Kristen Wiig returned to Saturday Night Live to host the show for the fifth time, which meant she would be inducted into the five-timers club.
18.03.2024 - 08:23 / variety.com
Aramide Tinubu Long before Instagram stories and TikTok videos were a thing, gossip magazines and television allowed everyday people to feel a connection to the wealthy and beautiful. In real life, few are brave enough to elbow their way onto the A-list, but others are bold enough to demand a seat at the table — which brings us to “Palm Royale.” Based on Juliet McDaniel’s novel, “Mr. & Mrs.
American Pie,” and adapted for television by Abe Sylvia, Apple TV+‘s new 1960s-set comedy, “Palm Royale” follows bottle-blonde Palm Beach transplant Maxine Simmons (a perfectly cast Kristen Wiig), who is determined to craft a glitzy and glamorous life for herself, even if it means bending the rules a smidge. Wildy outrageous and amusing, “Palm Royale” suggests that you might get more than you requested if you’re delusional enough to go after what you want. The series opens in the early summer days of 1969 at Palm Beach’s most exclusive country club, the Palm Royale.
Though she has neither an invitation nor the funds to cover the $30,000 initiation fee, Maxine doesn’t let that deter her from scoping out the establishment she’s long admired. Dressed like an orange creamsicle and armed with a sunny disposition and an exhausting tenacity, Maxine catapults herself over the club’s back wall. After finding a seat by the pool to indulge in her grasshopper cocktail and observe her surroundings, Maxine quickly learns that no one at the country club will be extending a welcoming arm to her.
Like any societal structure, the Palm Royale has its hierarchy. At the head is Norma Delacore (Carol Burnett), Maxine’s estranged, comatose aunt-in-law who has ruled Palm Beach for 49 years. Vying for Norma’s crown is Evelyn Rollins (an unhinged, thrilling
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large A star-studded group of veteran “Saturday Night Live” guest hosts were on hand this evening to welcome Kristen Wiig into the “Five-Timers Club.” But much to Wiig’s chagrin, most of them haven’t matched her feat of actually hosting “SNL” five times. The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member made her fifth appearance as host — having previously hit the stage in 2013, 2016 and twice in 2020. The stolen “SNL” valor actually began with a legit five-timer: Paul Rudd, on hand to welcome her from the audience.
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Ricky Martin is the star of Apple TV+’s Palm Royale and has come a long way in the acting field, not forgetting his beginnings in Mexico.
Carol Burnett, Kristen Wiig, and Ricky Martin star in Apple TV+‘s latest gem, the gripping series Palm Royale. Set in 1969, the show delves into the societal divide between the privileged and the marginalized, exploring themes of sacrifice, belonging, and the pursuit of wealth and status.At the forefront of this compelling narrative are two luminaries of the entertainment industry: Carol Burnett and Ricky Martin.
Jaden Thompson On a recent Thursday night in Beverly Hills, the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre transformed into 1960s Palm Beach for the premiere of the Apple TV+ series “Palm Royale,” which stars Kristen Wiig as Maxine, a relentless social climber desperate to fit into high society. The mid-century themed pink carpet featured a Tanqueray bar, gold chandeliers, plenty of lush Florida greenery, and staff wearing special Palm Royale polos, in a nod to the elite country club where the show unfolds.
How is it possible that Apple TV’s high-budget “Palm Royale” doesn’t work? With this insanely talented cast and trendy concept, it should be a slam dunk, right? The main reason it’s not is a depressingly common one in today’s TV and streaming landscape: It’s the wrong length. Like so many recent projects, it wears out its welcome with narrative diversions that don’t work and subplots that sag in the middle of the season to the point where it becomes impossible to care.
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Abe Sylvia‘s new Apple TV+ series stars Oscar winner Allison Janney, Oscar winner Laura Dern, Oscar and nine-time Emmy Award nominee Kristen Wiig, and latin music icon Ricky Martin. But the true star of “Palm Royale” may just be the one and only Carol Burnett.
Palm Royale since I first watched an advanced screener of the Apple TV+ series last fall, so I'm thrilled it's for you to see (only a few more days, as it premieres this Wednesday, March 20).The cast alone is worth signing up for Apple TV+ if you don't already subscribe. For a refresher, it stars Kristen Wiig (brilliant in this role), Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Carol Burnett, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Kaia Gerber, Julia Duffy, Mindy Cohn, Bruce Dern, and more.
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