Kristen Wiig - on her MacGruber love scene

Co-star Kristen Wiig [talked about her] wacky, intense love sesh between her Vicki St. Elmo and Will Forte's MacGruber. How does Forte stack up as an onscreen lover?

"Loud, aggressive, very sweaty and goal-oriented," she joked.



Traumatic, she could have added. "I remember walking out of the house in a bathrobe, just covered in sweat, mostly not mine," she recalled. "And I think they had cupcakes or something, and I was like, 'I can't! I can't eat those right now!' "

Read and watch Ryan talking about the celery here:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639794/20100521/story.jhtml

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Kristen Wiig at a MacGruber screening

Sunshine Landmark Cinemas. May 19, 2010.

After a long movie shoot, are you sick of doing the ‘MacGruber’ skit on SNL?

“No, because it’s a totally different wig.” — Kristen Wiig


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Kristen Wiig - only in 2 of the top 10 sketches this season?

Mark Graham made a list of the top 10 sketches, and Kristen's only in 2 of them...



Now that the 35th season of Saturday Night Live is in the books, it’s time to take a look back at what most observers would classify as a solid-B season of the show. Admittedly, the show never quite reached the dizzying heights that it did last year in its 34th season, but then again, the writers and castmembers didn’t have the benefit of the frenzy of an election year to fall back on. Even without that well of material, this season saw plenty of its own highs: Kenan Thompson blossomed into a star (as Kristin Wiig faded ever so slightly), the Lonely Island guys had their most consistent season of their five seasons on the show, and newcomers Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad helped to stabilize the show after the off-season losses of Casey Wilson, Michaela Watkins and Darrell Hammond.

Without further ado, here are our picks for this season’s ten most memorable sketches.


10. “On The Ground” starring Andy Samberg, Bobby Moynihan, Jenny Slate, Ryan Reynolds and Elijah Wood

Even though none of the digital shorts that the Lonely Island contingent produced this season struck the kind of viral paydirt that predecessors like “Lazy Sunday” or “Dick In A Box” did, it was quite a consistently funny year for Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer (this despite the fact that SchafferTaccone was doing double duty in the editing booth putting the finishing touches on the MacGruber movie). This particular short revolves around the exploits of one of those annoying, anti-social types who are always prattling on about their revulsion to things like “the system” and “the Man.” As a means of showing his disgust with the rules of society, this goateed hipster with misplaced anger issues takes his frustration out by whipping things like energy drinks, hot dogs and his girlfriend’s Blackberry at the ground. “Happy birthday to the GROUND!”


9. “Potato Chip” starring Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis and Blake Lively

This was one of those delightfully bizarre end-of-show sketches that never quite catches on with the audience at the live taping but becomes more and more impressive after repeated viewings. Frankly, we kind of wish that host Blake Lively would’ve got out of Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte’s way in this sketch and these two comedic powerhouses go toe-to-toe. That said, watching Forte unleash his rage while staying in character (see also: Fart Face) always makes for essential television.


8. “Scared Straight” starring Kenan Thompson, Jason Sudeikis, Bobby Moynihan, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader and Betty White

In a lot of ways, this was Kenan Thompson’s breakout year on the show. His recurring series of “Scared Straight” sketches, in which he portrays the movie-obsessed jailbird Lorenzo MacIntosh, gained tons of momentum this year and became an audience favorite. We really liked the sketch he did with Charles Barkley (“Instead of ‘Show me the money!’, he’ll be saying ‘Blow me for free!’”), but then again, you can’t really beat Betty White screaming “WIZARD OF ***!”


7. “Teacher” starring Tina Fey and Justin Bieber

We’re pretty sure that Justin Bieber dropped out of school about 20 million YouTube views ago, but on the off chance he didn’t, we sincerely hope that he asks Tina Fey to prom.


6. “Hamilton” starring Will Forte and Gabourey Sidibe

This was one dynamite, envelope-pusher of a sketch. Will Forte has always excelled at creating characters with really weird backstories (think MacGruber, think Jeff Montgomery, Sex Offender), but this extension of Hamilton — a character we’ve seen pop up at various public functions involving a microphone over the years — was pretty bold. He’s overtly racist, he traces long passages from Robert Ludlum novels onto his lover Gabourey Sidibe’s back with his penis, and would prefer to go to Larry Bird theaters, if only they existed. More humor that makes people feel uncomfortable, please!


5. Monologue: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bobby Moynihan

Wow, just wow! Okay, we admit that this doesn’t exactly fit in the category of “funny” [except for Bobby Moynihan's contributions], but can you remember the last time that a guest host put this kind of effort into winning over an audience during a monologue? We certainly can’t.


4. “Stefon” starring Bill Hader and Seth Meyers

The most recent example of a Saturday Night Live cast member breaking character due to a giggle fit came during this past weekend’s Weekend Update segment. W.U. host Seth Meyers brought in the show’s anxious city correspondent, Stefon (as played by Bill Hader), to discuss some of New York City’s finer tourist attractions. Hader is normally an unflappable performer, but midway through the bit, he hilariously loses his composure while sniffing his hands and explaining to Midwesterners about the allure of Teddy Graham people and high-waisted midgets.


3. “What Up With That?” starring Kenan Thompson, Kristin Wiig, Andy Samberg, James Franco, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Jenny Slate, Nasim Pedrad, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Mike Tyson and Jack McBrayer

Oooh, wheee! Kenan Thompson’s performance as Soul Glo’d BET host Diondre Cole is a comedic tour-de-force of irrepressible energy, enthusiasm and sweat. This character first debuted in the episode hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Gerard Butler back in October, but quickly became such an audience favorite that he appeared in five total episodes this season. And while there’s no denying that Kenan is glue that holds this sketch together, the non-speaking roles portrayed by Fred Armisen and breakdancing b-boy Jason Sudeikis really provide the icing on the cake (that is, if you will allow me to mix my metaphors).


2. “Hamm & Bublé” starring Jon Hamm and Michael Bublé

In just two appearances as host of Saturday Night Live, Jon Hamm has shown that he has the potential to one day reside alongside hosts like Alec Baldwin, Christopher Walken, Tom Hanks and Steve Martin in the (as yet non-existent) SNL Guest Host Hall of Fame. The thing that we love about this particular sketch is the way it derives its strength from the menacing side of Jon Hamm, a side which he frequently shows off on Mad Men in his portrayal of Don Draper. Sure, he’s hands down one of the most handsome actors working in Hollywood today, but it’s his embrace of the dark side that really separates Hamm from other one-note pretty boys. That is not to take anything away from Bublé’s performance here; the skit balances on him effectively cowering in fear of the champagne and pork-obsessed Hamm and he nails it.


1. “Pageant Talk” starring Zach Galifianakis, Jenny Slate, Kristin Wiig and Bill Hader

This was one of those glorious moments on SNL where an individual’s performance connects with both their fellow actors and the audience in such a way that the entire sketch gets elevated into instant classic status. In this case, Zach Galifianakis’s perfect turn as the pageant-obsessed “old queen” Gene Shimp was so hilariously eccentric that it nearly caused Kristin Wiig and Bill Hader to break character. Add in SNL rookie (and old Best Week Ever alum!) Jenny Slate’s perfectly blank performance as the object of Gene’s obsession, daughter Wanda Gale Shimp, and you have yourself a sketch for the ages.


Plus videos here:
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2010-05-18/top-ten-sketches-of-saturday-night-live-season-35/

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So Kristen was mentioned here for What Up with That? and Pageant Talk.

Kristen's done a lot more than that this season. Gilly hosted her own show this season. Plus Kristen debuted several great new characters, including Garth and Kat with Fred Armisen (3 times this season), Beth in Biker Chick Chat (known for Jenny's debut and her dropping the F-Bomb), the flight attendant with Megan Fox, a rotating character in the ESPN Women's Tournaments Reruns (with Jason and Will; they debuted with an impressive 5 appearances this season), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Tamara Parks (orgasm lady), and Anastasia from Hollywood Dish (with Bill Hader; 2 in its debut season).

Plus Kristen was on Deep House Dish (where Madonna and Lady Gaga fought), her Gilly with Drew Barrymore was great, and she was in Bubble Suits (with Andy Samberg and Lady Gaga).

What do you think?

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Kristen Wiig - 2 more years on SNL

After all those last-minute heroics that didn't work, shouldn't you and MacGruber be dead of a badly defused explosion by now?

"We keep coming back!" jokes Wiig, who plays Vicki St. Elmo in the Saturday Night Live sketch-turned-big-screen-film (in theaters today). And, wait, what could the film plot involve? The mulleted hero making a lifesaving invention out of household materials in a windowless warehouse — for, gulp, 1½ hours? But MacGruber the movie vs. MacGruber the sketch — spoofs of the mid-'80s to early '90s TV series MacGyver— is "much different," Wiig swears. In the film, for instance, "there are actual explosions as opposed to cutting to images of stock explosions."

Shot over 28 days, MacGruber pulls back the mullet bangs on its hero's history. After a career as (somehow) an ace special-ops agent, MacGruber has been living in an Ecuador monastery for 10 years. But when a nuclear missile lands in the hands of MacGruber's nemesis Dieter von Cunth (Val Kilmer), Washington brass yank MacGruber out of retirement to save the day.

And as MacGruber assembles his backup team, who turns up on his typewritten list? Of course, Vicki, who abandons her budding music career and miniature (fake) owl collection to return to chasing criminals in MacGruber's shiny red Miata.

Comedy and a drama

Wiig doesn't fear the fate of past SNL-derived fare (The Ladies Man, anyone?). "There's always a soft spot for SNL films," says Wiig, 36. "It's exciting that this one has a buzz around it. It's definitely one of my favorite films I've ever done. It's so funny. I'm so proud of it."

Wiig has had small but memorable roles in comedy hits such as Knocked Up, Adventureland and Date Night, and she has several projects lined up, including the ensemble comedy Paul (directed by Adventureland's Greg Mottola) and, in a departure for Wiig, the romantic drama/mystery All Good Things.

But it's her penchant for the peculiar on SNL that she's best known for, from Lawrence Welk-singing sister Dooneese and her frightfully tiny fingers to Gilly, the scheming schoolgirl with the bow-bedecked Little Orphan Annie curls.

Wiig, who just wrapped her fifth season on the show, says she doesn't consciously careen toward quirk. "Sometimes when you're writing, it's more fun to describe someone who looks a little off, who acts a little strange. To me, it's more fun to play the weird lady at the party."

Or the misfit moppet. Wiig explains naughty Gilly's origins: "I was writing with my friend (SNL scribe) Paula Pell and I made the face" — a tucked-in chin, tight, toothless grin and arched eyebrows — "and said 'Oh, some day I want to write a character that looks like this.' " Pell cooked up Gilly's signature "Sorry" refrain. A couple weeks later, the not-so-charming girl was born.

Wiig's wacky sensibilities have clicked: She appeared in more Season 34 sketches than any other cast member, according to New YorkMagazine. But she's uncomfortable with the idea that she's carrying SNL. "It's an ensemble show. Everyone does their own thing," she says. "I can't do what other people do."

People think the process is "so meticulous: Who's in what, how many sketches people are in. It's much more random."

Wiig also shrugs off the inevitable comparisons to the breakout funny ladies who preceded her: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, whom she counts as friends. "I don't really think about it," she says. "It's great to come from SNL and go into such great success. I'm beyond happy for them."

Two years to go on 'SNL'

Wiig is co-starring, co-producing and co-writing a film that will star a flock of funny ladies (she can't reveal who yet) about the machinations and "weird sub-language" that goes on among a bevy of bridesmaids: "You all have to get to know each other: who's in charge, who knows the bride best."

(Wiig, who lives in downtown Manhattan with actor/writer/filmmaker boyfriend Brian Petsos, says the plot is not autobiographical.)

Despite her comic chops, Wiig has career goals beyond bickering bridesmaids and Vicki St. Elmo. "I don't want to sound pretentious," she says, but "I consider myself an actor who does comedy," not a comedian per se. "There are so many other things that I want to do besides" making 'em giggle.

In the meantime, she has two years left on her SNL contract. She has "no idea" whether she'll want to continue on. "People might be sick of me by then."

From:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-05-21-kristenwiig21_ST_N.htm

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Kristen Wiig VS Kathy Lee (they met in person)

So, as we all know, Kristen Wiig does a brutal and painful impression of Kathy Lee.

Kathy Lee was pretty upset about it, saying in an interview that she though Kristen should be removed from the show.

Well, I think Kathy Lee got over it and realized it was free publicity. When Kristen and Will appeared on the Today show to promote MacGruber, Kathy Lee showed up and didn't seem very happy...



Later, on Kathy Lee's segment, she and Hoda discuss the encounter:



Kathy Lee then vlogs about Kristen Wiig:



Well, I think this is one way to get Kathy Lee to forgive Kristen.

Kathey Lee seemed genuinely upset during the encounter, but as she talked about it later on the show and in the vlog, she seemed impressed by Kristen's humility and looks... enough to forgive her.

What do you think?

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