Maya Rudolph reveals Jack Black was her improv coach

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2 April 2024 at 6:30 am

The Saturday Night Live alum explained she and her fellow comedian, three years her senior, were thrown together by their high school drama teacher. Maya, 51 and Jack, 54, both attended the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California – an independent day school whose alumni include Zooey Deschanel, Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow. "My drama teacher put us together, and he was my improv coach for an improv competition we did," Maya told host Drew Barrymore on her self-titled talk show.

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