101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far)
12Bridesmaids (2011)
Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
At long last, Hollywood was inclined to believe that a studio comedy fronted by female characters who were not in active pursuit of a man and not trying desperately to have a baby could work. The screenplay, presumably minus the infamous bridal dress sequence, was based on the many weddings in which Mumolo participated. Mumolo and Wiig had discovered their chemistry as co-writers as sketch writer-performers with The Groundlings.