Megan Fox plays an alluring bellhop... as Leslie Mann strip to her bikini in comedy edition of Vanity Fair
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When actresses reach a certain age it can be hard for them to find work in the ageist world of Hollywood.
But luckily for Leslie Mann she has her husband Judd Apatow on her side.
The director cast her as the star of his new movie This Is 40. And now he has even put the talented comedy actress on the front of Vanity Fair, after the magazine invited him to guest edit.
In costume: In the comedy issue of Vanity Fair Leslie Mann wears a bikini and body paint à la Goldie Hawn while Melissa McCarthy dresses as Lily Tomlin's Edith Ann; Paul Rudd plays an oily show host, and Megan Fox an alluring bellhop
His decision isn't as controversial as it might appear - Leslie joins a whole host of her fellow stars on three separate covers for the magazine.
Leslie dresses in a bikini painted with fake tattoos for the cover, which is based on famous figures of 60s- and 70s-era variety shows like Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. Her character is inspired by Goldie Hawn.
She is joined by her co-stars in her new movie including Megan Fox, dressed as an 'alluring bellhop', Melissa McCarthy dressed as Lily Tomlin’s Edith Ann and Paul Rudd as the oily show host.
A second cover features Jim Carrey dressed up as Evel Knievel, Maya Rudolph doing an ancient Egyptian like Steve Martin in his King Tut days, Will Ferrell as a corny cowboy, and Amy Poehler as a 60s go-go girl.
Cover two: Jim Carrey dressed up as Evel Knievel, Maya Rudolph played an ancient Egyptian like Steve Martin in his King Tut days, Will Ferrell turned into a corny cowboy, and Amy Poehler played a 60s go-go girl
Finally, Kristen Wiig plays Cher to Ben Stiller’s Sonny on a final cover alongside Chris Rock, doing a Nipsey Russell thing, and Jerry Seinfeld, decked out in a Nehru jacket.
The pictures form the first ever comedy edition of the magazine.
Apatow is in distinguished company.
Since Graydon Carter became editor of the magazine 20 years ago Apatow i only the third guest editor after Bono, who guest-edited the Africa issue in July 2007, and Tom Ford, who guest-edited the Hollywood Portfolio in March 2006.
First look: Kristen Wiig plays Cher to Ben Stiller's Sonny on a final cover alongside Chris Rock, doing a Nipsey Russell thing, and Jerry Seinfeld, decked out in a Nehru
Says Carter in his editor’s letter this month: 'It can reasonably be said that the comedy industry is booming these days, in movies, on television, and onstage.
'And who better to oversee an entire issue on the subject than one of the great impresarios of the business?'
And he reveals: 'Judd was a terrific collaborator, brimming with suggestions and infectious energy - precisely the sort of high-wattage, Hollywood-style enthusiasm that can alternately excite you and drive you a bit crazy.'
Strike a pose: Sarah Silverman reclines in a ball gown in an image from the January issue of Vanity Fair, the magazine's first-ever comedy issue
Inside the magazine stars include a spread of Sarah Silverman surrounded by a handful of elderly actors all dressed in ballgowns - including the men.
In a tongue-in-cheek letter to Apatow, Sarah writes that she has been 'blatantly snubbed' from shoots of 'young up-and-coming-movie-starlets-of-tomorrow.'
'Am I not good enough to lounge in a vintage gown from the 1930s, lazily draped on a chaise,' she asks.
'Or is it because of what we all know but are afraid to say: I’m just too goddamned pretty?'
Mocking: The comedian posed alongside a group of old people in ball gowns, apparently parodying a fashion magazine
- The January issue of Vanity Fair is on sale December 6.
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