This year, that meant adding high-profile guests such as actress Maya Rudolph and director David O.

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Garden snail tries to win the Indy 500, with Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti and Maya Rudolph.

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In last year's hit "Bridesmaids, " Maya Rudolph played Lillian, the blissfully engaged best friend of Annie (Kristen Wiig), the protagonist who was unemployed, dating a sleazy man and ultimately forced to move in with her mother.

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