When all is said and done, count this guest spot among the best tennis-meets-TV incidents in history-unexpected, well written, and sharply executed, much like Navratilova's tennis itself. It's uncanny, too, in that I just went to a new Indianapolis bookstore over the holidays, Indy Reads Books, and picked up a read on Navratilova herself. Navratilova comes off an adept actress, knows the role and the vibe of the show. Talk about an awkward (figurative) slap to the face-not to mention "Candace's" volley-motion middle finger that leaves Navratilova thoroughly nonplussed. Toni and Candace investigate a bad Yelp review of Women and Women First. purse?" But what Candace and Toni request of Navratilova next remains to be seen. Missionaries is the third episode in the third season of Portlandia. See it here:Īmong the understated zingers: "That's what feminism is about, is giving good reviews" and Navratilova's own smartly delivered line, "You walk around with my book in your. In a subtly hilarious appearance, the multi-decorated Grand Slam champion shares a shoddy Yelp review of the pair's bookstore, Women and Women First, but outs herself by also reviewing a local tavern and raving about its "burn your face off" margarita, replete "with a splash of Tabasco and lemon instead of lime." Armisen and Brownstein's deadpan characters-Candace and Toni, respectively-proceed to accost Navratilova at said sports bar. "Who would go to a sports bar and also come here?" That's the question that Fred Armisen's gender-bending character asks of Carrie Brownstein's fellow bookstore worker on the underrated show ().
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