Martha puts on a good show

By JEN HANCE

Everyday I come home from class to have a quick lunch at home. As I sit down to relax and enjoy my meal, I can’t help but wish there was something better to watch on TV. Between overly dramatic soap operas, Maury and Jerry Springer trying to figure out if a guy named Reggie is some baby’s father, and re-runs on VH1, afternoon TV is nothing but garbage.

However, on one of my tireless lunch breaks channel surfing, I stumbled upon the “Martha Stewart Show”.

While this show is usually directed towards middle-aged housewives who enjoy gardening, cooking and crafts, her unexpected guest stars make this show surprisingly entertaining for everyone.

Even though she is genuinely offering great advice and tips to stay-at-home moms, she knowingly pokes fun at some well-known celebrities and they join in by teasing her as well. I mean where else can you see Ludacris show how he prepares sea bass, while Martha chats about how much she loves his music. Is she listening to the same “Luda” I do? I mean I can’t really picture her singing; “I’ve got h— in different area codes,” while weaving baskets, but there’s a lot we don’t know about her.

On her recent show with SNL’s Seth Meyers, who was a last minute replacement for Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Martha prepared Easter favorite hot crossed buns, agreeing it would be an appropriate nickname for “Tudors” hottie Jonathan because of his lovely buns. Between this and her supposed “thing” with Anthony Hopkins revealed in her interview with Ray Liotta earlier this month, when the actor asked her if Hopkins was a good kisser, it’s evident the blushing host is not as innocent as we always thought.

So whether she is coyly making a Q-tip holder with Q-Tip the rapper, or being reminded of her stint in the big house while decorating Easter eggs with Rosie O’Donnell, the “Martha Stewart Show” is a surprisingly funny afternoon talk show that pokes fun at celebrities including herself while teaching valuable tips on being a good housekeeper. I have finally found a show that is worth watching during my lunch break everyday, and as the domestic diva herself would say, “That’s a good thing.”