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  • -Maya, I actually was happy to hear

  • that you're doing an animated film,

  • because last time you were on the show you were saying

  • that your kids were begging to watch "Bridesmaids."

  • -Yes.

  • -Which is maybe not age appropriate.

  • -Yeah, that's true. [ Laughs ]

  • -Have you finally caved on that?

  • Have they gotten to watch some of your more adult-themed films?

  • -Just that one. Just --

  • My oldest daughter watched that one.

  • And she liked it.

  • I felt a little uncomfortable just like when it started,

  • because I was like, what am I going to say?

  • But she's seen all the embarrassing --

  • I don't -- other than pooping in the street,

  • which I think she already knew about,

  • I think she was pretty psyched.

  • But the funny thing is, you think, like,

  • oh, they're going to be excited,

  • but they always get a little weirded out

  • because it's their mom, like, "Hmm..."

  • -Right. -"Oh."

  • -That's interesting, yeah.

  • Yeah, because especially because you're --

  • yeah, you're somebody completely different,

  • whereas I think if my kids watched this show

  • they'd be like, "Ugh, it's the same guy I hear

  • prattling on all the time." -Yeah.

  • Yeah, when you think you're being cool, you're...

  • -[ Laughs ] You, uh -- Will Forte --

  • Our friend Will Forte is one of the voices in this movie.

  • -Yeah. -Are you guys actually doing

  • press together, even though you can't be together right now?

  • -We did get to do a morning together,

  • which was really lovely.

  • And I met his puppy, and he got to see pictures of mine.

  • He's got a really cute, cute new little puppy.

  • And he looks good. He looks great.

  • -Now, you -- Will plays a character with a bowl cut

  • in the film.

  • You've known Will long enough

  • that there was a time he had it, and that was as an adult.

  • -That's correct.

  • He was a fully grown male when I met him,

  • that he sported a bowl cut. -Yeah.

  • -But we were probably like... I would say 24, 25, maybe.

  • -Yeah. So not okay, right?

  • -No. But very --

  • very in character with Will Forte.

  • -Yeah. Because it strikes me as

  • he either puts a ton of thought into decisions or no thought.

  • -Yeah, no, it was perfectly on brand.

  • -Yeah.

  • -He --

  • We've known each other for many years.

  • We were at the Groundlings Theatre so, like,

  • you know, we did a lot of shows together.

  • We were always -- And he was always --

  • You'll be surprised by this.

  • He always did bits backstage where he would just, like,

  • walk around nude for no reason.

  • -Yeah. -Which, you know...

  • -That tracks with my memory of working with him.

  • You play a nanny in the film. -Mm-hmm.

  • -Were you -- did you -- were you a baby-sitter back in the day?

  • And now is it weird to have to trust your children

  • with baby-sitters?

  • -The whole trust, I don't know how you feel about this,

  • but the whole trust with baby-sitters thing

  • in the beginning, especially when you have little ones,

  • is terrifying.

  • And what was actually more terrifying,

  • living in California, was if they ever get

  • in a car with someone else,

  • I'd want to pull all my hair out, it's so scary.

  • But you get used to it.

  • I was, you know, like, high school, like college days,

  • I did a little baby-sitting.

  • Nothing --

  • -I did a little baby-sitting too.

  • I now, I think have more fear about turning my kids over

  • to baby-sitters remembering what I was like as a baby-sitter.

  • Not that I was a bad baby-sitter,

  • but I was just a kid.

  • -No, but we weren't paying attention.

  • Thank God we didn't have phones,

  • because then, like, things would have burned.

  • -Right. Yeah, that's true.

  • I probably am just by nature a better --

  • based on the technological limitations

  • of what was available to me,

  • I was probably a better baby-sitter.

  • -Yeah, oh, yeah. Yeah.

  • I mean, I think I was probably on the phone with my boyfriend

  • at one point, and I think he might have come over.

  • But, I mean, nothing too scandalous.

  • I was such a good kid, it was probably pretty boring.

  • No one ended up with like an early Linda McCartney haircut

  • or anything. -Right, right.

  • Did you -- were you happy when you saw

  • what your character looked like?

  • I imagine that must be the most fun part about doing animation.

  • -Yeah, it is, actually.

  • And it also sometimes is kind of frightening, 'cause you see

  • elements of your behaviors that, you know, little mannerisms

  • that you weren't aware of.

  • But she's nice and freckled.

  • She's really buoyant and delicious.

  • And she's got some --

  • the hair in this movie is really amazing actually.

  • The whole movie looks incredible.

  • But all the Willoughbys have this beautiful magenta yarn hair

  • that's so incredibly detailed and gorgeous.

  • And Nanny's hair is shaped into this gorgeous big, thick heart.

  • But it really has this, like --

  • I mean, Kris's movies are -- he's pretty fantastic.

  • And I knew it would be really beautiful.

  • But once you actually finally get to see it done,

  • it's so great.

  • And it's so funny and clever.

  • It's nice to be genuinely proud of something.

  • And that you can share with your kids.

  • It's a great -- it's a great movie.

  • -You mentioned hair.

  • And when we come back, I have a lot of questions about --

  • I want to verify -- I want to confirm the rumor

  • that you just have loose wigs at your home.

  • We'll be right back with more Maya Rudolph.

-Maya, I actually was happy to hear

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