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Monday, March 11, 2013

Plainfield's Melissa McCarthy Heading Back to Host SNL

This will be the Joliet Catholic Academy grad's second appearance on NBC's venerable comedy show.

Set your DVR. Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy will return to host Saturday Night Live on April 6, according to a report from Entertainment Weekly. This will be her second stint at hosting the show. McCarthy's debut was in October 2011.  Perhaps best known for her Emmy-winning performance on the CBS sitcom Mike and Molly, McCarthy is appearing on the show in advance of her new movie, The Heat, co-starring Sandra Bullock. The Joliet Catholic Academy graduate also was recently in the news after film critic Rex Reed made some blunt remarks about her weight in a review of her film Identity Thief. That film has made more than $115 million, according to Entertainment Weekly. Click here for another clip of McCarthy's first appearance on …

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Reviewer Taken to Task for Calling Melissa McCarthy a 'Hippo'

Preston

10:25 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013

Melissa was on today's episode of Sesame Street, talking to Elmo...   more ›

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Reviewer Taken to Task for Calling Melissa McCarthy a 'Hippo'

Movie Critic Rex Reed criticized the Plainfield native's weight in a review of her recent movie, "Identity Thief."

On Tuesday morning, National Public Radio listeners heard about a movie review of "Identity Theft" that attacked not only the movie, but also actress and Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy. Tony Sarabia, a host at the Chicago-based NPR station WBEZ (91.5-FM), talked to Nico Lang, who posted a blog on the NPR Web site taking Rex Reed to task for his scathing review. Among other things, Lang had this to say: "...McCarthy paid her dues, working her way up through The Groundlings and character acting in everything from Gilmore Girls to Samantha Who and The Back-Up Plan." In his original New York Observer review, Reed referred to McCarthy as "cacophonous and tractor-sized" as well as saying she is a "gimmick comedian who has devoted her short …

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McCarthy Uses Former Plainfield Teacher as Inspiration for New TV Role

Bill Konn

2:19 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013

Sometimes Freedom of the Press is a little too free. Reed needs to take a long look into a mirror, and lets see if he can come up with a comment then.   more ›

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