Maya Rudolph on Her Mother Era, Reviving Kamala Harris for ‘SNL’ and Why Her ‘Zero-F—s Hormones Have Kicked In’
variety.comMaya Rudolph is having a “Girly Pop Summer.” The musically minded “Loot” star, “Saturday Night Live” icon and “Big Mouth” standout says her household has been a Taylor Swift stronghold for the past few years, and now Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are also on repeat. “I remember the week I was hosting ‘SNL,’ and Charli’s ‘360’ came out, and I was bumping it so hard in my room to get me ready for the monologue,” Rudolph says. “It gave me all my strength, and that really propelled me into the summer.” Call it what you want: the Summer of Maya Rudolph or the Season of Maya Rudolph.
But limiting it to just right now doesn’t do justice to a career that has spanned decades, from “Bridesmaids” to Beyoncé. So let’s borrow some parlance from Swift and proclaim this latest version of Maya Rudolph her most successful era yet.
In just the past few months, Rudolph became this year’s Emmy MVP, landing four nominations over three shows (the most of any performer in 2024).
She launched a production company, Banana Split Projects, and signed a first-look deal at Apple TV+. And, of course, her “SNL” take on Kamala Harris (a role for which she won an Emmy in 2020) has inextricably linked her to the Democratic presidential candidate’s surging White House campaign. “It does feel like it’s all happening at once, which is weird,” Rudolph says. “If someone was like, ‘Hey, when you turn 52, you’re going to have a moment,’ I’d be like, ‘Sorry, what?’ I did not anticipate this.
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