Kristen Wiig On Women In Comedy, 'Bridesmaids' And Crack

Kristen Wiig is really great at being funny. And while some of our best comedians are also our most prolific drug users, from the sound of it, Wiig's talents don't extend to the pipe... or needle.

The "Bridesmaids" star and current figurehead for ladies in comedy covers the new double issue of Paper Magazine, and when asked about what she does with her free time, she revealed that she's more for Cyber Monday than crack dens.

"Can you shoot up crack?" she jokes to the magazine. "Whatever you do with crack, online shopping is better than shooting up crack."

On a more serious (comedic) note, Wiig was asked, once again, about being a torchbearer for women in comedy, never mind forbearers like Lucille Ball, Gilda Radner and Betty White.

"It's unfortunate that this is only now being talked about, because women have been present in comedy for so long," she says. "There have been tons of movies with lots of women in them before 'Bridesmaids.' It's just a confusing thing to me. But you know, if more movies are getting green-lit, and writers are getting a chance because of this movie, I couldn't be happier. That's such a great thing, because the fact that they weren't is kind of awful."

Back in May, when the film was lighting up theaters, Wiig spoke with Newsweek about the same issue; "Bridesmaids" wasn't supposed to be a revolution, because it seemed, to her, that no revolution should be necessary.

"When we were writing it, [Annie Mumolo and I] weren't like, 'Oh, yeah! Now it's the ladies' turn!'" she said. "It's 2011; I don't even know why it's an issue. There are so many funny women in the world, and there has been for so many years, so I'll be happy when people can just move on from that, and things can just be 'comedies' and not 'female' or 'male,' and everyone gets an equal opportunity."

Wiig made the point even more clearly in an interview with the Phoenix around the same time.

"Yeah, it's 2011. Women do that stuff," she said, speaking of "Bridesmaids" and its gross out humor. "Women swear. Women get drunk. Women pass out in their own vomit."

But, at least in Wiig's case, at least it's not from doing crack.

For more, click over to Paper Magazine.

Comments

[PerfumeisToxic]

07:40 AM on 12/09/2011

I'd like to see ANY movie about happy together women having fun with their female friends. This fun involves NO MAN whatsoever. Just like lots of women in society. It seems in movies and TV womens lives ALWAYS ultimately revolve around a man for all their happiness. When it doesn't such a woman is vilified as some loser monster. Men have many movies about male buddies with no women in. I want female buddy movies that involve no men. Not thinking about them, loving them hating them, running away from them. Nothing but fun with other women.

[Omeezee]

07:01 PM on 12/08/2011

I heart Kristen Wiig. The end

[Cinquopated]

07:06 AM on 12/08/2011

Why is a movie about a (friend's) storybook wedding, women fighting among themselves for attention, and finding a man considered an example of feminism?

[Katie Wray]

04:54 PM on 12/08/2011

bc we watch movies like the Hangover which is about drug use, men fighting, prostitution, kidnapping and racism. Feminism isn't always about only championing women - it's also about talking about the similarities between the sexes. That movie is also about friendship, standing on your own two feet and forgiveness.

[mygiza]

11:48 PM on 12/07/2011

...apparently ... Crack Your Wig Back ... is an urban phrase.

http://www.definition-of.net/crack+your+wig+back

[PatientZeroBeat]

11:42 PM on 12/07/2011

I don't differentiate between male and female comedy. It's an endeavour that isn't inherently easier or harder depending on sex (unlike, say, wrestling). Wiig is definitely in my top 10 SNL cast members of all time.

[Eno]

07:46 PM on 12/07/2011

Kristen Wiig is sooooo funny... As long as she doesn't go down the Victoria Jackson Road, she'll be good...

[PatientZeroBeat]

11:39 PM on 12/07/2011

I'd accept the Chris Farley or John Belushi or even Charles Rocket road..... BUT NOT THE VJ ROAD!!!!! Although the Dennis Miller road still hasn't been repaved.

[Etropalld]

03:48 PM on 12/07/2011

I want to marry her...

[SantaMonican]

02:56 PM on 12/07/2011

SNL found another star.

[surfandshop]

05:22 PM on 12/13/2011

she was the "whole" show on SNL last Saturday night. They are lucky to have her............

[Big0725]

02:42 PM on 12/07/2011

Like her much better as a brunette.

[redpanda]

04:11 PM on 12/07/2011

I like her with tiny hands popping bubbles. I'd take it any way I could it.

[Big0725]

09:10 AM on 12/08/2011

Amen to that!

[falgiano]

02:38 PM on 12/07/2011

BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR.

[Areyoukiddingg]

02:05 PM on 12/07/2011

Kristen is a riot. My wife & I love her, especially the SNL parody skits of "The Lawrence Welk Show". Comedy gold. Bridesmaids was a scream too.

[Jim NLN]

01:55 PM on 12/07/2011

Wasn't Tracy Morgan who coined the term: Crack is whack!

[rozboy]

02:23 PM on 12/07/2011

Whitney Houston.

[Big0725]

02:43 PM on 12/07/2011

Along with "Hell to da No".

[Mitch Johnesee]

05:31 PM on 12/07/2011

Keith Haring - artist and social activist in the 80s made murals that popularized the phrase.

[fittinguy]

01:51 PM on 12/07/2011

Funny, funny lady! She is destined to be one of the greatest. Keep up the zany ideas Kristen...

[KingGlorious]

01:41 PM on 12/07/2011

I said it before ( on the huffington post ) and I wil say it again, Bridesmaids was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I hated it.

And from my view, Kristen Wig is not funny. Sorry.

[wizedollars]

02:46 PM on 12/07/2011

Sorry, but if you're trying to make yourself seem interesting by offering the only strong negative review of the movie here, then that is an epic fail on your part......

[polzini]

03:25 PM on 12/07/2011

And furthermore, didn't he already say it? I guess that he likes the look of his own print.

[KingGlorious]

03:26 PM on 12/07/2011

Hey wizedollars ! Go back to sleep. Thanks.

And I said it before ( on the huffington post ) and I will say it again ! Bridesmaids is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I hated it. Sorry.

[Smurfaveli]

04:28 PM on 12/07/2011

When I discuss music with people in person or messageboards, there's always that one person who hates the "hottest" artists or "hottest" songs with a passion. The more I come across these people, I learn they simply hold that position merely because it's different. In their own mind, it makes them feel like more of a critical thinker. "The masses are all wrong, but I have the insight to see through the smoke and mirrors."

I'm sure that's not you though.

[KingGlorious]

04:46 PM on 12/07/2011

Hey Smurfaveli- You obviously are a genius. But not in this thread. Sorry.

[Bianca S]

07:42 PM on 12/07/2011

I used to agree with that position, until recently. I think the products (music/movies/books etc) that are being enjoyed by the masses really have deteriorated greatly. Eat Pray Love was praised as some revelation in self-discovery....I thought it was "1st World Problems" to the nth degree. Same with Lady Gaga. I can't stand her music and although the girl has some serious pipes, all her music sounds like sexed up nursery rhymes to the same flat dance beat. And please don't get me started on the Twilight movie franchise.
I guess what I'm getting at is that I agree that there are some people who like to play devil's advocate for the sake of standing out (the critic who liked Jack and Jill on Rotten Tomatoes and ruined its 0% rating comes to mind), but I also really believe that people's tastes in entertainment has declined severely (KUWTK and Jersey Shore are hits but Arrested Development got cancelled?!) That, or I'm an outdated curmudgeon at the age of 23!

[newleaf]

12:37 PM on 12/07/2011

I congratulate her on her success and wish her much more of it. Bridesmaids was hilarious if you can relate to the perfect-female adversary, which, yeah, I've been there!