Fat Actress - I'm Lovin' It

Do you get Showtime?? If so, you need to watch Kirstie Alley in Fat Actress. It's hysterical. She plays herself, and there are lots of celebrities making an appearance and playing themselves too (Kid Rock, John Travolta, Leea Remeny, Rhea Perlman, Merv Griffin, etc.), however, it was interesting to learn that there's no script. There are actors who play a character, but they improvise everything. Very clever. I was most surprised to see that Mayim Bialak, Blossom (!), is her neighbor. She's packed on some pounds too. Kirstie's personal assistants are Kevyn (Rachael Harris -- that blonde comediene with glasses who always comments on "I Love the '80s," et. al., on VH1). Her dry wit is great. And the other personal assistant, Eddie Falcone (played by Bryan Callen) is very cute. Love him.

My favorite episode -- there's only been 7 so far -- is when some whacky doctor convinces Kirstie to go on the diet called the Koi Effect where you surround yourself with smaller things to lose weight. So she starts hanging out with little people and talking in a teeny voice. Anyway, kind of one of those "you have to see it for yourself" type things, but this show is great. I hope episode 8 comes out soon. Can a whole season only consist of 7 episodes??


Kirstie, Kevyn and Eddie bitch about stuff