Chipper,
scene-stealing Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth is a coat of
many colors. Case in point: Her just-viraled spoof of
A&E’s Intervention, which finds Kristin,
decked out in her “sunshine day” best,
singing about meth addiction to a down-on-his-luck gay
addict. Courtesy of the folks who brought the world
Paris Hilton the politician.
Chipper,
scene-stealing Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth is a coat of
many colors. Though you can almost guarantee
she’ll bring that trademark spunk to every role
she plays, you’re never quite sure where she’s
going to pop up next.
Case in point:
Her just-viraled spoof of A&E’s
Intervention, which finds Kristin, decked out in
her “sunshine day” best, singing about meth
addiction to a down-on-his-luck gay addict. Produced
by the same team that brought us Paris Hilton the
politician, Kristin is the latest celeb to get in bed
with FunnyorDie.com for a truly over-the-top romp in current
events.
With a Christmas
CD coming out soon, a second season of Pushing
Daisies on tap, and a Christmas movie casting her
opposite fellow down-home bubbly blond Reese Witherspoon,
Kristin is literally everywhere you turn -- and she’s
not planning on slowing down anytime soon.
The Advocate: Congrats on the Emmy nomination. Are you
planning on making the rounds to Grammy and Oscar
next?
Kristin Chenoweth: Well, I wouldn’t hate it. It wouldn’t
suck, for sure. You know, I’ve always thought
about the Grammy awards just because I thought of
myself so much more as a vocalist, so that’s a dream
of mine. This came as a complete shock, and I’m
really happy and honored that they even thought about
our show.
You had everyone in this office on the floor
yesterday over the FunnyorDie.com sketch. That’s
some pretty racy stuff. If the folks behind the
Women in Faith conference questioned your faith
after you stood up for gay rights, what do you imagine
they’ll do after seeing this?
I think they’re probably going, "See…see
what we said." But, you know, the message is still
pretty clear. Don’t do crack. Don’t do
Tina.
Yeah, I’d say you spelled that one out. So, are
you a fan of Intervention?
Oh, I’m obsessed with it. Yeah, they were
like, "Do you have any ideas?" and I thought, Maybe
I can be a princess or a tooth fairy. Then
they brought up Intervention, and it’s one of
the very few shows I watch. I flipped out when they
pitched me the idea -- when I read the words that they
wrote I called Andrew Lippa, my music director, and I
said, "Can you write a song to this?" And if I do say so
myself, it’s pretty catchy.
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For more on Kristin Chenoweth visit her official
website at KristinChenoweth.com. Pushing
Daisies kicks off its second season October 1 on ABC.