Why not, let's say, Jennifer Aniston? Both are talented actresses associated with hit TV comedies and currently promoting comedy films. But their film careers vary from comedy to drama. Mila Kunis could have just as easily been on the cover of the 'Ballet' issue. Or the 'Hospitality Industry' issue.Was this the “Women In Comedy” issue? No. If it was, would Amy Poehler or Tina Fey have posed like that? An absurd play on the cheesecake cliche would have been perfect. Mila Kunis dressed up in Meg Griffin's dowdy clothes would have been brilliant. Her natural beauty would still shine through and it would be tip of the hat to one of the iconic comedies of our time.
But she wasn't plugging Family Guy, was she? Nope. She's on the Friends With Benefits junket.
GQ is Playboy Lite, but it tries to keep the same foothold in the male psyche where he keeps his mental cufflinks, cologne, keys to his sports car, jazz records and ‘artful’ appreciation of the female form and it features women in various stages of undress.
Is Kunis 'funnier' than Anniston? No, but is she considered 'hotter' by GQ's demographic?
This is just another hot pic of a hot babe on the cover of what just might as well been the 'Toaster' issue. She has a studio full of publicists barking up every media tree. Her movie is a comedy. They dovetailed Mila's latest film into a yearly theme issue. Good for her. Bad for any outstanding full time comedy writer/performer (male or female) who should have received this year’s nod.
