't called.
07:20I just didn't want to bug you.
07:22Please, no, forgive me.
07:23It just got crazy.
07:25Yeah, it's just been lots of organizing.
07:27The car scenes between the two performers
07:29generated some of the film's most authentic laughs
07:32because much of it wasn't acting.
07:34In the blooper reel,
07:35we see Rudolph and Wiig filming a scene
07:37where they are driving and improvising offhand remarks,
07:40beating off each other in real time.
07:42Your muscles are getting bigger
07:44and your heart has disappeared.
07:46Your metabolism is rising.
07:48Their long-standing friendship
07:50makes these moments even looser,
07:52with Maya clearly enjoying
07:53how easily she can derail the scene.
07:56It's a reminder that the funniest moments
07:58don't always make the final cut.
08:00I'll shake your pussy.
08:03Shake it!
08:05Number four, super showcase spokesmodels,
08:09Saturday Night Live.
08:10Speaking of the comedic chemistry
08:12between Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig,
08:14the two reunited yet again
08:16on the 37th season of SNL
08:18when Rudolph returned to host.
08:20Their synergy was notably put on display
08:22in this sketch where they played Shonda and Vonda,
08:25two overly dramatic spokesmodels
08:27trying and failing to describe the prizes in a game show.
08:30Bad news, Debra.
08:32You didn't win his and hers matching
08:33Luggage by Luggage Guy.
08:34If it's not Luggage Guy Luggage,
08:36it's just a bunch of luggage from someplace.
08:39You ought to be the talk of baggage claim
08:40with Luggage for Baggage.
08:42After riding in on a golf cart,
08:44Wig and Rudolph can barely stay in character,
08:46and their antics eventually cause Bill Hader,
08:49who plays the game show host, to break.
08:51It's always time for clock and roll clocks.
08:59That wasn't supposed to happen.
09:01While Hader completely crumbles in the scene,
09:03Vanessa Bayer manages to make it through
09:05without cracking even once,
09:07which may be the most impressive feat
09:09of the entire sketch.
09:11It's a guy's matching golf club.
09:13By golf club guy.
09:15Oh!
09:20Hey, Stroke, Shonda.
09:21Number 3, The Mediator Scene Bloopers,
09:24Life of the Party.
09:25What is that smell?
09:27It's probably garlic and dial,
09:30a little mayo.
09:32I had an Italian sandwich.
09:34This 2018 comedy stars Maya Rudolph
09:37as Christine Davenport,
09:38the neurotic best friend
09:40of Melissa McCarthy's character, Deanna,
09:42who returns to her daughter's college
09:44to complete her degree after getting a divorce.
09:46In this scene, Deanna and her ex-husband
09:49try to settle their differences
09:50with the help of a mediator,
09:52but they remain incapable
09:53of reaching common ground.
09:55This is not helping our process.
09:56There is no probable cause
09:58to implicate this witness.
10:00I move to dismiss.
10:02The scene in the final cut
10:03is hilarious enough,
10:04but the bloopers take it even further.
10:07One particular moment
10:08sees Rudolph drop a line
10:09so unexpected and perfectly delivered
10:12that her scene partners,
10:13McCarthy, Julie Bowen, and Matt Walsh,
10:15all burst out laughing.
10:17You all right?
10:18Yes.
10:19I have a pep scent.
10:21Seeing such heavy hitters
10:23crack uncontrollably
10:24only underscores how effortlessly
10:26Rudolph lifts every scene she's in.
10:28Number two,
10:29Whitney Houston on Weekend Update,
10:31Saturday Night Live.
10:33Throughout her seven-year tenure on SNL,
10:35Maya Rudolph delivered a host
10:37of unforgettable celebrity impressions,
10:39but few were as delightfully unhinged
10:41as her take on Whitney Houston.
10:43Oh, oh, oh, oh, Amy Poehler, everybody.
10:46Can I get a what, what?
10:47All right.
10:48Okay, there we go.
10:49Okay.
10:50Rudolph appears as the legendary singer
10:52in this Weekend Update segment
10:54to share her summer plans.
10:56Almost right off the bat,
10:57she mistakenly refers to Amy Poehler
10:59as Seth Meyers,
11:00a slip that immediately causes
11:02both co-anchors to break.
11:04So what are you doing for the summer,
11:06Mrs. Houston?
11:06Funny you should ask, Seth Meyers.
11:09But first...
11:14First I'm gonna lay by the pool, Seth Meyers.
11:17Once Poehler loses her composure,
11:19it's hard for her to fully regain it,
11:21and even the smallest things Rudolph does afterwards
11:23causes her to break even more.
11:26You got something out?
11:28It's gonna be a mess.
11:28All right.
11:30Okay.
11:32Wow, look at that.
11:33Going all the way back.
11:34Rudolph's committed physicality
11:36and vocal performance
11:37made it nearly impossible
11:38for the Update anchors to resist laughing.
11:42Number 1.
11:43Choreographers.
11:44Saturday Night Live.
11:45It's always a masterclass in controlled chaos
11:48when Maya Rudolph steps into a sketch.
11:50And is that Richard Pequest?
11:52No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
11:55Tanya Katink does not work with Richard Pequest.
11:58Playing one half of a bickering choreographer duo
12:01opposite Kenan Thompson,
12:02she turns a simple dance rehearsal
12:04into a passive-aggressive battlefield.
12:07When Rudolph starts showing off her moves
12:09in a bid to get hired over Thompson,
12:11she sends everyone in the room into fits of laughter.
12:14Does this answer your question?
12:16Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah.
12:19Ah, kook?
12:21All right.
12:23That is it, Katink.
12:25Even Lauren Holt and Beck Bennett,
12:27who aren't visible in the moment,
12:29eventually reveal that they had also been breaking
12:31when the camera later cuts to them.
12:33And you'd see everything?
12:37Yes.
12:38Show it to me again.
12:39I want to be with you.
12:42Okay?
12:43It's a classic example of Rudolph committing
12:46so hard to the bit
12:47that everyone else nearly collapses under the pressure.
12:50Did we miss any of your favorite Maya Rudolph moments?
12:54Whether she's channeling pop stars,
12:57politicians, or pop culture icons,
13:00Maya always brings her own hilarious spin.
13:03Just check out these SNL impressions.
13:09Nice presents!
13:11Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
13:13And today, we're counting down our picks
13:15for Maya Rudolph's funniest impersonations
13:17on Saturday Night Live.
13:19I still can't tell if this is beneath me.
13:23Number 20, Lucy Liu.
13:25Rudolph's Lucy Liu impression
13:26is a hidden gem from her early SNL days.
13:29We all have nicknames for each other.
13:31Like what?
13:33Well, like, um, I call her Pooh.
13:35Teaming up with Rachel Dratch as Drew Barrymore
13:38and Calista Flockhart as Cameron Diaz,
13:40the trio leaned hard into the early 2000s girl power sisterhood,
13:44channeling the kind of over-the-top affection
13:46you'd expect from a sorority house.
13:48Maya absolutely nails Liu's signature laser-focused stare
13:51and that unmistakable low, breathy authority in her voice.
13:55Jada Pinkett was pregnant,
13:57then Denise Richards declined,
13:59and then Fran Drescher wouldn't call him back,
14:01and I think there were only, like,
14:02four more people they called before me,
14:04and I was like, totally.
14:05Sure, this impression doesn't get name-checked
14:07as often as her Beyoncé or Donatella Versace,
14:10but for fans of the era,
14:12it's a time capsule of the cool girl action star vibe
14:15that Liu famously exuded.
14:16It's a reminder of just how sharp
14:18Maya's comedic radar has always been.
14:20I heard you guys had to work out like crazy
14:22for this movie.
14:23Oh, yeah.
14:25It was so much work.
14:27Yeah, we train five hours a day.
14:29Feel my abs, Jimmy.
14:30They're rock hard.
14:31Number 19.
14:32Scott Joplin.
14:33If you were watching SNL in the early 2000s,
14:36you might remember Maya Rudolph Scott Joplin,
14:39a deep cut and a perfect example
14:41of the show getting weird.
14:42Hi, I'm Scott Joplin,
14:44the father of ragtime and frequent time traveler.
14:46If there's one thing I've learned
14:48from traveling through time,
14:50it's that I love women's tennis.
14:52Tennis talk with time-traveling Scott Joplin
14:54is exactly as ridiculous as it sounds.
14:57The King of Ragtime hosts a talk show about tennis.
15:00Maya, at the piano, tosses jokes at guests
15:03before launching into bursts of his iconic music
15:05with a cheeky grin.
15:07But I find myself sitting here with two champions
15:09and one overexposed calendar girl
15:11with no second serve.
15:14This recurring bit was a love letter
15:16to SNL's most surreal left-field comedy
15:19and a reminder that sometimes the best sketches
15:21are the ones that make you ask,
15:23wait, did that really just happen?
15:25Whoa, whoa, whoa.
15:26Whose show is this?
15:28Mine or the ghosts of bad hair past,
15:31bad hair present, and bad hair future?
15:36Number 18.
15:37Birchivan Beers.
15:39Birchivan Beers is Rudolph
15:40at her most gloriously unhinged.
15:43Yeah, wow.
15:44I love her chili peppers.
15:45It makes me dance punk fan.
15:47Decked out in neon
15:48and running the decks at club tracks,
15:50Maya throws herself headfirst
15:52into a parody of Y2K Eurorave culture
15:54that's as fearless as it is hilarious.
15:57Her accent is a wild, unplaceable jumble,
15:59and her physical comedy is pure high-voltage chaos.
16:03Oh, cut me some slacks, will you, Leonard?
16:05Why don't you please get a room?
16:07Now let's get the party started.
16:09Here to sing their hit song,
16:10We're on the Run, is Daddy.
16:13What makes it work is Maya's unwavering commitment.
16:16She treats every blast of industrial noise
16:18like it's a chart-topping anthem,
16:20never breaking character for a second.
16:22With Fred Armisen by her side,
16:24she turns a niche stereotype
16:26into a surreal, deadpan dance party
16:28that's still one of the most unforgettable highlights
16:31of her SNL run.
16:32Daddy, you guys are so terribly outrageous.
16:34Let's go, yeah!
16:36I'm with the blimpers.
16:39Yeah!
16:40I'm with the blimpers!
16:41Number 17.
16:43Nunei Schoener.
16:44If you've ever rolled your eyes
16:45at the art world's most pretentious personalities,
16:48Nunei Schoener is your comedic soulmate.
16:50I am Nunei.
16:52Nunei.
16:53No, no, Nunei.
16:54You must use the back of your tongue.
16:55Come.
16:56Nunei.
16:58Nunei.
16:59Nunei.
16:59Nunei.
17:00Nunei.
17:00Nunei.
17:01Nunei.
17:01Nunei.
17:02Nunei is masculine,
17:03and Nunei is feminine.
17:03Alongside her equally bizarre husband,
17:06Nunei,
17:07Rudolf Kratz's a pitch-perfect send-up
17:09of the Euro-trash avant-garde elite,
17:11complete with an accent
17:12that's part Scandinavian,
17:14part Dutch,
17:15and all deliciously untraceable.
17:17The magic is in Maya's dedication.
17:19She delivers every line
17:21with the kind of conviction
17:22usually reserved for TED Talks,
17:24treating the most mundane
17:25as if it were a groundbreaking installation
17:27at the MoMA.
17:28Wait, wait, wait.
17:29So did somebody kill a gorilla
17:30to make this chair?
17:31What a terrible conclusion!
17:34It is the hair connected
17:35from the bottom
17:36of gorilla showers, silly.
17:37We've all met someone
17:38who takes themselves
17:39way too seriously,
17:41and Nunei is that archetype
17:42dialed up to 11,
17:44making every moment
17:45a loving roast
17:46of high-fashion absurdity.
17:48Heather.
17:49Our cell.
17:51It's Heather with an H.
17:54Checker, but you can't.
17:55Eh, no.
17:56Number 16, Jody Dietz.
17:58Bronx Beat is a classic,
18:00and Maya's Jody Dietz
18:01is half the reason why.
18:03My mother gave me
18:04the most beautiful leather coat
18:05on my birthday.
18:06You know how many times
18:07I've worn it this year?
18:090.00.
18:10It's bananas.
18:11The whole world is bananas.
18:12You know what I say?
18:12Live your life
18:13because the world's
18:13going to blow up.
18:14She's right.
18:14Teaming up with Amy Poehler,
18:16Maya brings to life
18:17a talk show host
18:18whose equal parts
18:19eternally exasperated
18:20and endlessly waiting
18:21for that elusive
18:22sweat-a-weather.
18:23Maya's ear for accents
18:25is legendary,
18:25but with Jody,
18:27she turns the Bronx
18:28Long Island drawl
18:29into a full-blown
18:30musical instrument,
18:31stretching outwards
18:32until they're practically
18:34unrecognizable
18:34and absolutely hilarious.
18:36Well, you know what?
18:37At least the weather's turned.
18:38Oh, sweat-a-weather.
18:39Sweat-a-weather.
18:39Sweat-a-weather.
18:40Oh, God, I will.
18:40Finally, sweat-a-weather.
18:42Sweat-a-weather.
18:43About time.
18:43It's about time.
18:44Sweat-a-weather.
18:45Sweat-a-weather.
18:45The character
18:46isn't a celebrity impression,
18:48but inspired by
18:48SNL's own hairstylist
18:50Jody Mancuso,
18:51who apparently had
18:52a hot take on everything.
18:54It's a loving tribute
18:55to the everyday characters
18:56who make New York
18:57and SNL
18:58so unforgettable.
19:00Hey, Gary,
19:00you're not Phil Collins.
19:02Never will be.
19:02No, success is not
19:03in the air tonight.
19:06So, so, sooty-dum.
19:08Number 15,
19:09Natasha Lyonne.
19:10Lyonne called SNL
19:11her chosen family,
19:12so it's almost surreal
19:13that her first time hosting
19:15felt like a homecoming.
19:16I feel a cosmic connection
19:18to SNL.
19:19The people here
19:20are my real-life
19:20chosen family.
19:21I've been coming here
19:22since I was a teenager.
19:23I co-created Russian Doll
19:25with Amy Poehler
19:26and I have great friends.
19:28When Maya and Fred Armisen
19:29crashed her monologue
19:30to do their own takes
19:31on the actress,
19:32we got some pure
19:33meta magic.
19:34Maya's impression
19:35isn't just spot-on,
19:37it's a heartfelt tribute,
19:38shaped by two decades
19:39of real-life friendship.
19:41Okay, good.
19:41I thought maybe we could
19:42try our Natasha Lyonne
19:43impressions for you.
19:44Yeah, we do really
19:45good impressions of you,
19:46just not when you're around.
19:47Instead of poking fun,
19:49Maya channels Lyonne's
19:50unmistakable New York energy
19:52with genuine affection,
19:53turning the whole bit
19:54into a love letter
19:55rather than a roast.
19:56Watching Lyonne enjoy
19:58Maya's version of herself
19:59is a reminder
19:59that sometimes
20:00the best impressions
20:01come from a place
20:02of deep fandom
20:03and even deeper friendship.
20:05Yeah, yeah.
20:06How are you?
20:07All right.
20:08It's a dynamite sweater.
20:12Cockroach.
20:13Number 14.
20:15Britannica.
20:16If Destiny's Child
20:17had a bizarro world cousin,
20:19it would be Gemini's twin.
20:20We got duty free, yo!
20:21Doody, doody, doody, doody,
20:23doody, free, what?
20:24Doody, doody, doody,
20:26doody, doody, free, hi!
20:27Anna Gasteyer's
20:28Jeanette and Maya's Britannica,
20:29plus a rotating cast
20:31of guest stars,
20:32made every sketch
20:33a new adventure
20:34in pop parody.
20:35The running gag here
20:36is the group's relentless quest
20:37to sound intellectual,
20:39but often miss the mark
20:40with total confidence.
20:41Yeah, it's real special to us
20:43because it's a story
20:44about man-woman relations
20:46through a feministic
20:47point of view.
20:48It's also about
20:49Frankenstein's.
20:50Word.
20:50Maya's delivery
20:51is flawless
20:52as she belts out
20:53staccato R&B riffs
20:54that go on
20:55just a beat too long
20:56or drop slang
20:57with the authority
20:58of a pop diva.
21:00She radiates
21:00lead singer energy,
21:02outshining even
21:03the biggest guest stars,
21:04and proves that
21:05when it comes
21:05to musical comedy,
21:06she's always
21:07the alpha in the room.
21:09Yeah, because see,
21:09what we were trying
21:10to do here
21:10was create a new
21:11groundbreaking genre,
21:12the hip-hop epic.
21:14The hip-hop-a-popic.
21:16The hip-hop-a-popic.
21:18The hip-hop-a-popic.
21:18The hip-hop-a-popic.
21:19The hip-hop-a-popic.
21:20Yeah, it's a new form.
21:21Number 13, Paris Hilton.
21:23Rudolph's take on Hilton
21:25is a pitch-perfect
21:26send-up that turns
21:27the heiress
21:27into a living,
21:28breathing cartoon
21:29of early 2000
21:30celebrity culture.
21:31Hitting the clubs
21:32of South Beach
21:33with our signature style.
21:35Also, I just finished
21:37seventh grade.
21:40Well, what's next
21:41for you guys?
21:42I'm gonna do
21:42some partying!
21:43Woo!
21:45With her legendary
21:45vocal fry
21:46and that signature
21:47squinty pout,
21:48Maya nails the
21:49bored and fabulous
21:50vibe that defined
21:51an era.
21:52She transforms
21:53That's Hot
21:53into a robotic
21:54catchphrase,
21:55lampooning the idea
21:56of a celebrity persona
21:58built entirely
21:58on autopilot.
22:00I like your outfit,
22:01Paris.
22:01It's hot.
22:02Thanks.
22:03I like yours too.
22:04It's hot.
22:04Paris herself
22:05once hosted SNL,
22:06and let's just say
22:08she probably gave
22:09Maya plenty of material
22:10and, no,
22:12not in a flattering way.
22:13By blending
22:14mannequin stiff poses
22:15with a glazed-over attitude,
22:17Maya created
22:18a lasting satire
22:19of effortless privilege
22:20that still feels
22:21iconic today.
22:22No, I agree.
22:23It doesn't get
22:24any less hotter
22:25than racism.
22:26Hey, are you still married?
22:27No.
22:28It's hot.
22:29Number 12.
22:30Michelle Obama
22:31When Maya stepped
22:32into the role
22:32of Michelle Obama,
22:33she didn't just
22:34don a cardigan
22:35and flash that
22:36signature megawatt smile.
22:37She embodied
22:38the First Lady's
22:39magnetic blend
22:40of warmth
22:40and authority,
22:42dialing up both
22:42for maximum
22:43comedic payoff.
22:45Barack Obama,
22:46is that a hoagie?
22:48Foods like that
22:49lead to obesity,
22:50and you know
22:51you ought to
22:51never, never, never,
22:52never, never, never,
22:53never eat them.
22:54With every measured phrase
22:55and that unmistakably
22:56resonant voice,
22:58Rudolph gave us
22:59a Michelle who could
22:59do it all.
23:00And there's no denying
23:01the sheer likability
23:02factor here.
23:03Rudolph's take
23:04radiated affection,
23:06gently lampooning
23:07Michelle's flawless
23:08public persona
23:08while letting us
23:09in on the joke.
23:10This airtime
23:11was initially
23:12purchased so that
23:13we could speak to you
23:14one last time
23:15about the issues.
23:16However,
23:17with poll numbers
23:18putting us so far ahead,
23:19we decided now's the time
23:20to play it safe.
23:21It was a loving tribute
23:23that made us wish
23:23we could join
23:24the Obamas for dinner
23:25and maybe get a pep talk
23:26in the process.
23:27And now it's solid!
23:31Solid as Barack!
23:35That's what this lead is!
23:39That's what we got!
23:42Number 11.
23:43Halle Berry
23:44After this actress
23:45broke ground
23:46by winning an Oscar
23:47for Best Actress,
23:48Maya Rudolph delivered
23:49on a hysterical impression.
23:51Appearing with Dean Edwards
23:53as fellow Oscar winner
23:54Denzel Washington,
23:55she plays up Halle Berry's
23:57reaction to winning
23:58the award
23:58with endless crying.
24:00The comedian
24:00also gives Berry
24:01a long list of people
24:02to thank,
24:03bringing up some
24:04unexpected names.
24:05I want to thank Lena,
24:08Dorothy,
24:09and Shirley
24:10for what's happening!
24:13Rudolph is so dedicated
24:14to this character
24:15that she cries
24:16and shouts through
24:17most of the sketch.
24:18As the names keep coming,
24:19her every word choice
24:21gets even funnier
24:22as the speech continues.
24:23That lady from
24:24the Pine Song commercial!
24:27The performer shows
24:28that she can steal
24:29the spotlight
24:29with or without dialogue.
24:32Even if you haven't
24:33watched the original video,
24:34you can find something
24:35to laugh about here.
24:36Raven Simone!
24:38Here you go, girl!
24:40Number 10.
24:41Christina Aguilera
24:42Maya Rudolph's talent
24:43knows no bounds,
24:44with her being able
24:45to embody
24:46every aspect
24:47of her characters.
24:48Hey, Xenia and Jimmy,
24:49what's up?
24:49How you feel?
24:51This includes
24:52reminding people
24:53that she can sing.
24:54As Christina Aguilera,
24:56Rudolph can nail
24:57the singer's
24:57famous vocal stylings.
24:59It's just like
24:59my mom used to say to me,
25:01she used to be all
25:06The segment could only
25:08work with somebody
25:08that can play
25:09both the personality
25:10and the powerful voice.
25:12She also plays well
25:13off of Tina Fey,
25:14with the latter struggling
25:15to understand
25:16the character's points.
25:17Rudolph leans
25:18into the ridiculous
25:19caricature
25:19while making
25:20every moment count.
25:21She also says
25:22that she heard
25:23all the jokes
25:23that you've been
25:24telling about her.
25:27You better watch
25:28your back.
25:30Biatch.
25:32Few comedians
25:33can make you laugh
25:34and impress you
25:35as they show off
25:36their vocal range.
25:37Number 9.
25:38ABBA
25:38If you love
25:40this Swedish pop group,
25:41you'll definitely
25:41enjoy this Christmas
25:42parody of their songs.
25:44Coming down the chimney
25:46Straight to the dance floor
25:48Maya Rudolph plays
25:50one of the members,
25:51changing up the lyrics
25:51while working
25:52with some talented castmates.
25:54It's hard not to laugh
25:55as you watch the performer
25:56sing and do choreography
25:57next to Kristen Wiig
25:59and Kate McKinnon.
25:59The wise men pray
26:01and that she'll give a twirl.
26:04With some of the cast
26:05trying not to break,
26:06it becomes a hilarious
26:07deconstruction
26:08of the group's dance moves.
26:10It's also always fun
26:11to watch the SNL veterans
26:12show off
26:13their amazing chemistry.
26:14The sketch is even funnier
26:16when the camera
26:16zooms in close,
26:18finding Rudolph
26:19as her intense performance
26:20goes off.
26:21Take it away, Emma.
26:30Number 8.
26:32Charo
26:32In response to
26:33Ugly Betty,
26:34Fred Armisen presents
26:35his own character
26:36known as Fugly Betsy.
26:38Hi, you guys.
26:40I am so excited
26:41about this project.
26:43I play an intelligent
26:44but unattractive young girl
26:46who gets her dream job
26:47as an assistant
26:48at a fashion magazine.
26:49This parody
26:50seems random enough
26:51until Maya Rudolph's
26:52arrival as Charo.
26:54The performer
26:54plays the part
26:55of an executive producer
26:56to the fake show,
26:57bringing an infectious energy
26:59to Weekend Update.
27:00You must watch this show.
27:03Rudolph looks like
27:04she could stand up
27:05and dance at any moment.
27:06She doesn't even have long
27:07to make an impression,
27:08but the comedian
27:09easily steals the sketch
27:10away from Armisen.
27:11Her work as the singer
27:13captures the spirit
27:14of the target
27:14with an enjoyable
27:15attempt at an accent.
27:16If I can't reach them,
27:19do you have sex
27:20with a lot of people?
27:24Whether or not
27:25it's super accurate,
27:26it's incredibly fun
27:27to watch the actress
27:28try it out.
27:30Number 7.
27:31Pamela Bell
27:32This character
27:32is Maya's love letter
27:33to every national anthem
27:35performance
27:35that's gone gloriously
27:36off the rails.
27:47As a proud Missouri local
27:49handed the mic
27:49at a major event,
27:51Pamela transforms
27:51the Star Spangled Banner
27:53into a full-blown spectacle,
27:55stretching every note
27:56and adding enough
27:56vocal fireworks
27:57to make even
27:58the most seasoned
27:59divas blush.
28:08The result
28:09is a rendition
28:10so extravagantly
28:11over the top
28:12it borders
28:12on performance art,
28:14skewering the singers
28:15who chase style
28:16over substance.
28:17Maya's facial expressions
28:18are the secret weapon here.
28:20We know she has the pipes,
28:21but it's her face
28:22that's working overtime
28:23and then some,
28:24almost leaving both
28:25the commentators
28:26at a complete loss
28:27for words.
28:38Number 6
28:39Whitney Houston
28:40Tackling the singer
28:42during a turbulent period,
28:43Maya Rudolph parodies
28:44Whitney Houston's
28:45personal life.
28:46What brings you two here?
28:48After our interview
28:49with Diane Swoyer,
28:51I haven't been able
28:52to sleep.
28:53Yeah, and I haven't been
28:54able to stop sweating.
28:55The comedian partners
28:56with Tracy Morgan's
28:57Bobby Brown
28:58to deliver a funny
28:59and crazy performance.
29:01Taking a humorous look
29:02at her dark side,
29:03Rudolph turns the artist
29:05into a somewhat
29:05manic presence.
29:06Some of my best friends
29:07are poor people.
29:08Like me.
29:10That's right, baby.
29:11The performer
29:12also plays Houston
29:13in other sketches
29:14such as a Geico commercial.
29:16While the comedian
29:16can channel the vocalist
29:18with dialogue,
29:19she can also belt out
29:20a few notes
29:21to sing like the music icon.
29:22I've asked Bobby Brown
29:23the other day
29:24and I threw an old
29:25bag of chicken McNuggets
29:26at his head.
29:27Ain't it shocking
29:28what love can do?
29:31Ain't it shocking
29:31what love can do?
29:34Rudolph once again
29:35shows that she's
29:36one of the best
29:36impressionists for singers.
29:38Number five,
29:40Oprah.
29:40Fans of the Oprah Winfrey
29:42show know how exciting
29:43her giveaway segments
29:44could be.
29:50This sketch encapsulates
29:51this feeling especially well
29:53with Maya Rudolph
29:54as the host.
29:55I'm turning 50, y'all,
29:56and you know
29:57I love presents.
29:59Nice presents!
30:00The actress accentuates
30:02Winfrey's upbeat delivery
30:03with her character
30:04getting the audience
30:05pumped up into a frenzy.
30:07Things take an unexpected
30:08and hilarious turn
30:09as the in-studio viewers
30:11lose their minds.
30:12Get ready for
30:14Oprah's Favorite Things
30:16Birthday Edition!
30:22Rudolph does a fantastic
30:23job leading the sketch,
30:25tapping into the
30:26presenter's boundless energy.
30:27We kind of wish this
30:28version of the TV mogul
30:29would make another
30:30appearance,
30:31including the dramatic
30:32ending.
30:32This chaotic ride
30:34and impersonation feels
30:35like just the right
30:36amount of zany.
30:37It's what you've all
30:38been living for,
30:39Oprah's Favorite Things,
30:40Birthday Edition.
30:42I'm turning 50, y'all.
30:43Monday.
30:43I'm Oprah.
30:45Number 4.
30:46Maya Angelou.
30:47Who would have thought
30:48that this author would
30:49appear on a prank show?
30:50Hello, chap.
30:52I am the rock.
30:54I am the river.
30:56I am the one who put a pie
30:59under the butt
31:00of Morgan Freeman.
31:02Whoa!
31:03SNL outdoes themselves
31:05with this surprising idea,
31:07prompting a hilarious
31:08impression from Maya Rudolph.
31:09The performer takes
31:10center stage with an ability
31:12to capture the writer's
31:13voice and age.
31:14What has happened here?
31:16I did it.
31:17I removed the bottom
31:19of your bag.
31:21Sister Maya.
31:22This version of Angelou
31:23pranks various friends
31:25and media personalities,
31:26having fun as she politely
31:28plays with Morgan Freeman
31:29and Stephen King.
31:30Your car has been towed.
31:33I should know.
31:36I am a police woman.
31:39It's such an odd
31:40and calming impersonation
31:42that we could easily watch
31:43a longer cut of the skit.
31:45Rudolph is so comfortable here
31:46that she can deliver both jokes
31:48and inspirational dialogue
31:49with ease.
31:50Hello, my name is
31:53Jonathan Franzen.
31:55I'd like to order
31:5650 pizzas.
31:58It's for a prank.
31:59Number 3.
32:00Donatella Versace.
32:02Channeling the fashion
32:03designer's voice,
32:04Maya Rudolph turns
32:05an unlikely target
32:06into a fountain of comedy.
32:08You know, there's only one
32:09thing I love more
32:10than drinking and smoking,
32:11and that's hitting the slopes.
32:13Her take on Donatella Versace
32:15is nothing short of hilarious
32:16every time we see it.
32:18The vocal depth
32:19is especially impressive.
32:20showcasing Rudolph's ability
32:21to dig deep
32:22for her characters.
32:24Would it feel weird
32:25to have a glass of champagne
32:26while I'm skiing and smoking?
32:27No, it wouldn't.
32:29The performer can also
32:30take the real woman
32:31into absurd situations
32:32such as skiing
32:33or having to sell
32:34Versace pockets.
32:35Check it out.
32:36I've done it again.
32:38No Versace pockets.
32:42Rolling with insane skits
32:43and ideas,
32:44the comedian becomes
32:46the fashion icon
32:47with blunt lines
32:48and a funny attitude
32:49As she typically does,
32:51Rudolph pulls off
32:51this performance
32:52with absolute style.
32:54Now please,
32:55get out.
32:57Number 2.
32:58Beyonce
32:58During her original run
33:00on SNL,
33:01Maya Rudolph played
33:02the singer
33:02as the fabulous sidekick
33:04to Fred Armisen's Prince.
33:05Prince needs to make
33:06this quick, y'all.
33:09Because he's got
33:09really bad allergies
33:10right now.
33:11She would later
33:12bring the impression
33:12back as a host,
33:14teaming up with Jay-Z
33:15in a funny scene.
33:16Look at her, Jay.
33:17Sleeping peacefully
33:17in her crib.
33:20It's lined with one
33:21of Diana Ross's
33:22finest wigs.
33:23During other hosting stints,
33:24she brought back
33:25her impression
33:25for a hot one sketch.
33:27Beyonce tries to
33:28keep her cool
33:28even as the spicy wings
33:30prove to be too much.
33:31Oh, this isn't helping.
33:34Damn,
33:35Marta makes it worse.
33:36The performer
33:37disappears into the character
33:39as the latter
33:39freaks out
33:40in a goofy premise.
33:41There's even a sequel
33:42that pushes the same idea
33:43even further,
33:45allowing the comedian
33:45to play the role
33:46in a complete panic.
33:48Okay, I'm good.
33:50Okay.
33:51So what can you tell us
33:53about part three?
33:54I'm not good.
33:56Ooh!
33:58Rudolph,
33:58like Queen Bee,
33:59is irreplaceable.
34:01Number one,
34:02Kamala Harris.
34:03In maybe her finest impression,
34:06Maya Rudolph transforms
34:07into Vice President
34:08Kamala Harris.
34:09She first debuted
34:10the impersonation
34:11during the 2020
34:12election cycle
34:13with hilarious
34:14debate performances.
34:15Let's not do that.
34:17Tonight,
34:17I'm not going to worry
34:18about the polling numbers.
34:20I'm just going to have fun
34:22and see if I can get
34:23some viral moments.
34:24Mama needs a gif.
34:27Rudolph manages
34:28to capture the politician's
34:30focal cadence
34:30and personality.
34:32The show also gives
34:33the character
34:33a comical way
34:34of connecting
34:34with younger voters,
34:36using memes
34:36to try to seem cool.
34:38There have been
34:39two black women
34:40elected to the Senate,
34:41and that second
34:43black woman
34:43hit me.
34:51The actress finds a way
34:52to add flair
34:53to any scene
34:54as Harris.
34:55She also makes us laugh
34:56as she interacts
34:57with Martin Short's
34:58interpretation of husband
34:59Doug Emhoff.
35:00Listen to me, girl.
35:02I support you.
35:05Every time you look
35:06around Doug,
35:07it's so good
35:07to be there
35:08for you, honey.
35:09You better be.
35:10But from time to time,
35:12you're going to look...
35:12Who's your favorite
35:13Maya character?
35:15No,
35:16Senator Harris,
35:17help me out.
35:18Oh, no,
35:19I'm good.
35:22Looking real good,
35:23Mike.
35:23Keep it up.
35:25Maya Rudolph
35:26has delivered laughs
35:28in just about
35:28every corner
35:29of comedy,
35:30and so we are
35:31ending things today
35:32by counting down
35:33the moments
35:33that made us laugh
35:35the hardest.
35:36Kick back
35:37in our pajamas
35:38and watch
35:39a Ram Kamala.
35:42Like Legally Blondala.
35:44And start decorating
35:46for Christmas.
35:47Follow La La La.
35:48Welcome to Ms. Mojo,
35:50and today we're
35:51counting down our picks
35:52for The Times'
35:53former SNL player
35:54Maya Rudolph
35:54cracked us up
35:55both on and off
35:56the late night
35:57sketch comedy show.
35:58I could kill
35:58everybody in here
35:59and get away with it.
36:01Number 10.
36:02Key Change, Baby,
36:03Michael Bolton's
36:04big sexy
36:05Valentine's Day special.
36:06Looking for the
36:07perfect song
36:08to serenade
36:08your loved one?
36:09This might just be it.
36:11The night is a bore
36:12There's no love
36:14on the floor
36:15Even booze
36:16can't do the trick
36:17You need to give
36:18a song a kick
36:20We all know
36:20that without
36:21the right soundtrack
36:21romance can feel
36:23a bit flat.
36:24Luckily,
36:25Maya Rudolph knows
36:26just what it takes
36:27to heat things up.
36:28A key change!
36:29Yes, you heard that right.
36:30A key change.
36:31Turns out,
36:32few things can't
36:33be fixed with one.
36:40What's truly impressive
36:42is how Rudolph's
36:43vocal talents shine,
36:44nailing every key change
36:46with precision
36:46while keeping
36:47the humor alive.
36:48Even with all
36:49the vocal gymnastics,
36:50the comedy
36:51never skips a beat.
36:52Next Valentine's Day,
36:54we are definitely
36:55setting the mood
36:56with this tune.
37:12Remember 2020?
37:13How could anyone forget?
37:15Or maybe you've tried
37:16to block it out.
37:17Honestly,
37:18who could blame you?
37:19Am I okay?
37:20Um,
37:21no.
37:23Actually,
37:23because we got a bat disease
37:25just floating around
37:26in the sky.
37:27There's a new natural disaster
37:28every mother f***ing day.
37:30In this Netflix special,
37:31Rudolph stars as Andrea,
37:33a weather reporter
37:34on the fictional news show
37:35Everything's Fine.
37:36Only,
37:37everything is most definitely
37:38not fine.
37:39We've all checked the weather
37:40and wondered what on earth
37:41is going on.
37:42Friday,
37:43we shoot down
37:43to negative 12 degrees
37:44with a windshield index
37:45and we weren't even able
37:46to calculate
37:47using a Doppler 8000 technology.
37:49It's gonna be a cold win,
37:50folks.
37:51Most likely not survivable,
37:52so wear a jacket.
37:53Now,
37:53top that with a pandemic
37:54and a highly divisive election
37:56and,
37:57yeah,
37:57who wouldn't be freaking out?
37:58Watching her lose her cool
38:00on screen gives us
38:01a few moments
38:02of much-needed relief
38:03as we cackle in solidarity
38:04and think,
38:05us too, girl.
38:06Us too.
38:07Reporting live
38:07from hell on earth.
38:08Number 8.
38:09A 50th in Napa to Remember
38:11Wine Country
38:12In 2019,
38:13some of SNL's
38:15most talented women
38:15joined forces
38:16for a movie
38:17directed by Amy Poehler.
38:18Look at that,
38:19it doesn't matter,
38:19it's stupid.
38:25Do you think
38:26throwing the itineraries
38:27out the window
38:27was on the itinerary?
38:29Guess we'll never know.
38:30Rudolph stars as Naomi,
38:32one of a group
38:32of longtime friends
38:33heading to Napa
38:34for a friend's
38:3550th birthday celebration.
38:36As the wine flows,
38:38things get hilariously chaotic.
38:40After just one night,
38:42Naomi finds herself
38:43wearing a shower cap
38:44with no idea why.
38:45Wait, did you already
38:46take a shower
38:47or are you about
38:48to take a shower?
38:50What?
38:52I don't know.
38:54She's also convinced
38:55that a bit of flossing
38:56is the perfect way
38:57to loosen up
38:57a stressed friend.
38:58But nothing tops
39:00the scene
39:00where she's totally hammered
39:01and she grabs the mic
39:03to serenade
39:03the birthday girl.
39:04It's a wobbly start,
39:05but when life
39:06or wine knocks you down,
39:08the only choice
39:09is to get up
39:10and keep singing.
39:11Close your eyes.
39:13Oh my God.
39:15Help me.
39:17Oh cool.
39:19Yeah, yeah.
39:20Pro, you're a pro.
39:22Got it.
39:23Number seven,
39:24U.S. Marshal
39:24Karen Haas,
39:25Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
39:27After a run-in
39:27with mob boss Figgis,
39:29Jake and Captain Holt
39:30are forced
39:30into witness protection
39:31under the care
39:32of U.S. Marshal
39:33Karen Haas.
39:34Three weeks ago,
39:34an informant
39:35told the FBI
39:35where to find
39:36Jimmy the Butcher Figgis.
39:37Acting on that lead,
39:3850 federal agents
39:39and I raided
39:40a warehouse
39:40in Paramus.
39:42It was awesome.
39:43Marshal Haas
39:43is a badass
39:44when it comes
39:45to her job.
39:46However,
39:46when it comes
39:47to her personal life,
39:48she's more
39:49of a hot mess.
39:50I met someone,
39:51okay,
39:51and, um,
39:53I mean,
39:53it's not my husband.
39:54I mean,
39:54nothing's happened yet,
39:55but my entire body
39:57is on fire.
39:59He's Cuban.
40:00Is this still
40:01official business?
40:01Of course it is.
40:02Shut up
40:03and watch a movie.
40:04This dynamic
40:04gives Rudolph
40:05the chance
40:05to show off
40:06her incredible range,
40:07even in her brief time
40:09on the series.
40:10We were relieved
40:11when Jake and Holt
40:12got their old lives back,
40:13but sad to see
40:14Rudolph's stint
40:15come to an end.
40:16And while we're talking
40:17hilarious sitcom cameos,
40:19we could not forget
40:20her hilarious
40:21Dionne Warwick
40:21on The Unbreakable
40:22Kimmy Schmidt.
40:23Classic.
40:24What's salty
40:25and covers 70%
40:26of the Earth?
40:28The ocean.
40:29Your butt?
40:31Warwick burn!
40:32Number 6.
40:33Mama Mitchell.
40:34The Mitchells
40:34versus the machines.
40:36Rudolph really knows
40:37how to bring
40:38animated characters
40:39to life
40:39by getting,
40:40well,
40:40super animated
40:41in the recording booth.
40:42We saw this
40:43in Big Hero 6
40:44where her physicality
40:45during recording
40:46reportedly influenced
40:47her character
40:47Aunt Cass.
40:48Whip up some chicken wings,
40:49you know,
40:50with the hot sauce
40:51and it'll make
40:52our faces numb.
40:55Does that
40:56make it sound like it?
40:57That was it, yeah.
40:58And we'd love to think
41:00that same energy
41:01inspired her role
41:02as Linda Mitchell.
41:03Linda has so many
41:04great moments
41:05in The Mitchells
41:05versus the machines,
41:07but her best
41:07has to be
41:08when she goes
41:09full-on Mama Bear.
41:10I am Linda Mitchell,
41:12mother of two.
41:13Look upon me
41:15in fear!
41:17No one has more power
41:19to take down technology
41:20and save the world
41:21than a mom
41:21whose kids are in peril.
41:23Who knew that
41:23if we ever face
41:24a robot uprising,
41:25all we need
41:26is an army
41:27of angry moms.
41:28You got anyone
41:29who's found us.
41:30We must let's eat.
41:31Too late, scumbags.
41:33Hold on tight, sweetie.
41:34Mommy's got you.
41:37One, two, three, four,
41:39two, three, four,
41:40two, three, four,
41:41one, two, three, four,
41:42one, two, three, four,
41:44number five,
41:45Connie the Hormone Monstress,
41:47Big Mouth.
41:48Puberty can feel
41:49like a temperamental monster
41:50wreaking havoc
41:51on our bodies.
41:52In Big Mouth,
41:53this struggle
41:54is made literal
41:55with the introduction
41:56of the hormone monsters.
41:57Well, in this case,
41:59a hormone monstress.
42:00You wanna scream
42:01at your mother
42:02and then laugh
42:03at her tears!
42:05But I don't wanna scream
42:06at my mom.
42:06She's not your mom anymore.
42:08From now on,
42:09you call her
42:10Sheldon.
42:12You're very beautiful.
42:14I know.
42:15Why do you smell so good?
42:17Because I don't use deodorant
42:19and I only take bubble baths.
42:21She's refreshingly blunt
42:23and tackles
42:24those awkward topics
42:25many people find
42:26hard to discuss.
42:27Her over-the-top delivery
42:28perfectly captures
42:29the emotional ups and downs
42:31of growing up.
42:32Can I get some privacy?
42:33Of course, Pecorino.
42:35If you need me,
42:36I'll be in the bubble bath.
42:37Watch Dr. Drew Penske.
42:39He looks like a sexy turtle.
42:42While Big Mouth
42:43can be a bit crude
42:44and isn't for everyone,
42:46the voice acting
42:47and comedic timing
42:48make the character
42:48really funny.
42:49There aren't many,
42:51but we can definitely
42:52think of a few times
42:53in our lives
42:54when we could have used
42:55someone like Connie
42:56to help us through.
42:56God made us in her image
42:58and that girl
42:59ain't got no shade.
43:02Number 4.
43:03Molly Wells on Hot Ones.
43:04Loot.
43:05Molly Wells is a wealth
43:07of iconic moments.
43:08I've learned a lot today.
43:09The world is in a much,
43:11much worse place
43:11than I thought it was
43:12and that's a real bummer,
43:13but I'm still pumped
43:15for these interviews.
43:15On Loot,
43:17Rudolph portrays
43:17the billionaire divorcee
43:19so perfectly
43:19on so many levels
43:21and the character,
43:22in turn,
43:22gives Rudolph
43:23ample material to work with.
43:25In the third episode,
43:26Sean Evans and Hot Ones
43:28become canon
43:28to the Loot universe
43:29after Molly is invited
43:31on the show.
43:32In the short clip,
43:33we witness a massive meltdown
43:35in which she removes
43:36her shoes,
43:37cusses out the host
43:38and makes some
43:39rather violent threats.
43:40Let me tell you something,
43:41Sean.
43:43I have $87 billion
43:46I could buy you
43:47and this whole studio.
43:49It is every bit
43:50as hysterical
43:51as it is intimidating.
43:52I could kill everybody
43:53in here
43:54and get away with it.
43:56All right.
43:57I think maybe
43:58we should wrap this up.
44:00Our only complaint
44:01is that we didn't get
44:02a full-length episode.
44:03It would have no doubt
44:05reached the 8 million mark
44:06in our world, too.
44:08Number three,
44:08tipping the scales
44:09of justice,
44:10The Good Place.
44:11Rudolph plays
44:12Judge Jen,
44:13a powerful judge
44:14who decides
44:15the fate of souls
44:16in the afterlife.
44:16You frankly wouldn't believe
44:18what we've been through
44:19just to be here today.
44:20I mean,
44:21I would
44:21because I just learned
44:23everything about you,
44:24but keep talking.
44:26I am, like,
44:27obsessed with your accent.
44:29With cosmic powers
44:30and a surprisingly
44:31bureaucratic attitude,
44:32she brings both
44:33authority and humor
44:34to every scene.
44:35Her chemistry
44:36with the other characters,
44:37especially Chidi,
44:38is fantastic
44:39and it really makes us
44:41wish she could stick around
44:42for more episodes.
44:43Plus,
44:44her takes on
44:44earthly pop culture
44:45are always a treat.
44:47Do you know
44:47how much weird stuff
44:48has happened
44:49because of your
44:50little experiment?
44:51England left Europe.
44:52That Hugh Jackman
44:53musical about P.T. Barnum?
44:55It made, like,
44:56400 million dollars.
44:57Also,
44:58the Jacksonville Jaguars
45:00are good now.
45:01Impossible.
45:02I'm serious.
45:03They're gonna make
45:04the playoffs.
45:05Blake Bortles
45:06is kind of okay.
45:08Maybe,
45:08I don't know,
45:09it's...
45:09being debated
45:10amongst experts.
45:11It's confusing.
45:12But whatever it is,
45:13it's your fault!
45:14It's no wonder
45:15this role
45:16earned her not one,
45:17not two,
45:18but three
45:18primetime Emmy nominations.
45:20In just 12 episodes,
45:23Rudolph turned
45:23Judge Jen
45:24into one of the show's
45:25most memorable characters.
45:26No doubt about it,
45:28she's heading
45:28straight to the good place.
45:30Your big revelation
45:32is life is complicated?
45:33That's not a revelation.
45:35That's a divorced
45:36woman's throw pillow.
45:37I mean,
45:38this guy chose
45:39this tomato.
45:40Those are the consequences.
45:42You don't want
45:42the consequences?
45:44Do the research.
45:45Buy another tomato.
45:46What else you got?
45:47Number two,
45:48a bathroom emergency.
45:50Bridesmaids.
45:51I'm very happy
45:52that you're here
45:53because I want
45:55to eat an apple.
45:57Would you like some
45:58apple?
46:01What is that?
46:02I got engaged.
46:04What?
46:04He asked me last...
46:05What?
46:06I know!
46:07That's why he's been acting
46:08so weird
46:08because he's a terrible liar
46:10and he thought
46:10he was ever gonna blow it.
46:11He was ignoring me
46:12and I thought he was gonna
46:12break up with me
46:13and...
46:13Oh my gosh.
46:16Oh my gosh.
46:18I know!
46:19In this hilarious comedy,
46:21Rudolph plays Lillian,
46:22a bride-to-be
46:23with the most mismatched
46:24group of bridesmaids
46:25imaginable.
46:26One memorable scene
46:27has her best friend Annie
46:29taking them all
46:29to a Brazilian restaurant
46:30before a dress fitting.
46:32If you've been to one
46:33of these wedding dress shops,
46:34you know they're usually
46:36pristine and fancy.
46:37You can guess
46:38where this is headed.
46:39But it wasn't the restaurant.
46:40Oh no, no, no.
46:41Lillian,
46:49The lunch they enjoyed
46:51earlier makes
46:52a surprise reappearance
46:54and things get messy fast.
46:56Everyone scrambles
46:57for a receptacle,
46:58but Lillian's big
46:59puffy white dress
47:00proves to be
47:01a major obstacle.
47:02It's happening.
47:03It's happening.
47:04It's happening.
47:07It happened.
47:09What are you doing?
47:09It happened.
47:12Oh no.
47:13Don't you dare ruin that dress!
47:15Well, you're really
47:16doing it, aren't you?
47:17Ultimately, she has to
47:18stop in the street
47:19and let it all out.
47:20It's gross,
47:21but also quite a sight
47:23to behold.
47:29We'll just take five
47:30of the Fritz-Bernese.
47:31Thank you, Whitney.
47:32They really do look better.
47:39Rudolph first joined SNL
47:41in season 25
47:42and remained
47:43until season 33,
47:45during which time
47:46she brought us
47:47countless memorable characters,
47:48impressions,
47:49and sketches
47:50that we still love to watch.
47:51At least the weather's turned.
47:52Oh, sweater weather.
47:53Sweater weather.
47:53Sweater weather.
47:54Oh, God, I would love it.
47:55Finally, sweater weather.
47:56Sweater weather.
47:57It's about time.
47:58It's about time.
47:59Sweater weather.
48:00Sweater weather.
48:00Finally, sweater weather.
48:01Oh, thank God.
48:01Sweater weather.
48:02Sweater weather.
48:03It's impossible to speak
48:04about her time
48:05on the sketch comedy show
48:06without mentioning
48:07her primetime Emmy Award-winning
48:09portrayal
48:09of Kamala Harris.
48:11She first took on
48:12the role in 2019
48:13when she introduced America
48:14to their fun aunt,
48:16or funt,
48:16and the character
48:17has only evolved
48:18as Harris' role
48:19in politics has grown.
48:20I am here to reach
48:21across the aisle.
48:23Hundreds of Republicans
48:24have endorsed me
48:25because
48:26in the clurb,
48:27we all, fam.
48:33I'm not familiar
48:33with the clurb,
48:35but are we all, fam?
48:37You've been pretty divisive.
48:38You've called Donald Trump
48:38unfit.
48:39Yes.
48:40Unstable.
48:41Yep.
48:41Not able to lead.
48:42Period.
48:42Unchecked.
48:43Did I stutter?
48:44Incidentally,
48:45Rudolph's versatility
48:46is unmatched
48:47with brilliant impressions
48:49of celebrities
48:49ranging from Donatella Versace
48:51to Oprah
48:52and even Beyoncé.
48:53I cannot believe
48:54you're on Hot Ones.
48:55No, I feel you.
48:57I still can't tell
48:58if this is beneath me.
49:00But my sister Solange
49:02loves this show
49:02and said I'd have fun, so.
49:04Well, I'm glad she did.
49:06So we can start
49:07with a mild wing here.
49:09Mild?
49:10Come on now.
49:11I'm from Texas, baby.
49:12This girl can handle her wings.
49:14Let's start with this one
49:15right here.
49:15Here's to many more years
49:17of Rudolph bringing us
49:18joy and laughter.
49:19Which Maya Rudolph moment
49:21always makes you chuckle?
49:23And Senator Harris,
49:24if elected,
49:25would you pack
49:25the Supreme Court?
49:27Mm-hmm.
49:29Susan,
49:30instead of answering
49:31that exact question,
49:33I would like to tell you
49:34the story of when Joe
49:36picked me to be
49:37his running mate.
49:38Joe told me
49:39we were just
49:40going out for dinner.
49:42Then he got down
49:43on one knee.
49:45And that's when I knew
49:47that he needed help up.
49:50All right.
49:51Well, that's going to do it.
49:52Thanks for celebrating
49:52the incredible career
49:53of Maya Rudolph
49:54with us today.
49:56Hope you enjoyed yourself.
49:57I definitely did.
49:58I've been Matt
49:59for Ms. Mojo,
50:00and I'll see you next time.
50:11We'll see you next time.
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