Emmys 2012: Prop Babies, Stair-Masters and Snark on the Set of 'Up All Night'

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph catches her reflection while hitting the stair-master for a scene inside her character Ava’s office.

Prop Amy

A baby dummy is often used to stand in for 16-month-old infant twin actresses Carly and Delaney Prince, who play Amy Brinkley.

Christina Applegate

Applegate pauses for direction from director Troy Miller in her character Reagan’s office. “I think i hear my kid screaming down the hall,” says the actress, laughing.

Maya Rudolph, Christina Applegate, Jennifer Hall

“Establishing a new character, that shit’s hard, y’all!” says Rudolph, with Applegate (left) and Jennifer Hall, who plays Missy. “Wrapping the season felt like I'd had another baby.”

Will Arnett

Will Arnett turns his attention to his phone while breaking from rehearsals.

Emily Spivey

From left: Camera assistant Sharla Capicchio, Emily Spivey and co-exec producer Alex Reid watch as a scene is filmed on the set of Ava, the fictional talk show hosted by Maya Rudolph’s character. “I owe everything to Lorne Michaels,” says Spivey. “I worship him!”

Will Arnett

Arnett gets a laugh out of script supervisor Heather Cappiello. “It’s great we got renewed. We need to get to season five to really hit our stride,” jokes the actor.

Will Arnett

Will Arnett uses his most insincere "no pictures, please" gesture to draw attention to himself.

Jon Pollack, Giovani Lampassi

Executive producer Jon Pollack sits behind director of photography Giovani Lampassi at the edge of the set.

Prop Amy

Set costumer Cynthia Michaels readies the Amy puppet 16-month-old infant twin actresses Carly and Delaney Prince take another break.

Will Arnett

"Do you guys want a picture of me in the shower before I’m wrapped?" Arnett asks on set. "Just say the word."

Jennifer Hall, Troy Miller

“The biggest challenge with this show is to keep a good balance between the dramatic and comedic beats,” says Miller (right, with Hall). “Although with actors like Will, Christina and Maya, it’s not as difficult as it might otherwise be.”

Will Arnett

Of his favorite set activities, Arnett says, “Mainly tomfoolery, but I like to break that up with jackass-ery and horseplay.”

Jennifer Hall, Christina Applegate

Camera operator Reid Russell stretches as prop assistant Laurie Dalton, Jennifer Hall and Christina Applegate get set to rehearse.

Paul Demarti

Camera assistant Paul Demarte checks e-mail during some downtime.

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph walks towards the set of Up All Night ahead of the first season finale.

Jennifer Hall, Christina Applegate

Jennifer Hall and Christina Applegate take a breather in between scenes.