Drew Barrymore’s hilariously bizarre Allison Williams interview

There was nervous laughter from the audience as talk show queen Drew Barrymore sat down for her latest celebrity interview.

Drew Barrymore hosts her show as M3GAN.

Drew Barrymore interviewed actor Allison Williams on the latest episode of her TV talk show – in character as the star of Williams’ hit film, M3GAN.

There were nervous laughs from the studio audience as Barrymore interviewed Williams as the murderous robotic doll M3GAN, complete with costume, wig and wonky coloured contacts.

Drew Barrymore dresses up as M3GAN.

M3GAN: Wonky contact edition.

Williams gamely played along, encouraging Barrymore to run on all fours just as M3GAN does in the horror-comedy, which has been a box office hit.

Barrymore even pretended to malfunction, before busting out a perfect rendition of M3GAN’s famous TikTok-ready dance from the film:

.@DrewBarrymore surprises Allison Williams as @meetM3GAN TOMORROW (1/25) on our show!

Find out how you can watch: https://t.co/sM7OB9ldEepic.twitter.com/bDJ0V7hl26

— The Drew Barrymore Show (@DrewBarrymoreTV) January 24, 2023

M3GAN has exceeded box office expectations since release, so far earning more than $125m US against a $12m US budget.

And there’s already a sequel in the works, with a tentative release date of January 2025 and a title: M3GAN 2.0.

Review: M3GAN is even funnier than you’d think

If you’ve seen the M3GAN trailer, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a superviolent horror flick.

Turns out, it’s an early contender for funniest film of 2023.

There were clues in the cast list: Allison Williams, always hilarious as the brittle Marnie in Girls. Actor and genius Instagram comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez as her workmate in the lab at FUNKI, a company that develops hi-tech toys, and Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng as her boss.

M3GAN, every girl’s new best friend. Picture: Universal Pictures

But truly, nobody in the film is funnier than M3GAN herself, voiced by Jenna Davis and performed with incredibly physicality by 12-year-old ballerina Amie Donald, hidden underneath a creepily lifelike doll costume.

In scene after scene, M3GAN steals the show, as her initial sweetness unravels to reveal her sinister intentions.

She’s the ambitious invention of tech toy creator Gemma (Williams), fast-tracked from her testing phase when Gemma suddenly becomes guardian of her niece Cady after her parents are killed in a car accident.

Drew Barrymore’s got those M3GAN moves.

Gemma insists that M3GAN (short for Model 3 Generative Android) has been created as a friend for the lonely young girl, but from the outset it’s clear Gemma’s really hoping to shift her new-found parental responsibilities onto the robot, leaving it to pick up all the mundane parenting tasks that have been thrust upon her.

But M3GAN’s sole remit – to look after Cady, her “paired human” – soon sees her going to extreme lengths to protect her.

Yes, there are a few violent deaths in the film – but M3GAN has a surprisingly low body count. Instead, screenwriter Akela Cooper and director Gerard Johnstone make a meal of M3GAN, exploiting every possible angle for laughs.