Maya Rudolph News

Below, get a preview of the new SNL funnylady from her YouTube channel, including her impersonations of Beyonce, Michelle Obama and Rihanna!

Audra McDonald (Porgy & Bess, Ragtime, 110 in the Shade), who portrayed Mother Abbess in NBC's live broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC has received a 2014 Black Reel Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series.

A recent grad of the University of Virginia and Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre trainee, Zamata will make her SNL debut on the Jan. 18 episode, with Drake set to host and perform, according to Deadline.

Lou Wallach will produce alongside THE OFFICE alum and former SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE player.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has recently come under fire for its lack of diversity -- specifically its lack of black female performers. The show responded to the outcry in its opening skit with guest host Kerry Washington last month. The not-so-serious scene featured the actress playing Michelle Obama, Oprah and Beyonce in one setting. But now SNL is getting serious.

Fred, Carrie, Toni, Candace, Lance, Nina and many more of Portlandia's most loved and eccentric characters are back for a fourth season of the Emmy(R)-nominated, WGA and Peabody award-winning comedy series.

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias will launch a new national tour, Unity Through Laughter in January 2014. Unity Through Laughter will be presented by Comedy Central Live, tickets will go on saleFriday, December 6th, 2013. Unity Through Laughter will kick off in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, January 4th, 2014, and will have more than 70 stops across the US, including: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta, Houston, Atlantic City and more.

Deadline reports that SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE vet Maya Rudolph is poised to get her own variety show pilot that will air as a special after the upcoming Winter Olympics on NBC.

Maya Rudolph is coming back to TV!

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Annie Mumolo will reunite with her fellow Bridesmaids star Wendi McLendon-Covey in a guest appearance on ABC's THE GOLDBERGS next year.

A lineup of top entertainers including, Julie Andrews, Lucie Arnaz, Tony Bennett, Tim Conway, Tina Fey, Rashida Jones, Vicki Lawrence, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Rosemary Watson and others will salute Carol Burnett at the 16th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. The evening will pay tribute the humor and accomplishments of Carol Burnett, and will be taped by WETA Washington, D.C. as Carol Burnett: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize. The program will air on PBS stations nationwide November 24, 2013 (check local listings). Artists are subject to change.

Supernatural horror flick THE CONJURING is creeping toward an impressive debut.

Ryan Reynolds, star of the upcoming animated film TURBO stopped by the TODAY plaza this morning for a friendly game of skee ball against the morning show's hosts Matt, Savannah, Natalie and Willie. Check out the competition below!

Columbia Records will release 'The Way, Way Back: Music From The Motion Picture,' the soundtrack from the new film from writer/directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, today, July 2, 2013. The film will release in select theatres on July 5, 2013 and will expand into a nationwide release throughout the month. The album is currently available for pre-order at http://smarturl.it/twwb.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC is 'prepping' a currently untitled comedy project along with Lou Wallach, former Senior Vice President of Original Programming at Comedy Central.

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced the jury and audience award winners for the 2013 Festival at the Awards Brunch, hosted by CHAYA Downtown for the fourth year. Actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead was on hand to present the awards. The LA Film Fest, presented by Film Independent, in conjunction with Presenting Media Sponsor Los Angeles Times, Host Partner L.A. LIVE and Premier Sponsors DIRECTV and American Airlines, ran from Thursday, June 13 to Sunday, June 23, in downtown Los Angeles.

Columbia Records will release 'The Way, Way Back: Music From The Motion Picture,' the soundtrack from the new film from writer/directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, on July 2, 2013. The film will release in select theatres on July 5, 2013 and will expand into a nationwide release throughout the month. The album is currently available for pre-order at http://smarturl.it/twwb.

MTV.com reports that Adam Sandler will be introducing a clip today, June 5 from his new film, GROWN UPS 2 on MTV.