Maya Rudolph was raised by her father Richard Rudolph after her mother Minnie Riperton died in 1979 Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Maya Rudolph as Beyoncé in a 'Hot Ones' sketch on the March 27, 2021 episode of 'Saturday Night Live'. Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Although Maya Rudolph has hilariously appeared ...

Maya Rudolph is known for her comedic genius, but too many comic greats find themselves grappling with circumstances that are far from funny. It's no surprise she rose to fame during her time on ...

The story of Maya Rudolph's hot parodies and even hotter takes of the iconic wing show. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

If you want to take an alpha-and-omega approach to understanding Maya Rudolph, you could look to two songs performed half a century apart. In May, Rudolph returned to “Saturday Night Live ...

Beyonce, who finished up here Renascence tour last year, along with Destiny Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams ...

We celebrate our staff's pick for the greatest pop star of the 21st century so far with 100 of her most iconic career moments. Today, after months of counting down, our editorial staff finally ...

“Mamala” is about to get back to work. Maya Rudolph will reprise her Saturday Night Live role as Kamala Harris amid the vice president’s race to the White House. Multiple outlets reported on ...

Like so many of us, Maya Rudolph is having a “Girly Pop Summer.” The musically minded “Loot” star, “Saturday Night Live” icon and “Big Mouth” standout says her household has been a ...

Although Maya Rudolph has hilariously appeared on three fictional episodes of YouTube‘s Hot Ones, don’t expect her to ever take the spicy challenge in real life. The First We Feast show host ...

That’s what she said to me.” Yang explained, “You just did the Maya Rudolph vowel separation, I love it!” Evans raved to Yang earlier in the episode, “If you get parodied on Saturday ...