Mentions of Stevie in tv shows

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by michelej1

From a review of the sitcom "Up All Night"
http://www.starpulse.com/news/Becky_...ht_recap_pilot

Contrasting with the Brinkleys' home life is Reagan's work life—a crazy, "30 Rock"-ish environment built around Maya Rudolph's Oprah-lite character, Ava. (While Rudolph's character was originally written as Reagan's neurotic PR exec pal, she morphed into the meatier role of Reagan's nutty talk show host boss/friend to capitalize on Rudolph's successful big-screen turn in "Bridesmaids.") This work universe also includes Ava's sidekick, Calvin (Nick Cannon - if you blinked during the pilot, you might have missed him) and her high-strung assistant, Missy (Jennifer Hall). Apparently, this world is meant to provide the show's more outrageous moments, but last night's running gag about a colon cleanse gone wrong fell terribly flat. Again, it was the more subtle humor that worked, such as Ava matter-of-factly mentioning her helicopter date or that she was attending a barbecue at Stevie Nicks' house.

"Up All Night" was actually pretty decent, Maya Rudolph makes the show imo. Funny thing, the TV was on in the background, while my partner & I were reading some thread about Stevie on the Ledge (imagine that), and all of a sudden we hear Rudolph croak out "Just like the white winged dove sings a song sounds like she's singing...ooh baby ooh...said oooh"... instantly grabbing our attention, we looked up & watched, then looked at each other & exclaimed WTF!! then cracked up!! Needless to say we went back and looked up the show on cable's On Demand feature and watched the whole episode. I laughed out load many times! Maya Rudolph is such a stitch! She plays an Oprah-ish TV personality with tongue firmly pressed in cheek. I was pleasantly surprised, hopefully the show will be consistently good.