Hey, hey, hey, it’s fat Al
And here I thought actors jumping over to politics (Jesse Ventura, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Frist, etc.) was a dangerous trend. Now someone wants to try the reverse.
I’m tellin’ ya, pretty soon you won’t be able to tell the difference between celebrities and politicians. “Nightline” will merge with “Entertainment Tonight” and become “Entertainment Tonightline.” (Maybe this was what “The Simpsons” was trying to get at when they had Homer run for mayor while wearing a salamander suit in a recent episode. We might never know with that one.)
Reverend Al Sharpton wants to be a sitcom star. I wish I was kidding.
Sharpton is in talks with CBS to star in a family sitcom, according to Variety. If that isn’t enough, in a move that should make Norman Lear proud, the show will apparently be called “Al in the Family.”
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…hold on. I’m still trying to digest this…
…Al Sharpton…fat…funny hair…verbally gifted…sitcom…CBS…
I would actually be into this show if it were to go the “Saved By The Bell” route, which is all-out cheesy. I could see Sharpton wearing some funky sweaters in an homage to Bill Cosby, making smart-alecky quips to his kids (“You better clean your room or I’ll whip your butt.”) and having his wife complain about his weight (“What happened to my pies, Al?”). I understand irony is a bit overdone these days, but I hate shows that take themselves too seriously. Why do you think “Full House” was on for so long? (Probably because Unlce Joey wore crazy shirts and did a cool Bullwinkle voice.)
Yeah, wait, why hasn’t this Al Sharpton show happened already? Why was he wasting time with all this “running for president” and “helping the country” stuff?
In this week’s episode of “Al in the Family,” Darlene brings a boyfriend home and Al doesn’t approve of his cornrows.
Of course, this is not Sharpton’s first foray into entertainment. Besides being a comedy act by himself, he once hosted “Saturday Night Live” and was also the star of the Spike TV reality series “I Hate My Job.”
December 2nd, 2005 at 1:51 pm
I wonder who will be next to get a sitcom on CBS. I’ve got it! James Nichols! If you don’t recall, James is the brother of Terry Nichols, Oklahoma City bomber. In BOWLING FOR COMUMBINE, he had some funny things to say about violence against the government. I wonder if he’s available? You pair him up with R. Kelly, and you’ve got the new Odd Couple! That’s comedy gold!