ZOMG, yes! Melissa McCarthy, whose career has seen an astronomical jump since she stole the show in Bridesmaids (and won an Emmy for Mike & Molly), reaffirmed her awesomeness in a solid hosting stint on SNL. Now a vehicle for McCarthy, which she co-wrote, has been picked up by New Line. It's - surprise! -a raunchy comedy.
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It's called Tammy, about a brazen, overweight woman who gets laid off from her job (at Hardee's), discovers that her husband is having an affair and goes on a road trip with her sassy drunk grandmother.
""It's about these two women who are not where they thought they would be, and then they kind of band together... It's just my perfect tone. It's so funny, and it also kind of breaks my heart," McCarthy told The Hollywood Reporter.
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