Sarah Anderson writes for PJMedia.com about an intriguing proposal for new television programming.
Last month, actor and comedian Rob Schneider told Fox News that his new company, No Apologies Media, would be launching an all-female conservative talk show to counter ABC’s “The View.” However, he said it won’t be just like “The View.” It’ll actually be something people might want to watch.
“It will be the opposite because this will be entertaining. It’ll be funny. It’ll have funny women on it that are going to tell jokes and tell stories, and health and wellness,” Schneider said. He added that people are sick of politics and the shaming that comes along with it.
“We’re going to have an entertaining show with people — from all over America. We’re not just trying to bring people who are angry and bitter and reinforcing their political echo chamber.”
Schneider, who is an outspoken Donald Trump and free speech supporter, said the show would be filled with “household names” and would begin filming before Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
And news came out today that potentially reinforces that. The actor met with billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong and allegedly pitched the show, presumably looking for someone to help back it financially. Soon-Shiong is a South African-born surgeon and businessman who invented the drug Abraxane, which is used to help treat various forms of cancer. He’s also a minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA team, and he owns the Los Angeles Times newspaper.
During the meeting, Schneider was reportedly joined by another big name out of Hollywood: actress Cheryl Hines of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fame. Hines is, of course, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services. It sounds like maybe he already has one host lined up?
