--- description: She's set to reprise a character named "Fat Amy" in the upcoming 'Pitch Perfect 2' title: Rebel Wilson: 'Bigger Girls Do Better in Comedy' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd76592ba3be62325/69877c4d428a9e0638cc6d5b/rebel-wilson.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rebel Wilson: 'Bigger Girls Do Better in Comedy' by [Gabrielle Olya / People](/author/people/) ## Gabrielle Olya / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 28, 2015 3:53 PM CUT  Rebel Wilson arrives at the Australian premiere of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb on Dec. 19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Rebel Wilson arrives at the Australian premiere of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb on Dec. 19, 2014 in Sydney, Australia.Don Arnold—Getty Images/WireImage by [Gabrielle Olya / People](/author/people/) ## Gabrielle Olya / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 28, 2015 3:53 PM CUT [Rebel Wilson](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:RebelWilson,00.html "undefined") isn’t shy about addressing her weight – in fact, she views her shape as an asset. “I took something that was seen as a disadvantage – no one thinks, if you’re fat, that you’re going to be an actress and everyone’s going to love you – and turned it into a positive,” she told Australia’s [_Daily Life_](http://www.dailylife.com.au/dl-people/dl-entertainment/rebel-wilson-on-success-i-worked-hard-i-deserve-it-20150125-12xmqk.html "undefined"). Wilson, 28, believes her physique works especially well for comedic roles. She’s set to reprise a character named “Fat Amy” in the upcoming [_Pitch Perfect 2_](http://www.people.com/article/pitch-perfect-2-trailer-released "undefined"). “Bigger girls do better in comedy,” she said. “I don’t know why. Maybe because people find it easier to laugh. It’s very hard to laugh at someone who’s very attractive, I think. And normally those people don’t have a great personality anyway.” The _Bridesmaids_ star (who also [holds a law degree](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20687963,00.html "undefined")!) adds that she has no plans to slim down. “I do have these dreams, like, ‘What if I just went to a health farm and lost 50 kilos? What would happen? Would it affect my career?’ But then I think, that’s never going to happen.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/rebel-wilson-weight-bigger-girls-do-comedy-better "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com/ "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3685831/rebel-wilson-bigger-girls-comedy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3685831/rebel-wilson-bigger-girls-comedy/"},"headline":"Rebel Wilson: 'Bigger Girls Do Better in Comedy'","datePublished":"2015-01-28T15:53:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:56:31.828Z","description":"She's set to reprise a character named \"Fat Amy\" in the upcoming Pitch Perfect 2","url":"https://time.com/3685831/rebel-wilson-bigger-girls-comedy/","keywords":["celebrities","Comedy","Pitch Perfect 2","health"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd76592ba3be62325/69877c4d428a9e0638cc6d5b/rebel-wilson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Gabrielle Olya / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd76592ba3be62325/69877c4d428a9e0638cc6d5b/rebel-wilson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb\" Australian Premiere - Arrivals","caption":"\"Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb\" Australian Premiere - Arrivals","creditText":"Don Arnold—Getty Images/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3685831/rebel-wilson-bigger-girls-comedy/","name":"Rebel Wilson: 'Bigger Girls Do Better in Comedy'"}}]}] ```