“It’s my happy place”: Loot star Maya Rudolph loves putting LGBTQ+ stories on screen
Maya Rudolph, LGBTQIA+ icon, says starring in projects with a limp-wrist nature is her “happy place”. The Emmy Award-winning comedian currently stars in Apple TV’s acclaimed comedy series Loot – which recently premiered its sophomore season – as Molly Wells, who becomes the world’s third-wealthiest woman after divorcing her tech billionaire ex-husband (Adam Scott).
Loot has been lauded for Rudolph’s performance and camp storylines, as well as the inclusive casting of queer icons such as Fire Island star and writer Joel Kim Booster and Pose lead Michaela Jaé Rodriguez.
In a recent interview with GAY TIMES, Rudolph says that telling camp and queer stories is when she feels most comfortable: “I’m always in there.
I’m always rooting around in there. It’s my happy place. It’s where I belong. “I was lucky enough to have a hand in selecting some of the people on the show, so maybe it’s more a reflection of what I like and the world that I like to see on camera.” Booster, who plays Molly’s loyal assistant Nicholas, praises Rudolph for her work on the iconic SNL sketch Gays in Space, which focused on a gay spaceship and their intergalactic adventures.
