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What follows is a series of set pieces that allow Shannon’s physical comedy to shine. Whether she is destroying a classroom during a gymnastics routine, leading a chaotic "let's get physical" dance number, or having a heart-to-heart with God in a church pew (where she annoyingly prods him to give her a sign), Shannon commits fully. There is no winking at the camera. She plays Mary Katherine’s delusions of grandeur with absolute seriousness, which is the key to the humor.

Mary Katherine believes winning her school’s talent show is the only way to become a "superstar" and secure a kiss from the popular Sky Corrigan (Will Ferrell).

In the late nineties, the jump from a five-minute sketch on Saturday Night Live to a full-length feature film was the ultimate litmus test for a character’s staying power. Superstar (1999)