May 21, 2013

Maya Rudolph Fielding Offers for Own Variety Series

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*With NBC’s “Up All Night” all but dead following the departure of star Christina Applegate, networks are reportedly salivating over her co-star Maya Rudolph. According to Deadline.com, the “Saturday Night Live” vet has been passing on pilot offers – about five of them – and instead wants to star in her own variety show. Multiple [...]




First Look: Maya Rudolph’s SNL Promos; Will She Do Whitney?

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*Maya Rudolph will be back in familiar territory this weekend. The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member returns for the first time as host, and NBC has released her series of promos for the appearance. [Scroll down to watch.] Rudolph, daughter of the late Minnie Ripperton, has popped up in several sketches since leaving the [...]




‘Saturday Night Live’ Vet Maya Rudoloph to Return as Host

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*Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Maya Rudolph is heading back to her old stomping grounds, this time to host. Currently starring on NBC’s “Up All Night,” Rudolph will lead the Feb. 18 episode with musical guest Sleigh Bells. This marks her first time hosting the live late-night sketch comedy show since she left in [...]




NBC Extends Rudolph’s ‘Up All Night,’ Hornsby’s ‘Grimm’

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*Today brings good news for Russell Hornsby and Maya Rudolph. Their respective shows for NBC – the fairy tale drama “Grimm” and motherhood comedy “Up All Night” – both received good news from the network. “Grimm,” starring Hornsby as a homicide detective, scored a full season pickup, while “Up All Night,” featuring Rudolph as a [...]




Starting Tonight, Maya Rudolph Will be ‘Up All Night’

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*Maya Rudolph, co-star of newest NBC sitcom “Up All Night” is no stranger to crying kids and candid questions coming from curious children, as a mother of three. The actress plays the role of a Ava, the only character without kids. She’s a talk-show boss and best friends of new mom Reagan, played by Christina [...]




Nick Cannon Joins NBC’s ‘Up All Night’; Applegate Discusses Her Role (Audio)

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*Add another gig to Nick Cannon’s expansive employment portfolio. The syndicated radio host, Nickelodeon programming exec and host of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” has booked a recurring role on the network’s upcoming sitcom “Up All Night,” which stars Christina Applegate and Will Arnett as a hard-partying couple not quite ready to settle down once they [...]




Audio: Maya Rudolph ‘In a Fog’ While Promoting Retooled ‘Up All Night’

Actress Maya Rudolph speaks during the 'Up All Night' panel during the NBC Universal portion of the 2011 Summer TCA Tour held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 1, 2011 in Beverly Hills

*Here’s a case of life imitating art. Maya Rudolph wasn’t due to join her cast mates of NBC’s new sitcom “Up All Night” at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour on Monday, having given birth to her third child just five weeks ago. But she ended up taking the Beverly Hilton stage to promote [...]




Actress Maya Rudolph Delivers a Boy

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*Actress Maya Rudolph has just announced the birth of her third. The 38-year-old “Bridesmaids” actress and her hubby, director Paul Thomas Anderson, welcomed son Jack on July 3, her rep tells Us Weekly. This is the third child for the couple, who joins older sisters Pearl, 5, and Lucille, 20 months. “I make big babies,” [...]