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 towards 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 is not one of the most fashion occasions however it usually does produce good quality quips. Sunday's program in the Palladium in Hollywood shipped on that advertise. "It's surprising he isn't here!" co-host Joel McHale stated of Woodsy Allen's no-show for his "Night time in Paris" win. "Joel...you are embarrassing me before my potential nerd dates," co-host Zooey Deschanel told McHale. Leaving comments on the look of screenwriters, "The Descendants" co-scribe Jim Rash introduced, "Appears like they need the bald, attractive someone to go first." Amy Poehler deftly introduced herself: "I am comedy icon Amy Poehler." The WGA itself received attack. "I just read 'Written By' around the short walk in the mailbox towards the trash,Inch Mike Reiss stated from the org's in-house monthly. David Fincher remembered meeting Eric Roth the very first time. "Here was someone who hated more and more people than Used to do and that i thought I possibly could develop that," stated the helmer. And Lisa Kudrow opined around the upside of her "Web Therapy" not nommed: "If you are not nominated then you definitely can't lose so we have practically won." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com