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In “Bronx Beat,” a recurring daytime TV show sketch, Rudolph and Amy Poehler play two fast-talking, Bronx-based mothers who host a revolving door of guests. As the segment progresses Berry continues to thank random Black people including “the lady from the Pine Sol commercial” and Tootie from The Facts of Life. She swivels back and forth, slowly scanning the audience with her mouth still agape and her eyes filled with tears. As Tina Fey inquires with Denzel Washington-superbly impersonated by Dean Edwards-about Berry’s wellbeing, Washington cooly announces “Halle is gone.” Rudolph’s Berry is mostly delivered through Rudolph’s physical comedy. The gag is that even though it’s been half a month Berry is still crying, clutching her award, and wearing her famous mesh, floral, wine gown.
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On the Weekend Update segment that occurred two weeks after the Oscars, Rudolph portrays an overjoyed Berry. Although she and Denzel Washington’s Best Actor wins that year did not spur the change that Berry had hoped for within the exclusive, predominantly white world of Hollywood, her palpable gratitude and speechlessness did make for a touching, albeit easily satirized, moment.
Halle Berry’s Best Actress Oscar win in 2002 was an iconic cultural moment. Her silly singing is further reinforced by the live-studio audience laughter and the intermittent cuts to Jason Sudeikis and Bill Hader who play two understandably bewildered sportscasters.
Her glossolalia and scrunch-faced, drawn out runs will have you asking, “is Pamela still going?” The answer is yes, yes she is, and after a few minutes the mic will be nowhere near her face. Rudolph’s exaggerated, staccato performance, which includes verses of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and spoken word delivery, effectively parodies the dramatic renditions of the anthem which have come to punctuate sporting events. In this 2006 SNL sketch, Rudolph plays Pamela Bell, a Missouri woman who wins a local contest to sing the National Anthem before game 5 of the World Series. At this year’s Golden Globes she sang alongside SNL veteran Kenan Thompson as Beverly Jackfruit, a fictional musician nominated for “Least Original Song.” At the 92nd Oscars she and Kristen Wiig sang an arrangement of songs while presenting for Achievement in Costume Design. Her vocal chops have been leveraged in SNL sketches and in comedic award show bits for years. Another highlight of the sketch occurs when Wiig drives a golf cart in circles leading Shonda to goofily chase her around in pink pumps.
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At one point when removing a chicken from its shrink wrap, Rudolph rubs the skin of the chicken saying “tickle tickle.” There’s no way of knowing if these lines were on the SNL cue cards for that sketch but judging by Wiig’s pursed lips and bracing face, they weren’t. The compounding ridiculousness of the 2013 sketch-one which as of the publication of this article has 8 million+ views of YouTube-is only overshadowed by the joy of watching Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader break in response to Rudolph’s delivery.
To Debra’s chagrin her incorrect answer of “beef” (the answer to the unnamed question was in fact “nine”) means no fancy luggage, golf clubs or lifetime supply of chickens. This is one of the more popular sketches from Rudolph’s first hosting gig in 2012.
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In Super Showcase Spokesmodels, Rudolph plays Shonda, a game show spokesmodel with an indiscernible, vaguely Scandanavian accent who, alongside her co-spokesmodel Vonda (Kristen Wiig), presents a series of prizes that game show contestant Debra (Vanessa Bayer) missed out on winning. She developed a repertoire of great impressions and characters during her seven seasons as a cast member between 20, and here are some of our favorites. While younger fans of the show may be familiar with her excellent impression of Vice President Kamala Harris in SNL’s cold open sketches, Rudolph’s history with the show spans two decades. Maya Rudolph will be hosting Saturday Night Live for the second time this Saturday, March 27.
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