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'Whatever, Martha!' Premiere Tonight, Martha Gets Seriously Mocked by Daughter

Martha Stewart's daughter, Alexis Stewart, is probably not making a precious place setting with fall leaves and acorns right now. Like mother, like daughter only goes so far. Instead, she's somewhere making fun of her mom's early '90s episodes of Martha Stewart Living. That's the premise of the new show Whatever, Martha! Hosted by Alexis and her friend Jennifer Koppelman Hutt (daughter of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia chairman Charles Koppelman), Whatever, Martha! premieres tonight on the Fine Living network. It's a half hour of Alexis and Jennifer vegging on a couch, or engaging in arts and crafts, while making fun of Martha's short shorts, bed fetishes, and masked OCD moments (when kids go berserk with icing, clearly destroying her...

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18 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, September 16, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Tagged: Alexis Stewart, celebrities, Fine Living Network, funny, Martha Stewart, television, TV, Whatever Martha!

'Whatever, Martha!' Mocks Vintage Martha Stewart TV Shows

Making use of old episodes of Martha Stewart Living, which ran in syndication from 1991 to 2004, proved challenging to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. DVDs of the series did not sell well, online applications mustered minimal buzz, and reruns are nowhere to be found on television. The show is stale and dated. Fast forward: Martha is watching Mystery Science Theater 3000 reruns during a sleepless night. Ding! If there's great TV revolving entirely around mocking sci-fi B-movies, the same could work for Martha Stewart Living. And so, Whatever, Martha! was born. The Fine Living Network will unveil the new comedy series on September 16. It will be hosted by Alexis Stewart, Martha's daughter, and Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, Alexis Stewart's...

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14 Comments | Posted by Hannah Howard, August 13, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Alexis Stewart, Fine Living Network, Martha Stewart, TV