Maya Rudolph gave a genuinely (and unsurprisingly) , timed to the recent conclusion of the second season of her AppleTV+ series . Great, in large part, due to the sheer Maya Rudolph-ness of it all—as exemplified by a stretch of conversation in which any discussion of her career, her work, her family, etc., gets completely derailed by her desire to do a track-by-track breakdown of what Beyoncé’s recent album means to her.
“You want to talk about the ? Because I’d be happy to,” Rudolph launches, beginning by analyzing the themes and impact of the album’s lead-off track, Rudolph has, of course, been associated with Beyoncé for years—she was one of the comedian’s go-to impressions during her long and celebrated tenure at —but it’s also clear that it’s the sort of impersonation born of something bordering on pure artistic obsession. “That song is fucking gorgeous!” she says when asked about “She’s one of the best vocalists of all time. Let’s just get realistic for a moment.
Prince is dead. Who do we have who can do with their voices?” The conversation is long enough that it isn’t Beyoncé: Rudolph also talks about her early days pursuing her dreams, touring with the guys from Oasis (“Those brothers did get along, in case you didn’t see the documentary”), and the idea that she might be one of the dreaded nepo babies, since her mom was Minnie Riperton and her dad is legendary music producer Richard Rudolph. “There’s this concept tha.