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Melissa McCarthy as Divine Is Both Amazing and Terrifying

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (29)

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Amazing because what celebrity female is secure in herself enough to channel Divine? Terrifying because it immediately recalls a scene in Pink Flamingos, in which Divine receives a package of feces and later licks a family’s furniture to spread her filthiness before engaging in oral sex, a thought I didn’t necessarily want associated with McCarthy, who takes the cover of this week’s comedy issue of EW (which also includes the cast of “Community” paying homage to several classic comedies).

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The excepted interview with McCarthy provided online by EW is not of much interest, but there is another paragraph from an interview with Mindy Kaling that is.

Here’s Mindy Kaling on the last time she couldn’t stop laughing: “I can only say this because he ended up being okay, but there’s this YouTube clip of Kelsey Grammer stepping off a stage while speaking at Disneyland’s 50th anniversary that is truly magnificent. We watched it in our writers’ room a few years ago, and it was literally breathtaking. I had to leave the room because I couldn’t stop laughing, and it was getting disruptive to the other writers, who had enjoyed it but moved on. I walked outside, taking a lap around set, and kept laughing. I remember thinking, ‘Will I ever stop laughing about it? My diaphragm is kind of hurting now.’ Paul Lieberstein texted me, ‘Did you stop laughing about the Kelsey Grammer thing yet?’ And I had to suck it up and rejoin the room.”

I had no idea to what she was referring, so I looked up the video. And she’s right. It’s impossible not to laugh.

(Source: EW)









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Comments

Hmmm ... the sound doesn't quite match the video there. I don't mean it's misaligned, I mean, it doesn't really look like Kelsey is letting out that many (deep breath) AHHHHHs.

Shenanigans?

I calls em like I sees em.

Posted by: , at November 1, 2011 10:49 AM

My first encounter with the clip the headline was "down goes Fraiser, down goes Fraiser", add a touch of Howard Cosell and had to leave the office as well.

Posted by: Haleonearth at November 1, 2011 10:57 AM

Its only ok if we celebrate fat people if they are guys? We always done that.

Besides I kinda like her, and no reason to hide in a room somewhere if not size 0.

Posted by: Silchas Ruin at November 1, 2011 11:01 AM

I think that she looks "divine" in that red dress. Gorgeous curves. Who cares if she uses her weight for humor. John Candy did it, Chris Farley did it and so many other men (just as @silchas Ruin said). She is funny and she is adorable and I love her!

Posted by: swellcat at November 1, 2011 11:15 AM

Because we're celebrating an amazingly hilarious woman who happens to not be perfectly slender? I'll take her any day over skinny, not at all funny Sarah Silverman.

Posted by: Markus at November 1, 2011 11:39 AM

I don't mind fat people as long as they are jolly. Seriously - the 300 lb fat girl who bitches and moans about being fat gets on my last damn nerve. If you are going to strap on the Dorito feed bag, at least embrace it and don't make the rest of the world listed to you whine. Now do the fat girl dance. DANCE DAMN YOU!!!

Posted by: the other courtney at November 1, 2011 11:45 AM

random thoughts on fat:

1. i'll take a real fat girl over one of those skinny broads in a fat suit any day.

2. there have been fat people in show business since the start. fat people used to be featured in paintings. more celebrated in the past. pretty much vilified in the present.

3. i'm fat, and pajiba is endorsing my fatty-mc-fat-ness by allowing me to post a comment!

i know, i just blew your mind.

Posted by: glittergirl at November 1, 2011 12:01 PM

Slightly overweight people were featured in art. Morbidly obese people were ostracized to the woods.

Posted by: chuck knows where you live at November 1, 2011 12:03 PM

Pay no attention to the troll, people. Anything positive written about a fat person will bring out this kind of response.

However, to correct the creepy stalker (since he knows where you live, the morbidly obese were actually put on display in carnivals and sideshows. They were treated as minor celebrities and could normally get themselves quite a handsome/beautiful spouse, have families, and retire into a comfortable life.

Posted by: Robert at November 1, 2011 12:12 PM

Some petty, small-minded motherfuckers in this thread.

Posted by: The Other Agent Johnson at November 1, 2011 12:13 PM

It never occurred to me before, but really, only McCarthy could pull off doing Divine. Except maybe Tim Curry.

Now I really want to see Jane Lynch as Dr Frank N. Furter.

Posted by: Rebecca H. at November 1, 2011 12:25 PM

Back in the day everyone died at forty.

Skinny folks died at 35 from the scurvy.

Posted by: Stacy D at November 1, 2011 12:30 PM

I wish McCarthy would have worn this dress for the Emmys instead of that misshapen purple thing.

Posted by: Donut Plains at November 1, 2011 12:36 PM

Look! The only relevant and discussion-worthy aspect of Melissa McCarthy:

She's pretty funny.

Posted by: zeke the pig at November 1, 2011 12:37 PM

I love that cover, but I'd also love for her to be featured on a cover just as, well, herself. Not all dressed up, as a "funny" cover. Put her in a super cute dress and have her all smiley like all the other bimbos out there. I'd buy that one, too.

Posted by: figgy at November 1, 2011 1:08 PM

I have to say, she channels Divine pretty damn well. And good for her.

Posted by: MM at November 1, 2011 1:33 PM

OK, has there been a comment deleted? Because this thread makes no sense otherwise.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at November 1, 2011 1:53 PM

I think the sound on that Kelsey Grammer thing is from Family Guy.

Posted by: Ballymena Bob at November 1, 2011 2:04 PM

Connie and Raymond Marble... you have breathed your last breath. You have sighed your last sigh. You are no longer alive.

I think that a little bit of the styling on the Divine photo must have been difficult. The stylist had to deal with a woman who has a natural hairline, whereas Mr. Milstead was completely bald and could glue the wig wherever the hell he wanted to.

Posted by: Jerry at November 1, 2011 4:53 PM

Melissa McCarthy seems like a nice, funny lady.

But the important thing here is: How cute is that corgi?!

Posted by: ZombieNurse at November 1, 2011 4:56 PM

The answer is: impossibly cute.

Posted by: e at November 1, 2011 5:53 PM

Heheheeee, Kelsey falling is always a winner.

Posted by: Nadine at November 1, 2011 7:20 PM

I thought chuck's comment was pretty damn funny, and I AM a fat person.

Posted by: Craig at November 1, 2011 7:33 PM

The sound effect from the Kelsey Grammer thing was from Family Guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDi5vUB3bX8

Posted by: ThatGuy at November 1, 2011 11:15 PM

Blocking people? What a joke.

Posted by: ChArlie at November 2, 2011 2:34 AM

Amen, ZombieNurse. And, Rebecca H., I'

Posted by: Jelinas at November 2, 2011 3:04 AM

*I'd love to see that, too.

(Darn you, flag football!! I jammed my pinky on Sunday, and I've got it taped to my ring finger right now. :P)

Also, pay no mind to the thread troll, people. It's probably just crabby because it's hungry. Throw it a sandwich and hope it'll go away.

Posted by: Jelinas at November 2, 2011 3:06 AM

Yeah, but a corgi's ears don't go down that far and stay pointing forward. They go down to about a 45-degree angle, but after that they start sweeping back.

But is it cute? Oh hells yeah.

Posted by: longcoat000 at November 2, 2011 1:44 PM

Nice read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing a little research on that. And he just bought me lunch since I found it for him smile So let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch!

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