January 11, 2023

"And then there were this people who were sort of giving me these cute little jobs..."

AND:

44 comments:

rehajm said...

She is lovely on screen and in real life. One of the best acceptance speeches- right up there with Michael Caine…

tim maguire said...

I like that her speech seemed unprepared, like she wasn't ready to win and just spoke from the heart. You don't see that very often.

Dave Begley said...

Quick cuts, but were men wearing dresses?

Ryan said...

Well deserved, truly great show.

lamech said...

I see there was a separate post and comments on The White Lotus: https://althouse.blogspot.com/2023/01/we-binge-watched-2-seasons-of-white.html

A friend offered an observation that I agree with, regarding season 1 especially: It was like one long episode of Fawlty Towers, but less funny.
That said, Armond was a great character.

William said...

I'm glad that she has at long last found fame and fortune and her rightful place among the greats. Seems a little over the top to me, but I guess they're paid to go over the top. Luminescent soap bubbles. If they catch the light in just the right way are more impressive than the shattered visage of Ozymandias among the lone and level sands.

Amexpat said...

I see now it wasn't much of a stretch for her to play Tonya in White Locus.

Dave Begley said...

The winner of the Golden Globe for Best Adapted Screenplay is.... Dave Begley.

Misinforminimalism said...

Njal's Saga is epic. This is not epic.

Rusty said...

She was the Lenny and Squiggy in "Two Broke Girls". Reall. The only reason to watch the show.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Dave B - yes.
they are also pregnant.

Lyle said...

Well deserved. Jennifer Coolidge is such a hoot.

Lurker21 said...

I saw some of White Lotus. I thought it was very good. All the hoopla, though, made me expect more, so I wasn't as impressed as I wanted to be. It reminded me a bit of Christopher Guest's films, which Jennifer Coolidge has also appeared in. A similar wry sense of humor, though not as farcical. The serious or semi-serious side of the show made it very different from Faulty Towers.

It didn't strike me as "politically correct," but in the special features, I noticed the people involved talking up the show in PC terms: rich white people without real problems worrying about petty things and oppressing the people of color on the staff. But don't people at that level in Hollywood also qualify as "people without real problems," whether they are White or not? Haven't sitcoms always focused on comical pseudo-problems, whether or not the characters also have real problems? And isn't snotty, stuck-up rich people oppressing the lowly of whatever color another familiar comedy trope? Things that are worthy enough on their own terms have to be put through the DEI machine for publicity purposes, and it doesn't do much for them.

farmgirl said...

Idk White Lotus, but I know this actress by her physique, her voice and her characters in various movies/shows.

She’s a ticket.
She’s a keeper.
Bravo.

farmgirl said...

Rusty: exactly!

daskol said...

I’ve loved Stifler’s mom ever since Best in Show.

George Grady said...

"Martin Heidegger was recorded to have laughed only once...."

What does this even mean? What percentage of the time that someone laughs is the event "recorded"?

Temujin said...

Hilarious acceptance speech. Who knew they even still did these award shows? Anyway...Jennifer Coolidge is one of those people you see in a role and always love, but never know who she is. Now I know. Loved her in 'Best in Show'.

Everyday I get another push to watch "White Lotus". I'll have to give it a try.

wendybar said...

I only know her from her from her Old Navy Christmas ad.

Jake said...

Good for them. I imagine it would be pretty damn gratifying to achieve that kind of recognition and success for something that apparently few others believed in. FWIW, I hope they do make a few more American Pie movies. Stiffler's Mom is an iconic character.

richlb said...

Strange that every time she's cast they make her do that childish kitten voice even though she sounds nothing like that. I know that's what they call typecasting, but still.

richlb said...

I know she was fumbling for who to thank, but odd that she didn't single out Christopher Guest.

P Murcato said...

Bend and snap from Legally Blonde is one of the best moments ever!

P Murcato said...

Bend and snap is one of the best moments in Legally Blonde!

rcocean said...

Great speech. But if I were an actress, I'd watch my waistline. A dress can only hide so much. Just sayin'

Curious George said...

"Rusty said...She was the Lenny and Squiggy in "Two Broke Girls". Reall. The only reason to watch the show."

No, there were a couple of other big reasons to watch that show.

320Busdriver said...

I’m afraid to start season two, because I doubt it can live up to my experience of #one.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

The giant hook. lol.

All the other hillarywoodland jerks need a giant hook.

Joe Smith said...

Don't know her.

People in Hollywood can fuck themselves...

Christopher said...

That's great, happy for them both. "My neighbors are talking to me..." lol

rrsafety said...

She was hilarious and scary in this year's "The Watcher".
Folks are saying season 2 of White Lotus is better than season one, and apparently you'd didn't need to see 1 to understand 2.

Heartless Aztec said...

🎶 Stifler's mom, has got it going on...🎶

PM said...

In a business where being center stage is the goal, a 4-minute speech about yourself and the people who saw what you see is par.

Wince said...

Ned Schneebly.

robother said...

Watching this, couldn't help but think of Sondheim:

First you're another
Sloe-eyed vamp
Then someone's mother
Then you're camp

Anthony said...

Is that why she started appearing in Old Navy commercials.

Wasn't she in that dog show mockumentary? That was a hoot.

Joe Smith said...

'Great speech. But if I were an actress, I'd watch my waistline. A dress can only hide so much. Just sayin''

I think she is long-past 'voluptuous' and is embracing fat.

KellyM said...

@Rusty: I loved Jennifer Coolidge's character on "Two Broke Girls" as well. I loved her zaniness and willingness to sometimes be the butt of a joke.

And yes, I do recall her in "Best in Show". I need to watch that again.

If I'm not mistaken, she hails from Holliston, MA.

n.n said...

Sister According to Jim.

Rollo said...

I'm not a fan, but her resilience and persistence are admirable. She couldn't make it as a dramatic or romantic lead, but comedy really paid off for her.


Freeman Hunt said...

A peek into what it's actually like to be an actor.

Achilles said...

Never seen this person or anything they have done that I can remember before.

Butkus51 said...

Epic?

Amazing!

Unprecedented!

Phil 314 said...

Great in "Best in Show". didn't like her on the Old Navy Christmas commercials.