Carol Burnett and Kristen Wiig Discuss Careers

[ad_1] Photo: Mark Seliger for New York Magazine As a social-climbing hustler trying to gain access to an exclusive country club, Kristen Wiig plays Palm Royale’s Maxine like a steamroller. Spouting torrents of nonsense in a Tennessee accent, she hides her ever-present terror of being exposed behind sunglasses and an enormous smile. It’s the sort… Continue reading Carol Burnett and Kristen Wiig Discuss Careers

‘Palm Royale’ review: Kristen Wiig leads this stylish series

[ad_1] I have not read Juliet McDaniel’s 2018 novel “Mr. and Mrs. American Pie,” which is nominally the basis of a new series, “Palm Royale,” but it’s clear from the publisher’s synopsis that it’s a completely different story — though one that someone decided could be rebuilt into diverting, even brilliant television. As indeed it… Continue reading ‘Palm Royale’ review: Kristen Wiig leads this stylish series