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Getty ImagesThis story first appeared in the Nov. 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Maya Rudolph did some very convincing song-and-dance moves during her (purple) reign on Saturday Night Live — even emulating a flamboyant Beyonce as Prince‘s sidekick on a famed skit called “The Prince Show.” (Fred Armisen did a very convincing Prince, even belting out the hits in the famous falsetto.)
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But now Rudolph’s stepping into the purple suit herself. The Up All Night actress actually has started a Prince cover band called, appropriately, Princess.
Rudolph performed Prince songs in September with The Roots at the Brooklyn Bowl during bandleader Questlove‘s stint there.
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Rudolph’s spokeswoman confirms she’ll be headlining L.A.’s Largo on Nov. 10, though not with The Roots.
