Okay, here’s our pressing question for the day: Which celebrities or characters would you like to be friends with? (My answer is always and forever Jennifer Garner, plus Mike Myers from So I Married an Axe Murderer.) Above is Emily McDowell’s answer, and share yours below…
This is part of a series with illustrator Emily McDowell, who asks us a burning question every month, such as what are your pet peeves and what’s in the back of your fridge?
(Illustration by Emily McDowell for Cup of Jo)
Noah Wyle from ER :-) (sweet, smart and I like his nose)
This Dutch TV news presenter called Herman van der Zandt (cute,smart and funny)
Nathan Fillion from Castle (big teddybear)
Oops only good looking male friends haha :-)
Yes Mindy kahling! She’s so cool!
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Anna Kendrick is hilarious and real on Twitter. I think she’d be an awesome friend.
Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Jason Bateman, the Krasinskis, Aubrey Plaza, Kristen Bell… Could go on and on!
Jennifer Garner – is it possible she’s as awesome as she appears? Love. And Matt Damon, and Amy Poehler. Fun question!
Reese Witherspoon!
You!
Taylor Swift and her posse of beautiful and talented girlfriends!
Nathan Fillion, he is a sci-fi fun, so am I (watched Firefly in 2 day, such a shame it’s cancelled), besides he seems like a very nice guy :)
Betsy Johnson. I’d love to know how after all these years in fashion she has been able to be herself and stay relevant.
I love this! I would definitely want Grumpy Cat as a friend. Also, Tori Amos. I’m a huge fan and have gotten to meet her a couple of times, but I secretly wish she was my best friend. Or actually, that I were her best friend. ;)
On a side note, I’ve commented on every post today. I swear I have a life outside of cup of jo!
Jennifer Garner, absolutely. Also Lloyd Dobbler from “Say Anything,” Jim and Pam from “The Office.” Mindy Kaling AND Mindy Lahiri. Tina Fey.
Amy Pohler for sure!!
Jennifer Garner!!! That was my answer before reading your answer ;) She just looks so genuine and beautiful inside out! I fell in love with her on “Alias” and she is my FCC “Forever Celebrity Crush”! Ha, just made this up ;)
Easy. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake. You can throw in Amy Poehler too.
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein from Portlandia. Haha! I just think their humor is so soooo weird and unique that they must be hilarious to meet in person. I feel like they are actually that quirky in real life. I’m not even a super fan.. I don’t even watch their show religiously, but they are WEIRD and I love it.
Kirsten Dunst. And then everyone in Veronica Mars/ Party Down world.
I definitely want to be BFFs with Mindy Kaling. She’s hilarious and so relate-able!
Amy from Big Bang Theory. She cracks me up.
Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Lawrence, and Emma Stone.
Emma Thompson and Maggie Gyllenhaal. I read some Redbook interview they gave together about how they became mom friends on the Stranger Than Fiction set and my cheeks were burning with envy.
Easy: Louis CK and Karl Pilkington.
Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, Chrissy Teigen, and Mindy Kaling!
Pink and Carey Hart, Dave Grohl, Jim and Pam from the Office, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lawrence, and Ellen!
Without a doubt–Emma Thompson & Alan Rickman! I want to go to lunch then the theatre then afternoon tea with them!! ET has dominated the top of my list ever since I saw her in Much Ado About Nothing when i was 16…and she’s FLAWLESS in anything she’s ever done. I have never cringed at her performances.
Also, Dame Judi Dench :) (I’ve got a thing for Brits!)
Jennifer Garner and Matt Damon! Shotgun!
Emma Stone! Her lip sync on Jimmy Fallon really sealed the deal for me.
Martha Stewart and Julia Roberts. Think of all you could learn from Martha. And Jules seems like a good time in general. That laugh of hers is fantastic. Can I choose s third? Robert Downey Jr. You know you could get into some real trouble with him.
abbi and ilana from broad city.
amy poehler, tina fey, amy sedaris, david sedaris, kristen wiig, maya rudoph, will arnett, chris pratt, paul rudd, h. jon benjamin, kristen schaal, eugene mirman, melissa mccarthy, zach galifinakis, nick kroll, louis ck, carrie brownstein, nick offerman, megan mulaley, john krasinski, emily blunt, martin starr, joseph gordon levitt, vince vaughn, sarah jessica parker, haniball buress, stephan merchant, questlove, rebel wilson, leslie mann, bryan safi and jeffery self, amy schumer, anthony bourdain.. for a start..
This may be a bit different from the other comments but after reading this article http://jezebel.com/a-chat-with-dionne-osborne-the-vocal-coach-who-changed-1658044149 I really want to be Drake’s friend – he seems so sweet!
Tim Gunn. <3
Loesie, I’d like to be married to Noah Wyle rather than be her friend!
I think Andy Cohen and I would be fast friends!
Definitely Emma Stone !
She is just cool and I think we would get on.
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Mindy Kaling! too much fun!
Emma Stone!
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Leslie Knope is my idol. Amy Pohler is a close second!
The fact that you specify the Mike Myers from So I married an Ax Murderer is why YOU would be on my list :) (that movie is so underrated, i love it!!)
Melinda Gates. She is so impressive and seems like such a great mom.
Penelope [Christina Ricci], Eliza Dushku, Angelina Jolie and Joss Whedon… just top of my head.
Lauren Graham! Love Gilmore Girls :)
emma stone and eddie redmayne. i also think that they would make a cute couple.
Olivia Wilde! She always seems so articulate and smart and funny–every time I see an interview with you I think that she seems like she’d be great fun to drink some afternoon beers with.
Love this! I think I would be best friends with Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence because they are both hilarious and goofy. Oh, and Jimmy Fallon because he’s just awesome :)
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Regina Spektor, every cast member of Parenthood.
Jennifer Garner is a great answer- ditto!
Plus, Emma Thompson, Bruno Mars (dance parties galore, I’d hope…), Julia Roberts, and Tom Hanks.
Joanna Goddard! ;)
Renae has beaten me to it – I was going to say:
You too!! X
Oprah! I feel like she knows everyone and has a million stories to share. :)
There are quite a few celebrities I’d want to be friends with but for now the first two names that came to mind were Solange Knowles and Stacy London. Two smart, fashionable, and sassy women!
Tina Fey, Reese Witherspoon, Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars, Emma Stone and Anna Kendrick. Jon Stewart and Matt Damon.
I would love to be friends with Tom Hiddleston (although I’d rather date him), Sandra Bullock, and Kate Winslet. I have loved Kate since I first saw Titanic, but I love several other films she has been in, and I love her positive body image. I’d also like to be buds with Tony Stark, A.K.A. Iron Man, because he’d know all the good sushi spots.
amy and tina! we’d be the three best friends that anyone could have.
Emma Thompson, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Kristen Bell
Tilda Swinton, Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, Hillary Clinton, Jane Austen & Edith Wharton. Plus the old lady in Babar:)
Easy one! Jimmy Fallon, Ina Garten, Tina Fey, Ree Drummond and Glen Beck!
One of my very good friends is close with Jennifer Garner’s former college roommate and from all the stories I’ve heard (and there have been quite a few), she is just as sweet and down to earth as she appears to be!!
And I’ve always wanted to be friends with Jennifer Aniston…cliche but true!
Jennifer Lawrence and Olivia Wilde!
I love Jennifer Gardner! I’d want to be her friend. And Mary McDonnell’s as she’s the only famous person I’ve ever tried to meet and far exceeded my expectations!
I forgot — the entire cast of New Girl! And David Sedaris!
My husband and I talk about this all the time! Jason Segel, Bret McKenzie, Taylor Swift, Jimmy Fallon, Emma Stone, Emma Watson. Pretty much any celebrity that comes off as laid back and fun.
i love love mindy kaling!
This is going to sound weird, but PBS travel show producer/host Rick Steves! He’s so doofy, but I totally share his enthusiasm for inspiring fanny-pack wearing folks to venture forth into the big, wide world and learn!
Also, Mindy Kaling. Of course.
Emma Watson! Meryl Streep’s characters in: Out of Africa and It’s Complicated. Anna Kendrick. Emma Stone. Mindy Kahling. Taylor Swift. So many cool chicks to befriend!
Love the “Mindy Kaling: Duh!” illustration (and I feel exactly the same way). Huge fan of Stana Katic, down to earth and can talk about almost anything. If fashion celebrities count, I would have croissants with Garance Dore in a heartbeat.
Oh yeah, Grumpy Cat for sure. I think Richard Branson would be an interesting person to know. And Tina Fey!
Mark Ruffalo, Jimmy Fallon, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Martin Freeman.
I will always and forever wish to be friends with Taylor Swift!! She’s always just felt like my best friend to me especially since we’re going through life at similar ages.
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