Video: Amy Poehler on Conan
Amy Poehler on Conan O'Brien.

'Baby Mama' tops box office
Universal's Tina Fey-Amy Poehler comedy "Baby Mama" was easily the No. 1 movie of the weekend, grossing an estimated $18.3 million from 2,543 theaters and giving the studio its first top opener of the year. Chick flick had no problem reaching its intended demo; a whopping 68% of the aud was female. Comedy overall was the success story of the frame, fueling a box office rebound just as summer tentpoles prepare to open. Weekend grosses were up a sizable 17.2% over the same sesh last year.

'Baby Mama' likely to top boxoffice
Universal hopes to laugh all the way to the bank. One week after bowing its R-rated comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" with $17.7 million, Uni Friday unspools its PG-13 laugher "Baby Mama." Starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler of "Saturday Night Live" fame, "Mama" has been registering big prerelease interest among 12- to 16-year-old girls in tracking surveys during the past few weeks. "Mama" was written and directed by former "SNL" scribe Michael McCullers, who also co-produced with "SNL" creator Lorne

Can sex addict and reformed junkie Russell Brand conquer America (and can America cope with him)?
A narcissistic, libidinous entertainer with snake hips, hair like a crow's nest and a self-absorption bordering on the comical. If Russell Brand imagined he'd have to delve deep into his own psyche for his latest role, it was an expedition that must have taken all of five minutes. With the release today of his first big Hollywood movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (starring Kristen Bell), Russell Brand plumbs the depths of his personality and comes back up with . . . himself. Follow the link for m

Video interview with Kristen Bell for "Sarah Marshall"
ComingSoon.net got the chance to hang out with Kristen Bell ("Heroes") recently at the Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu to talk about her new comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, opening in theaters on April 18. The usually conservative Bell opened up about what it was like filming an R-rated movie and what her family may think. She even talked about the dirty sex scenes she had to do with Russell Brand (they had to come up with 15 of the most obnoxious sex positions!) and shooting the opening scenes of the movie wi

'Transformers' Star Joins Kristen Bell in 'Rome'
Josh Duhamel, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard and Anjelica Huston are packing to join Kristen Bell in the Disney romantic comedy "When in Rome." The project was written by David Diamond and David Weissman and will be directed by Mark Steven Johnson, with production starting in New York City and Rome shortly. Bell plays Beth, one of those Manhattan single gals you always see in the movies. Yes, she's smart and beautiful and successful in the real estate business, but she just can't find love, which means she's

Kristen Bell not returning to Heroes?
TV Guide's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Kristen Bell isn't signed for the new season yet. He does believe that she will eventually be signed though, because fans like her so much.

Fanboy desperately seeking Kristen Bell
Great White Snark, a geek/blogger, has mounted a one-man campaign to get Veronica Mars hottie Kristen Bell to visit his site. Will the latest hero show up?

Kristen Bell Complex Magazine Video!
Kristen Bell is featured in Complex Magazine December 2007/ January 2008 issue. Here is the video of her Complex photo shoot! Move over Hayden Panettiere, there is a new Heroes star in town and she’s hot hot hot! I told you way back then Bell is a gem, didn’t I?

Kristen Bell at WonderCon 2008
Kristen Bell at WonderCon 2008.

Video: Kristen Bell's (brief) crazy monkey sex scene in "Sarah Marshall"
Yes, it's brief, but it's worth a quick peek. And no, she does not take her bikini off in case you were wondering. But, she does look good in a bikini, if that's any consolation!

Variety review: "Forgetting Sarah Larson"
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" stars Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand and Bill Hader, directed by Nicholas Stoller, produced by Judd Apatow. From Variety.com: 'Reprising his successful "Knocked Up" formula of uninhibited bawdiness and chick-flick sweetness, with side orders of slapstick and showbiz satire, producer Judd Apatow looks to have scored another long-legged hit with "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." Crowd-pleasing confection sees the comedy auteur once again hooking up with fello

Brand: 'I'm better at sex than talking'
Russell Brand has admitted that he would rather have sex with someone than talk to them. The comic, who stars opposite Kristen Bell in the new film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, revealed to Heat that he's better in bed than he is at conversation. He said: "Some people say to me, 'Oh, you only want to have sex'. What do you mean 'only'? I'm bloody good at it, and it's better than talking. I'm better at sex than talking, so that is one of the best things you can do with me." Brand recently admitted that

Horton top of box office again
"Horton" easily won the Easter boxoffice hunt. Fox's animated feature "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!", starring Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Dan Fogler and Will Arnett, repeated atop the domestic boxoffice this weekend, posting a modest 44% drop from opening grosses to earn an estimated $25.1 million with a $86.5 million cume. That outdistanced the $20 million bow by Lionsgate's urban comedy "Meet the Browns."

Hillary does Saturday Night Live
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met her match while appearing on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" to deliver the show's trademark opening line and provide an "editorial response" to a mock presidential debate. Hillary Clinton, right, and Amy Poehler of "Saturday Night Live" clown around on the NBC skit show. During the opening sketch -- which featured SNL actors playing Clinton, rival candidate Barack Obama and the debate moderators -- Clinton complimented the performance of Amy Poehler,

'Horton' poised for big weekend
Even if nobody goes to see it at all, a movie is a movie no matter how small. Of course, that won't be an issue for 20th Century Fox's "Horton Hears a Who!" the latest big-budget comedy based on the classic children's stories of Dr. Seuss. The G-rated animated film, whose voice cast includes Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen and Amy Poehler, opens today with an elephant-size weekend in store. "Horton," which goes ultra-wide at 3,954 theaters riding respectable reviews, is expected to

'Horton' tramples box office
Like an elephant, family herds didn't forget about "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who" (starring Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Dan Fogler and Will Arnett) Friday, shelling out a hefty $13.2 million to see the toon in 3,954 theaters. "Horton" posted the third best opening day for both a pre-summer animated pic and a Twentieth Century Fox-Blue Sky Studios production, ranking behind 2006's "Ice Age: Meltdown" ($21.8 million) and 2002's "Ice Age" ($13.5 million).

An interview with 30 Rock’s Judah Friedlander
He is an stand-up comedian, an actor, a world champion of the world, and single-handedly keeping mesh trucker hat manufacturers in business. He is Judah Friedlander. Exactly how many hats do you have? A lot. I’m not good at math, so I don’t know how many. Probably a million. Ever run out of ideas for the sayings? When I do stand-up, they always say “World Champion” in some language. But on “30 Rock”, they’re always different. Sometimes it gets tricky, because I can only use 2-3 words

Tina Fey joins Ricky Gervais' "This Side of the Truth"
Tina Fey, the Bafta-award-winning writer and star of hit TV series 30 ROCK has signed up to appear in Ricky Gervais' THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH. The film, which marks Gervais' feature directing debut, will also star John Hodgman, Christopher Guest and JEFFREY TAMBOR. ROB LOWE, LOUIS CK, JONAH and Jennifer Garner had already being confirmed as cast members. Produced by Warner Bros, THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH takes place in contemporary world where nobody has ever told a lie before. Gervais will star as a

NBC rolls '30 Rock' into hot time slot
NBC is giving "30 Rock" a major timeslot upgrade, shifting the Tina Fey starrer to 9:30 Thursdays starting this week. "Rock," which has been airing at 8:30 p.m., will now benefit from having the Peacock's red-hot laffer "The Office" as its lead-in. "Scrubs" will inherit "Rock's" earlier timeslot.

Video: Kristen Bell on Letterman
David Letterman-Kristen Bell-April 15-2008.