Wayne Brady to host Fox's "Celebrity Duets"

[TonyBWay]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 2:58am

I suppose this was one of Wayne Brady's conflicts in backing out of "The Wiz." He will be the host of the new Fox reality show, "Celebrity Duets." The show was created by Simon Cowell (American Idol) and featuring Jai Rodriguez (Rent, Zanna Don't), Lea Thompson (Cabaret), Lucy Lawless (Grease), Patti LaBelle (Chicago), and Cyndi Lauper (3Penny Opera) will be a few of the contestants on the show.

The show seems to have a similar premise as American Idol. Judges will critique the celebrity-singer combination and America will decide the winner each week. The show debuts next Tuesday August 29, 2006 at 8pm (EST/PST).

Updated On: 8/22/06 at 02:58 AM

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 3:01am

What a dumb idea of a show.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 3:04am

Ugh will the reality show madness just stop!

[jimnysf]

Posted: 8/22/06 at 4:11am

More game shows! Just what we need is more junk like this. No doubt it will grab top ratings and make many dollars for Simon who has taken his one idea (stolen from earlier TV shows: "Amateur Hour", "Star Search", "The Gong Show" and others) and turned it into one bad show after another.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 8/24/06 at 6:15am

At least they got people who can actually sing for it.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 7:47pm

Of the non-singers, 3 have been on Broadway.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 7:50pm

Hal Sparks is on the show... thats enough reason for me to watch.

[CyCoSpAz2]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:00pm

Nice scheduling... same time as Big Brother -_-'

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:03pm

oh heavens, this is going to be cheesy.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:03pm

This could be the least compelling idea for a reality show ever.

And that, my friends, is saying something.

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:03pm

This is gonna be awesome, cheesy, but awesome.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:08pm

Hmm, Lucy Lawless was quite good.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:09pm

Marie Osmond? Little Richard? David Foster?

Is this a bad SNL sketch?!?

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:10pm

I agree.

But WHO THE HELL PUT LIL RICHARD ON A REALITY SHOW AS A JUDGE!?
What the hell- he seems like he's majorly drugged up.

I just wanna hear him say "WHO DAT DOG!" {Kathy Griffin is genius}

[musicalfandukie]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:13pm

lucy sounded really god besides her ending note that was kinda flat but i'm sure its hard to hear singing next to michael bolton. she played rizzo in the grease revival so i figured she had some kind of singing voice.

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:15pm

Alfonzo sounds good.
He and Michelle are good together.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:16pm

I think Alfonzo outsang Michelle. She was really unimpressive.

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:17pm

Agreed.
On that.

And this:

"Marie Osmond? Little Richard? David Foster?

Is this a bad SNL sketch?!?"

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:18pm

I can't watch tonight... if Hal performs, give me the full scoop...

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:18pm

yeah the Judges are a who's who of has beens (but then again, the entire show is a who's who of has beens)

Oh, and somewhere seriously needs to stop letting Little Richard dress himself.

[ZONEACE]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:19pm

ACK, the Gymnast is no good


but OMG An AMerican Tale.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:20pm

Yea, Carly Patterson definitely should stick with gymnastics.

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:20pm

"Oh, and somewhere seriously needs to stop letting Little Richard dress himself."

Truth to that!

Whoever this girl is she, is, pretty... annoying.

[stagemaster333]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:21pm

Yuck to Carly....But I liked the other two.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/29/06 at 8:29pm

" she played rizzo in the grease revival so i figured she had some kind of singing voice."

So did Rosie O'Donnell.