I watched one of the most hysterical television shows yesterday - and the star of this show was actually Martha Stewart.
More specifically, the show, called Whatever, Martha!, is based entirely on MAKING FUN of Martha Stewart. And believe it or not, it was created by Martha and is hosted by Martha's daughter Alexis.
Here is the deal. Remember the old show Mystery Science Theater 3000, where the host (and his 2 robot co-hosts) watched an old B-movie and talked shit about the movie for our enjoyment? Martha got the idea for Whatever, Martha! a couple of years ago while watching reruns of MST3K.
Each Whatever, Martha! episode features two old Martha Stewart Living segments. During each, Alexis and Jennifer talk smack during the segment - especially skewering Martha herself. "No shit, Sherlock!" Alexis exclaims as Martha makes an obvious point. "She's doing math now, that's when I stop listening" Alexis says later. The younger Stewart even talks about her need for "Therapists" (plural) as a result of her mother's upbringing. And they REALLY talk smack about Martha's hair and wardrobe.
I guess the ONLY people who could get away with this are the two hosts of Whatever, Martha! - Alexis Stewart (Martha's daughter), and Jennifer Koppelman Hutt (daughter of Martha Stewart Omnimedia Chairman Charles Koppelman). Let me tell you, these two bitches are FUNNY, and they don't hold back. Although the fact that Martha never actually appears in the studio with them probably makes it a little safer.
Martha isn't the only one who is lampooned. I laughed hysterically during the segment where Martha interviewed a gentleman who collected twine. Yes, as in STRING. Jennifer spent the entire segment dissing Mr. Twine, while Alexis seemed to empathize with him. I was just happy for the commercials so I could catch my breath from laughing so hard...
As much as they ridicule Martha (Alexis usually refers to her mother as "Martha" - which I'm sure she has discussed with her plural therapists), the show doesn't in any way come across as mean-spirited. It becomes very obvious that Alexis really does love her Mom, but recognizes that her mother offers MANY comedic opportunities. And Jennifer is the perfect sidekick - and is just as funny as her friend Alexis. The two of them seem like two beeyotches you'd want to go get drunk with.
The half-hour show airs on the Fine Living channel - so if you have Fine Living, you MUST watch Whatever, Martha!
More specifically, the show, called Whatever, Martha!, is based entirely on MAKING FUN of Martha Stewart. And believe it or not, it was created by Martha and is hosted by Martha's daughter Alexis.
Here is the deal. Remember the old show Mystery Science Theater 3000, where the host (and his 2 robot co-hosts) watched an old B-movie and talked shit about the movie for our enjoyment? Martha got the idea for Whatever, Martha! a couple of years ago while watching reruns of MST3K.
Each Whatever, Martha! episode features two old Martha Stewart Living segments. During each, Alexis and Jennifer talk smack during the segment - especially skewering Martha herself. "No shit, Sherlock!" Alexis exclaims as Martha makes an obvious point. "She's doing math now, that's when I stop listening" Alexis says later. The younger Stewart even talks about her need for "Therapists" (plural) as a result of her mother's upbringing. And they REALLY talk smack about Martha's hair and wardrobe.
I guess the ONLY people who could get away with this are the two hosts of Whatever, Martha! - Alexis Stewart (Martha's daughter), and Jennifer Koppelman Hutt (daughter of Martha Stewart Omnimedia Chairman Charles Koppelman). Let me tell you, these two bitches are FUNNY, and they don't hold back. Although the fact that Martha never actually appears in the studio with them probably makes it a little safer.
Martha isn't the only one who is lampooned. I laughed hysterically during the segment where Martha interviewed a gentleman who collected twine. Yes, as in STRING. Jennifer spent the entire segment dissing Mr. Twine, while Alexis seemed to empathize with him. I was just happy for the commercials so I could catch my breath from laughing so hard...
As much as they ridicule Martha (Alexis usually refers to her mother as "Martha" - which I'm sure she has discussed with her plural therapists), the show doesn't in any way come across as mean-spirited. It becomes very obvious that Alexis really does love her Mom, but recognizes that her mother offers MANY comedic opportunities. And Jennifer is the perfect sidekick - and is just as funny as her friend Alexis. The two of them seem like two beeyotches you'd want to go get drunk with.
The half-hour show airs on the Fine Living channel - so if you have Fine Living, you MUST watch Whatever, Martha!
