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Bridesmaids

In Praise of Kristen Wiig’s Risky Career Choices
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In Praise of Kristen Wiig’s Risky Career Choices

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Jon Lisi
/ 11 August 2015
Kristen Wiig’s genius is that she can generate humor and pathos from the same source, her characters’ pain.
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/ 14 August 2012
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Melissa McCarthy: No Longer “Always a Bridesmaid”

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Comfort Clinton
/ 8 February 2012
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‘Bridesmaids’ Is the Perfect Marriage Between a Chick Flick and a Gross Out Buddy Comedy

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/ 20 September 2011
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/ 29 August 2011
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Bridesmaids and Broom Jumpers

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PopMatters Staff
/ 25 May 2011

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