Rose Byrne just made her Playboy debut a mere three months after giving birth to her first child (not like we're counting). The 36-year-old Aussie comedienne, and her beau Bobby Cannavale recently welcomed their son, Rocco, but that hasn't stopped Rose from her Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (aka, my Friday night plans) press tour.
In Playboy's 20Q interview feature, she shares what she loves most about Neighbors. "The woman is traditionally the killjoy [in most comedies] Rose says. "We really wanted to turn that stereotype on its head. As irresponsible as [her movie husband] Seth's character is, we wanted my character to be equally irresponsible. They're a team."
"With Bridesmaids all the press focused on was 'Wow, they're all women, and they're funny!' You would never say that about a comedy with all guys," she adds. "No one would say, 'They're men, and they're funny!' We were really treated like aliens in the press. I was so naive I didn't even think about it during the press tour. I didn't realize that was all anyone would want to talk about—that we were women. Maybe Kristen, Melissa and Maya were prepared for those questions because they're more seasoned comedic performers, but I wasn't. It's something I wish we didn't have to talk about."
Ditto, Rose.
Here's what I do want to talk about: Rose's Neighbors co-star Zac Efron, and how pumped I am that there's finally a movie that depicts a bunch of olds with a baby as actually fun-loving.
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