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2 months ago

Kaia Gerber sports prosthetic baby bump as she is bundled into the back of a car while filming scenes for the second season of Apple TV+ show Palm Royale

Daily Mail

Kaia Gerber has been spotted filming scenes for the second season of Apple TV+ series Palm Royale, sporting a prosthetic baby bump. Kaia Gerber was spotted filming scenes for the second season of Apple TV+ series Palm Royale, sporting a prosthetic baby bump, on Wednesday Kaia, 23, plays Mitsi - who is revealed to have been having an affair with …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘The Californians’ and 44 more ‘SNL’ sketches L.A. Times readers love

LA Times

After asking celebrities from the world of film and television about their all-time favorite “Saturday Night Live” sketches, we decided to open the question to you, our readers. — Jennifer Bell, 48, Long Beach ‘Bass-O-Matic’ Dan Aykroyd revives his 1976 “Bass-O-Matic” sketch for “SNL’s” 40th anniversary special in 2015. — Allison Cook, 73, Los Angeles “Bab’s Uvula” : This first-season …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Next year’s Oscars have a surprising original song contender: Kristen Wiig

LA Times

“‘Talented musician’ might be a little strong” to describe Kristen Wiig, the “Saturday Night Live” veteran demurs when complimented about her chops. It’s now a distinct possibility: Netflix will campaign for Wiig and co-writer Sean Douglas in the original song category for the folksy comic ditty “Harper and Will Go West,” from the forthcoming documentary “Will & Harper,” the company …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Groundlings alumni look back at 50 years of laugh-out-loud history in sketch comedy

LA Times

In the last 50 years, the world of sketch comedy and improv have benefited from the funny footprint of the Groundlings. The division, explains Laraine Newman, a “Saturday Night Live” veteran and original Groundlings member, is clear: “Second City was basically premise-driven, and the Groundlings is character-driven.” For the record: This article originally misspelled Cheri Oteri’s name as “Sheri Oteri” …

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6 months ago

Showrunner: ‘Palm Royale’ revels in ‘aggressive originality.’ Kristen Wiig fully agrees

LA Times

Kristen Wiig, Carol Burnett, Allison Janney, Laura Dern. “What people are craving is aggressive originality right now, something that doesn’t look and feel like something we’ve seen before,” Sylvia says. It’s melodrama, then it’s comedy, then it’s a drama and then it’s a thriller, then it’s soap.” Working with Carol Burnett was “a little intimidating for me because she inspired …

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6 months, 1 week ago

A washing away of the sins in ‘Palm Royale’

LA Times

“Palm Royale” is a dazzling rags-to-riches journey that has Kristen Wiig portraying Maxine Simmons, a ray of sunshine with a gift for gab who cleverly weaves her way into the glitz and glam of Florida’s high society, circa 1969. “Visually, we tried to not impose the camera too much onto the actors,” says cinematographer David Lanzenberg, who referenced the photography …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

The 2024 Emmys BuzzMeter predicts the winners of the top categories

LA Times

And here we are again, with your beloved Buzzers predicting who and what will win this season’s top Emmys. Tracy Brown says Sawai “should be a lock for this, especially since this is likely the only season for which she’ll be eligible.” Lorraine Ali says, “Her performance in the FX series is wonderfully subtle, making it hard to imagine that …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fresh Air Weekend: Maggie Rogers; Kristen Wiig

NPR

Fresh Air Weekend: Maggie Rogers; Kristen Wiig Enlarge this image toggle caption Maddy Rotman/Courtesy of the artist Maddy Rotman/Courtesy of the artist Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jewel-tone caftans, perky prints and flowing chiffon: ‘Palm Royale’ dresses to impress

LA Times

If there’s a fashion lesson to be had from “Palm Royale,” it’s that you can look fabulous even if you’re broke, marooned at sea — or, say, in a coma. It’s that rarefied aspirational, colorful, poolside world,” said Friedberg, who also was the costume designer on another Dern vehicle, “Big Little Lies.” To absorb the aesthetic, Friedberg studied the Western …

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7 months ago

Years ago, a psychic told Kristen Wiig to move to LA. She left the next day

NPR

Years ago, a psychic told Kristen Wiig to move to LA. Sponsor Message Interview highlights Enlarge this image toggle caption Apple TV+ Apple TV+ On joining the LA improv comedy troupe, The Groundlings I had never seen improv, and I love sketch. Sponsor Message On co-writing Bridesmaids with Annie Mumolo and exploring female friendship and feeling out of sync in …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

ICYMI: Miranda Tapsell stars in Top End Wedding spin-off Top End Bub, Frances Bean Cobain's tribute to her dad

ABC

Hello and happy Monday! This week's stories: Top End Wedding is getting a spin-off series Miranda Tapsell is returning to the Northern Territory for Top End Bub, an eight-part series revisiting her character from rom-com Top End Wedding. — Jared Richards Loading Instagram content Kristen Wiig joins SNL's five-timers club with a heap of celeb cameos Kristen Wiig is already …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kristen Wiig joins ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club with a big roster of celebrity friends

LA Times

Longtime “Saturday Night Live” fans don’t need a reminder that Kristen Wiig, the recent star of “Palm Royale” on Apple TV+ and a new set of “Target Lady” ads, is widely considered one of the sketch show’s all-time greats. It was great to see them all, but none of it overshadowed Wiig’s absolute mastery of an assortment of oddball characters, …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Palm Royale on Apple TV+: Kristen Wiig’s series is a campy, boozy delight.

Slate

The more you watch of Palm Royale—the new Apple TV+ show starring Kristen Wiig as a wannabe socialite trying to make it into the upper crust of 1969 Palm Beach, Florida—the more it may feel as if a microdose of LSD is starting to kick in. Indeed, it seems that camp is having a moment on television: With the recent …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Palm Royale’ series review: Kristen Wiig’s talents do not make up for the lacklustre writing in Apple comedy

The Hindu

AppleTV+’s Palm Royale does not shy away from excess. However, Palm Royale’s excesses also extend to its writing, which often ends up serving the audience a confused mess of a show. Adapted from the novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie, Abe Sylvia’s take on the original mean girls of the Palm Beach community unfolds mostly at the exclusive resort club …

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9 months ago

‘Palm Royale’ features Carol Burnett, Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney and new-to-comedy Ricky Martin

Associated Press

How do you get comedy legend Carol Burnett to sign on to your TV show when her character spends multiple episodes in a coma? That was a task for Abe Sylvia, creator, showrunner and executive producer of the new Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale,” streaming now, about a woman’s efforts to enter high society. You want her to get there …

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9 months ago

Palm Royale review: Kristen Wiig social-climbs in style-over-substance comedy drama

The Independent

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9 months ago

‘Palm Royale’ is a brilliant, star-studded and stylish comedy led by Kristen Wiig

LA Times

I have not read Juliet McDaniel’s 2018 novel “Mr. and Mrs. American Pie,” which is nominally the basis of a new series, “Palm Royale,” but it’s clear from the publisher’s synopsis that it’s a completely different story — though one that someone decided could be rebuilt into diverting, even brilliant television. Evelyn Rollins, played by Allison Janney, is the “the …

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9 months ago

What to stream this weekend: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach

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Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O’Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM — Fresh …

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9 months ago

What to stream this week: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach

The Independent

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9 months, 1 week ago

It's Ken and Kristen! Ryan Gosling and Kristen Wiig are announced as upcoming hosts for Saturday Night Live in April

Daily Mail

Ryan Gosling and Kristen Wiig have been announced as upcoming Saturday Night Live hosts. The performers — Barbie star Gosling, 43, and Bridesmaids actress Wiig, 50 — will take the stage on the long-running sketch show on back-to-back weekends in April. The performers — Gosling, 43, and Wiig, 50 — will take the stage on the long-running sketch show on …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kristen Wiig And Will Ferrell Prove They're Still Champs At Presenting Golden Globes

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell knew how to work the crowd by busting a few moves at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. The former “Saturday Night Live” cast members, who presented the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, tried to remark on the “truly amazing” and “incredible” impact of a …

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1 year ago

Kate McKinnon returns to ‘SNL’ to host with some help from Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig

LA Times

Kate McKinnon‘s first time hosting “Saturday Night Live” was a reminder that she left an off-kilter, screwball humor void when she departed in 2022 that has taken multiple cast members to fill. A day after the movie started streaming on Max, McKinnon, who played Weird Barbie in the film, was joined by musical guest Billie Eilish, who performed the movie’s …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Leslie Jones claims she was paid ‘way less’ than Ghostbusters co-stars

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Will these be the biggest hair trends of 2025?

Kaia Gerber sports prosthetic baby bump as she is bundled into the back of a car while filming scenes for the second season of Apple TV+ show Palm Royale

‘The Californians’ and 44 more ‘SNL’ sketches L.A. Times readers love

Next year’s Oscars have a surprising original song contender: Kristen Wiig

Groundlings alumni look back at 50 years of laugh-out-loud history in sketch comedy

Showrunner: ‘Palm Royale’ revels in ‘aggressive originality.’ Kristen Wiig fully agrees

A washing away of the sins in ‘Palm Royale’

The 2024 Emmys BuzzMeter predicts the winners of the top categories

Fresh Air Weekend: Maggie Rogers; Kristen Wiig

Jewel-tone caftans, perky prints and flowing chiffon: ‘Palm Royale’ dresses to impress

Years ago, a psychic told Kristen Wiig to move to LA. She left the next day

ICYMI: Miranda Tapsell stars in Top End Wedding spin-off Top End Bub, Frances Bean Cobain's tribute to her dad

Kristen Wiig joins ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club with a big roster of celebrity friends

Palm Royale on Apple TV+: Kristen Wiig’s series is a campy, boozy delight.

‘Palm Royale’ series review: Kristen Wiig’s talents do not make up for the lacklustre writing in Apple comedy

‘Palm Royale’ features Carol Burnett, Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney and new-to-comedy Ricky Martin

Palm Royale review: Kristen Wiig social-climbs in style-over-substance comedy drama

‘Palm Royale’ is a brilliant, star-studded and stylish comedy led by Kristen Wiig

What to stream this weekend: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach

What to stream this week: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach

It's Ken and Kristen! Ryan Gosling and Kristen Wiig are announced as upcoming hosts for Saturday Night Live in April

Kristen Wiig And Will Ferrell Prove They're Still Champs At Presenting Golden Globes

Kate McKinnon returns to ‘SNL’ to host with some help from Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig

Leslie Jones claims she was paid ‘way less’ than Ghostbusters co-stars