-Maya, I actually was happy to hear
that you're doing an animated film,
because last time you were on the show you were saying
that your kids were begging to watch "Bridesmaids."
-Yes.
-Which is maybe not age appropriate.
-Yeah, that's true. [ Laughs ]
-Have you finally caved on that?
Have they gotten to watch some of your more adult-themed films?
-Just that one. Just --
My oldest daughter watched that one.
And she liked it.
I felt a little uncomfortable just like when it started,
because I was like, what am I going to say?
But she's seen all the embarrassing --
I don't -- other than pooping in the street,
which I think she already knew about,
I think she was pretty psyched.
But the funny thing is, you think, like,
oh, they're going to be excited,
but they always get a little weirded out
because it's their mom, like, "Hmm..."
-Right. -"Oh."
-That's interesting, yeah.
Yeah, because especially because you're --
yeah, you're somebody completely different,
whereas I think if my kids watched this show
they'd be like, "Ugh, it's the same guy I hear
prattling on all the time." -Yeah.
Yeah, when you think you're being cool, you're...
-[ Laughs ] You, uh -- Will Forte --
Our friend Will Forte is one of the voices in this movie.
-Yeah. -Are you guys actually doing
press together, even though you can't be together right now?
-We did get to do a morning together,
which was really lovely.
And I met his puppy, and he got to see pictures of mine.
He's got a really cute, cute new little puppy.
And he looks good. He looks great.
-Now, you -- Will plays a character with a bowl cut
in the film.
You've known Will long enough
that there was a time he had it, and that was as an adult.
-That's correct.
He was a fully grown male when I met him,
that he sported a bowl cut. -Yeah.
-But we were probably like... I would say 24, 25, maybe.
-Yeah. So not okay, right?
-No. But very --
very in character with Will Forte.
-Yeah. Because it strikes me as
he either puts a ton of thought into decisions or no thought.
-Yeah, no, it was perfectly on brand.
-Yeah.
-He --
We've known each other for many years.
We were at the Groundlings Theatre so, like,
you know, we did a lot of shows together.
We were always -- And he was always --
You'll be surprised by this.
He always did bits backstage where he would just, like,
walk around nude for no reason.
-Yeah. -Which, you know...
-That tracks with my memory of working with him.
You play a nanny in the film. -Mm-hmm.
-Were you -- did you -- were you a baby-sitter back in the day?
And now is it weird to have to trust your children
with baby-sitters?
-The whole trust, I don't know how you feel about this,
but the whole trust with baby-sitters thing
in the beginning, especially when you have little ones,
is terrifying.
And what was actually more terrifying,
living in California, was if they ever get
in a car with someone else,
I'd want to pull all my hair out, it's so scary.
But you get used to it.
I was, you know, like, high school, like college days,
I did a little baby-sitting.
Nothing --
-I did a little baby-sitting too.
I now, I think have more fear about turning my kids over
to baby-sitters remembering what I was like as a baby-sitter.
Not that I was a bad baby-sitter,
but I was just a kid.
-No, but we weren't paying attention.
Thank God we didn't have phones,
because then, like, things would have burned.
-Right. Yeah, that's true.
I probably am just by nature a better --
based on the technological limitations
of what was available to me,
I was probably a better baby-sitter.
-Yeah, oh, yeah. Yeah.
I mean, I think I was probably on the phone with my boyfriend
at one point, and I think he might have come over.
But, I mean, nothing too scandalous.
I was such a good kid, it was probably pretty boring.
No one ended up with like an early Linda McCartney haircut
or anything. -Right, right.
Did you -- were you happy when you saw
what your character looked like?
I imagine that must be the most fun part about doing animation.
-Yeah, it is, actually.
And it also sometimes is kind of frightening, 'cause you see
elements of your behaviors that, you know, little mannerisms
that you weren't aware of.
But she's nice and freckled.
She's really buoyant and delicious.
And she's got some --
the hair in this movie is really amazing actually.
The whole movie looks incredible.
But all the Willoughbys have this beautiful magenta yarn hair
that's so incredibly detailed and gorgeous.
And Nanny's hair is shaped into this gorgeous big, thick heart.
But it really has this, like --
I mean, Kris's movies are -- he's pretty fantastic.
And I knew it would be really beautiful.
But once you actually finally get to see it done,
it's so great.
And it's so funny and clever.
It's nice to be genuinely proud of something.
And that you can share with your kids.
It's a great -- it's a great movie.
-You mentioned hair.
And when we come back, I have a lot of questions about --
I want to verify -- I want to confirm the rumor
that you just have loose wigs at your home.
We'll be right back with more Maya Rudolph.