Comedy shows have gotten a little dark of late, with bleak scenarios or introspective sad-com direction replacing belly laughs. Even Apple TV+’s crowning jewel “Ted Lasso” leaned toward heavier material in its second season.
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Money can’t buy happiness in Apple TV+’s new series “Loot”.
Maya Rudolph stars in the series as billionaire Molly Novak whose life gets turned upside down when she discovers her husband, played by Adam Scott, is cheating on her. The split sends her into a downward spiral that the tabloids are happy to document. An opportunity for redemption and self-discovery comes when the head of her charity foundation Sofia Salinas, played by Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, calls Rudolph and asks her to get her act together. Hijinks ensue as the out-of-touch billionaire attempts to get revenge by doing good for the world.
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Rudolph’s character denies being a celebrity when she first arrives at the foundation, to which Ron Funches’ character replies, “You’re like the most famous cheated on woman on the planet,” he tells her, much to Rudolph’s shock.
The 10-episode series also stars Joel Kim Booster as her assistant Nicholas. The queer creator has previously spoken highly of Rudolph as one of his early inspirations.
In his new gay rom-com “Fire Island”, he even references her famous “SNL” skit “Gays in Space”.
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“It was so funny to go straight from ‘Fire Island’ to working with Maya,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “For all of it to come full circle like this — for me to be on a show with Maya, for Bowen [Yang] to be saying that line [in ‘Fire Island’] as a cast member on ‘SNL’ — is so wild. I feel like I’m a witch. I don’t even know how I got so lucky.”
“Loot” comes out on June 24 on Apple TV+.
Comedy shows have gotten a little dark of late, with bleak scenarios or introspective sad-com direction replacing belly laughs. Even Apple TV+’s crowning jewel “Ted Lasso” leaned toward heavier material in its second season.
Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticIn one of the only times anyone’s told Molly (Maya Rudolph) the hard truth in the decades since her husband (Adam Scott) became a billionaire, she’s stuck in a private jet hangar somewhere in the middle of Oklahoma. Having just tried essentially to airlift the staff of her foundation, which she only realized existed after very messy public divorce, to Miami for the weekend, Molly’s forced to face the fact that she’s been living in a completely different reality from 99.9% of the rest of the world.“Your life is different from everyone else’s here.
Killing Eve.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor said she was approached to star in the BBC series but rejected the offer due to family commitments in the US.Rudolph said: “But there was no way I was about to move to Europe for months. Like, how?”Sandra Oh, who was cast as Eve Polastri in Killing Eve, went onto win the Golden Globe for Best Actress for the role in 2019.Since Killing Eve began in 2018, Rudolph has starred in numerous films and TV shows, including the role of Judge Gen in The Good Place and voicing various characters in Netflix series Big Mouth.She also starred as Gale in Paul Thomas Anderson film, Licorice Pizza, which won Best Original Screenplay at this year’s BAFTAs.Rudolph’s next role is in Apple TV+ comedy series Loot, alongside Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon and Ron Funches.
Even though she has starred in a number of other projects, even a massive TV role in “Grey’s Anatomy,” Sandra Oh’s career really reached a new level with the lead in “Killing Eve.” The show earned her numerous awards and nominations, including three Primetime Emmy noms, and is clearly the biggest highlight of her career, thus far. But Oh wasn’t the only actress up for the role of Eve in BBC America’s award-winning series.
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It’s been 15 years since Maya Rudolph departed the “Saturday Night Live” cast and moved on to other projects and exploring other passions.
Maya Rudolph departed the cast and moved on to other projects and exploring other passions.Now, the actress is looking back at her exit and sharing some insight for the four longtime cast members who ended their tenures earlier this year.Rudolph spoke with ET's Lauren Zima on Wednesday at the premiere of her new Apple TV+ series, held at the DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles, and she looked back at when she left the long-running sketch comedy series back in 2007.«I was so sad when I left,» Rudolph reflected. «I think it's OK to, like, take that moment, but I also feel like it's nice to see the rest of the world.»In May, Season 47 of SNL came to a close, and bid farewell to longtime cast members Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney.«You sort of forget, when you're in world, [that] there's a lot out there,» Rudolph shared. «And they should go have fun.»Rudolph herself has certainly explored the world outside of in her days since her exit, and now leads a new series, , in which she plays Molly Novak, a billionaire who is in a downward spiral, is trying to rehab her image and embarks on a path of self-realization.One thing about making a show about a billionaire is making sure the show presents the lifestyle realistically within budgetary constraints.«We did a really good job, you know, working within a budget.
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would not be returning to the series. Although no description is available for Brooks’ character, he might be stepping in as the new partner to Jeffrey Donovan’s old school cop, Detective Frank Cosgrove.Besides “Supergirl,” Brooks is known for his roles on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” “HBO’s True Blood,” and the USA sports drama “Necessary Roughness.” His film credits include “A Fall from Grace,” “Nobody’s Fool,” “In the Valley of Elah,” “Just Wright,” and “About Last Night” opposite Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy and Regina Hall.“Law & Order” Season 22 stars Sam Waterston, Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi.
John Travolta is really gearing up to keep busy as it has been reported that his latest project has begun shooting in Columbus, Georgia.MORE: John Travolta expresses heartache over loss of his friend Ray Liotta with touching tributeAccording to VisitColumbusGA president Peter Bowden, the film, the title of which has not been disclosed yet, will be majorly filmed in the area.VIDEO: John Travolta's Pulp Fiction Oscars reunionThe Randall Emmett-directed film will go through a 15-day shooting schedule in Columbus, with Peter telling Ledger-Enquirer: "It takes a long time to court a film of any size, big or small."A lot of things are in the funnel and in the pipeline at the same time. But someone with the star power of John Travolta raises the awareness that, 'Maybe we should take a look at Columbus too.'"MORE: John Travolta's son Benjamin amazes fans with his impressive parkour movesThe project does come at a difficult time for John and his family, consisting of his two daughter Ella and son Benjamin, as they prepare for a difficult family anniversary.
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For an actress as busy as Maya Rudolph, she keeps a pretty low profile. Since her iconic turn in 2011’s “Bridesmaids,” the versatile veteran has rarely taken on a leading part.
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