Comedy Central gets real
Comedy Central is presenting it’s first unscripted series this summer called Reality Bites Back. Ten comedians will compete by making parodies of the most infamous reality shows. Whoever makes it to the end will win $50,000 in cash and the title “Lord of All Reality.” And guess who’s hosting? Michael. Ian. Black. The former State cast member will get to explain the absurd challenges and kick someone off the show each week.
Comedian contestants include Kyle Cease, Chris Fairbanks, Jeff Garcia, Red Grant, Tiffany Haddish, Bert Kreischer, Mo Mandel, Donnell Rawlings, Amy Schumer, and Theo Von. The series will satirize shows like American Idol, Survivor, The Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser, American Gladiators, Dancing with the Stars, and So You Think You Can Dance.
“I believe Reality Bites Back will do for reality television shows what Alf did for extraterrestrial puppet shows,” quips host Michael Ian Black.
This show has great potential. Fans of reality TV and those who think the genre marks the end of the world both will find this funny. (At least, I think they will.) What do you think? The premiere is Thursday July 17th at 10:30 p.m. ET on Comedy Central. Check out comedycentral.com for more information on the show.
Lisa Rinna Shows Some Skin
Lisa Rinna Shows Some Skin
She’s long been the sex symbol of daytime television. And yesterday, Lisa Rinna showed the world why she’s still one of the hottest mommies in Hollywood.
The “Dancing with the Stars” babe was spotted splashing around in the ocean yesterday along with daughters Delilah Belle and Amelia Grey along with husband Harry Hamiln.
And she made the Malibu beach a little hotter in her zebra-print two-piece bikini showing off her amazing body as she frolicked in the sand.
The Rinna-Hamlin family took full advantage of the beautiful weather as they partook in swimming, football, and skim boarding.
Another football guy to Dance with the Stars
How would you like to watch this man do the mambo? Don’t be stunned. It could happen.
Professional athletes have done well on Dancing with the Stars. Kristi Yamaguchi, ice skating star; Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic speed skater; Helio Castroneves, race-car driver. It’s also true that pro football players have done very well. Former Dallas Cowboy great Emmitt Smith won in 2006, and Miami Dolphins’ Jason Taylor came in second this year.
Therefore, it’s not surprising to hear that the producer of DWTS are courting another grid iron great, but this one? Warren Sapp, a recently retired defensive tackle, says that he’s been invited to Dancing With the Stars and he’s thinks he’s going to do it.
Warren says he’s been asked, but I’ll believe this when it’s announced by ABC. I’m not saying he’s lying, I just think something may have been lost in the translation.
When asked by the St. Petersburg Times if he’s been approached by Dancing, he said, “Yeah, it’s something that sort of came out of nowhere. But I enjoy the idea of training for something else. My whole life has been football. I could hang out in L.A. for a few weeks. My daughter would love it. There’s nothing wrong with my smile. I don’t think I speak Ebonics. I think I will (do the show).”
It’s true that Warren has a nice smile, and he is a personality. He’s larger than life, some would say — literally. Sapp is a big man. Not big as in built and gorgeous like Jason Taylor.
Warren has been called fat and flabby and perpetually out of shape, and that was by football writers. Can you imagine what the judges would say of his paso doble? There’s nothing graceful or handsome about Warren Sapp. He was a powerful player for the University of Miami, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and (to a lesser extent) the Oakland Raiders.
But he’s no dancer. If DWTS really has asked him to participate, he’ll be eliminated fast.
A-List Secrets: Catch a Star in Their Own Store
Was thinking about celeb-owned businesses, like the Kardashians’ boutique in Calabasas, Calif. How much of a chance is there that a celeb owner is on hand when you drop by?Erica, Palmdale, Calif.
During the two weeks a month or so that they’re in town, the Kardashian girls are “in and out of the store all day long,” according to Kris Jenner. Kind of like the female Flying Zucchini Brothers of fashion, I guess. Good luck with that.
Your odds increase greatly in the case of Belle Gray, a boutique run by both Lisa Rinna and her fabulously pneumatic lips.
Here’s why:
“She just left,” store buyer Heather Martin told me this morning. “Whenever she’s in town, she’s here every day. She’ll come in here, run to her cardio ballroom class down the street, come back in, rearrange a mannequin, leave, come back and do some business and leave again.”
Last year, the actress wasn’t in town much, being on Broadway and the Dancing With the Stars tour and whatnot. This year, she’s around more. Even her husband, Harry Hamlin, blows in about once a month, albeit it’s usually before store hours.
His missionand I swear I am not making this upis orchid arrangement.
“He wakes up in the morning, heads to the flower mart downtown, rides in his car with his 24 orchids and brings them back to the store,” Martin tells me. “He arranges them all. He puts the moss in there, everything.
“He also fixes the lights and does touch-ups on the paint,” Martin says, but his biggest pet peeve remains a wilty orchid.
Funny. My pet peeve is a Belle Gray cashmere wrap that sets me back $204. Now you’ll excuse me. I’m off to buy four. And say hi to Lisa Rinna.
Oh, and be my fan on Facebook, ’kay?