Maya Rudolph Reveals What Kind of Comedy She Doesn’t Want to Do Anymore

Maya Rudolph has made it clear what to do and what not to do for herself, especially when it comes to her career.

In the cover story for city ​​and country In the May issue, the 51-year-old actress shared that she’s not a fan of raunchy comedies that may require her to make fun of other people.

Rudolph admitted, “I have a really hard time with mean comedy.” “Those things that are like, ‘Oh, I’m being funny, but I’m making fun of you?’ I can’t watch it. I can’t digest it. And I don’t feel good coming out.”

She is known for her work in Bridesmaids, Big Mouth and most recently loot, She is also known for her Emmy-winning performance Saturday night Live.

During her time at SNL, the comic incorporated raunchy comedy into sketches, but she did not see it as a long-term thing she wanted to continue.

She compared her impression act—which she did with Beyoncé, Oprah, and Whitney Houston—to that of drag queens, and said she just “wanted to be like this fabulous woman.”

Rudolph said, “I say it all the time, but I think I’m actually a drag queen.” “I think a lot of my influences come from watching people because I love them and am obsessed with them, and I want to be like them somehow.”