Cheno on letterman — Page 2

I think the Dolly song was a nice pitch for the "9 to 5" show, since Dolly did mention in an interview they're talking to Chenoweth about it.

"One is a musical version of the 1980 movie "Nine to Five" in which she starred with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin and the other is a musical based on her own life story. Parton said that Kristin Chenoweth has expressed interest in playing the role of Parton in the production. Describing Chenoweth as "precious," Parton admitted that's who they are talking to about the role."


Overall, it was the same interview she always does, she needs a new prepared interview, it was the same stories. I did find it funny that Dave thought she was still in Wicked. She was savy enough to thank him for plugging her CD. And the "Do you want to play 'will it float'" had me on the floor.

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I really don't understand the unrelenting hatred for Kristen Chenoweth. She went on Letterman's show, she scored solid laughs, she charmed Dave's pants off (Almost literally), she even managed to audition for her Dolly Parton musical on national television and yet somehow this board manages to rip her apart.

The comments that she "threw Dave off" and that it was an uncomfortable interview are so off base that I wondered if it was some sort of joke. He was so obviously delighted by her- "Why haven't we met before?" "We could be really good friends I bet."

The point of a television interview like this is to introduce yourself to a wider audience, to generate publicity for your projects and she did that in spades. I thought she did an excellent job.

Oh, please! Like some of you have never seen boobs before! Get over it, she is 36 years old, she can show off some of her boobs if she wants. She isn't Hilary Duff - she is 36 - remember. Some of you are acting like prude little gay boys who cringe and get embarrassed every time they see a womans breast.

The thing is - The more exposure she gets, and the more popular she gets - more jealous bastards from these boards will turn on her. But oh well - she is getting a whole new group of fans - NON BROADWAY.

Updated On: 4/16/05 at 10:27 AM

That is completely false. She has a ton of movie deals going on. She is on television, she is in the music industry.

Granted - she wont make as big as Nicole Kidman or whoever. She will still make a good name for herself!

I can't speak for anyone else but I have been consistent, as I am about most topics, when it comes to Chenoweth. I've never understood the appeal but again, she's not my cup of tea. This is not some new "playa hatin" due to her recent rise to crossover success. I didn't get her all the way back when the deafening squeals of joy were going on for her performance in Charlie Brown. As for the 97 lbs., here is something I can speak with some authority on, she shouldn't weigh any more than that if she's barely 5 feet above the ground. I have girls who are 5'10" who don't even tip the scales at 120. How much do you think Brittany Murphy or Sarah Jessica Parker weigh? And they're both marginally taller.

In short, there are plenty of brilliantly talented people in showbiz, what ACTUALLY sets Cheno apart is shocking amounts of ambition and what are clearly, the greatest agents, managers, publicists, money can get. Say what you will, she's not an easy sell.

Updated On: 4/17/05 at 10:39 AM

what hatred? a bad interview is a bad interview. it's not like she went out there and did something well. if she had performed a song, which she can do fantastically most of the time, and everyone said she was awful, then that might be a real indication of a bias against her. but pointing out the many oddities in her interview is only an indication of having seen the thing.

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MatureDig, I am most certainly referring to Hollywood and modeling standards. I'm well aware that the typical American female is somewhere closer to a size 14 than a 4. Again, it's what I handle for a living. One note to Cheno, the botox is getting a bit out of control as are the Paris Hilton extentions. Again, an observation, not a slam.

I don't think anyone's accusing her of being overweight.

And quite frankly, the people who have made up their minds they don't like her are extremely unlikely to have their minds changed by an interview. People see what they want to see, for the most part. *shrug* If you don't like her, fine- taste is obviously a subjective thing. I just wish that certain folks (and I'm not referring to you, Al) would stop going out of their way to bash her. Get over it.

Just also want to point pout that 97 isn't the ONLY correct weight for short people...Marissa Winoukur is as short as Kristin, and she's a good 50-60 pounds heavier, but they both look FABULOUS!!

And I still don't believe the rumers about Kristin using botox =P

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You can hear another interview with her tonight on the Showtune Saturday Night radio program, which is broadcast every Saturday night in Utah from 8pm to midnight MDT (starts in about an hour). To listen online go to: http://www.kosy.com/showtune/index.html

Did anyone see Kristin's Carnegie Hall concert in September? She did a song about how fat she was (or something to that effect). I think it's ridiculous for a woman who claims to wrigh 97 lbs to be singing songs about how fat she is. Talk about sending a bad message. If she's fat what are all the normal sized people????

She wasn't saying she was fat by singing that song at Carnegie Hall. She told a story before singing it about how when she was filming "Kristin," she overheard the crew say, "don't shoot her from that angle, she has back fat." She sang the song as a joke.

Bitch ain't dumb.

If it worked for Goldie Hawn in the 70's, why not trot that sh*t out again.

She's gonna end up with that Oscar Madeline Kahn shoulda won.

robbie, who really likes the Cheno.

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