Maya Rudolph is in her dressing room on the sixth floor of 30 Rock, just a few steps away from Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show studio. She spent seven years here, ending in 2007, as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. And being in her old stomping grounds is bittersweet.
“I love being back here. I never wanted to leave. It’s kind of comforting,” she says.
That’s a good thing, given that Monday’s Maya Rudolph Show (NBC, 10 ET/PT) reunites her with SNL producer Lorne Michaels and former cast members. “I’m just so incredibly linked to this city. I lived here when I was single and young and pre-kids, and all that comes alive for me when I’m here.”
The one-night special, taped last month in Los Angeles, features Andy Samberg, Kristen Bell, Fred Armisen and Sean Hayes. Singer Janelle Monae performs.
