Authors make quips at WGA honours

Don Roos and Lisa Kudrow Steven Levitan and Carol Leifer, Joel McHale and Bryan Cranston Stars Joel McHale (L) and Bryan Cranston"The Descendants" brings Jim Rash, Kaui Hart Hemmings and Nat Faxon for the Authors Guild of America Honours in Hollywood. Eric Roth accepts the Laurel Award for Screen. As honours shows go, the Authors Guild of America's annual confab isn't probably the most fashion occasions nevertheless it usually does produce top quality quips. Sunday's enter in the Palladium in Hollywood shipped on who advertise. "It's surprising he is not here!" co-host Joel McHale mentioned of Woodsy Allen's no-show for his "Evening amount of time in Paris" win. "Joel...you're embarrassing me before my potential nerd dates," co-host Zooey Deschanel told McHale. Departing comments on the feel of screenwriters, "The Descendants" co-scribe Jim Rash introduced, "Seems like they require the bald, attractive anyone to go first." Amy Poehler deftly introduced herself: "I'm comedy icon Amy Poehler." The WGA itself received attack. "Someone said 'Written By' round the short walk within the mailbox for the trash,Inch Mike Reiss mentioned in the org's in-house monthly. David Fincher appreciated meeting Eric Roth the first time. "Here was somebody that hated increasing numbers of people than I did so which i figured I really could develop that," mentioned the helmer. And Lisa Kudrow opined round the upside of her "Web Therapy" not nommed: "If you're not nominated then you definitely certainly can't lose therefore we have practically won." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com