10 Questions with Caroline Rhea

October 31, 2006

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Before I talk about how hilarious and smart Caroline Rhea is, I have to plug my appearance on the insanely simple and addictive (simply addictive?) online show RING MY BELL tomorrow, Wednesday. You can watch the show at Ringmybell.tv, but the most important thing is that you can call in and talk to me and say anything you damn well please from 11-12 PST, that's 2-3 EST for all you confused people. The show is an offshoot of the great WOW Report and those insane World of Wonder kids who produce some fine quality shows for Bravo and HBO and the world so it is an honor to be on their show. How embarrassing will it be if no one calls and I am sitting there singing the Donny and Marie Goodbye Song for an hour? So please do call!!

ANYHOO, man is Caroline Rhea funny and talented! And she also is starring in a standup special on Bravo tonight called "Rhea's Anatomy!" I love that girl and I love the title of the special and she called me yesterday morning at 8 am to chat about it all....

HELLO!
Hi, am I waking you up?

NO, YOU AREN'T. ALMOST THOUGH. WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
I am just driving around the city. I just did the morning news to promote the show. There's a lot of pressure -- I have to have every gay man that I like to watch my special tomorrow because Kathy loves the gays so much. But there's enough for all of us, Kathy -- we can share!

EVERYONE HAS A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE -- LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO MARIAH CAREY CONCERTS YOU HAVE THE PLEASURE OF GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HER PEOPLE. WHO ARE YOUR PEOPLE?
Gay men and women. That's all my best friends -- gay men and straight women. I wanted to do a show called "Willfull and Graceless." I just think with female comediennes, and for me since I've been in high school my best friend was a gay guy -- there's something about the sensibility that's a natural bonding. Oh, and women get senses of humor and straight men don't!

WHAT KIND OF STUFF COULD YOU NOT JOKE ABOUT ON YOUR TALK SHOW THAT YOU DO IN YOUR ACT?
What's that word I'm looking for -- everything!!! My talk show -- the crime of it was.... Well, I need to get better at reading fine print. It was a daytime show that was on in late night. I have a late night sensibility and I wish I had done it late night. I think of myself as being bawdy -- as in b-a-w-d-y, it's not all about my body! I hate it that I couldn't talk politics on the show. That bummed me out. Political material is tricky because you have to be funny. I have my own version of protest but hopefully in a funny way. Watching the President speak is like watching your parents dance. A little part of you dies. Oh, the President -- you're so against gay marriage and gays -- basically they want to be monogomous and serve their country. What's next?!

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