WEDNESDAY CELEBS
Q: I’ve just started watching “Orange Is the New Black,” and it got me to wondering what Jason Biggs is up to lately. Can you get me any info?
– Kelly K., via email
A: The “American Pie” star has teamed up with his wife, Jenny Mollen, for a new show on Lifetime called “My Partner Knows Best,” which airs Wednesday nights at 10/9c. It’s an outrageous game show where couples are pitted against other couples in physical and mental challenges to try to win $20,000. Jason and Jenny – a fun and outrageous Hollywood couple in their own right – test each couple’s relationship knowledge and physical acumen in 10 one-hour episodes that will have you laughing and playing along.
I spoke with the couple recently, and they had a blast filming these shows, with Jason telling me: “For me it’s kind of a sadistic ‘Newlywed Game’ crossed with ‘Double Dare.’ I grew up with the physical-challenge aspect, so I’ll take a physical challenge any day. But I think anyone who’s ever been in a relationship, but most especially the married couples, will really relate to this because we’re asking questions that I think any long-term couple understands. We get into the very thing that relationships are made up of and asking partners to reveal how well they know each other.” Q: I know you’ve been asked a lot about reboots lately, so can you find out for me if the “Mad About You” rumors are true?
– Cal R., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania A: Both Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser have signed on with Sony Pictures Television to reprise their roles of Jamie and Paul Buchman, with co-creator Danny Jacobson on board as well. The original run aired from 1992-99, and centered on the lives of newlyweds living in New York City: Paul, a documentary filmmaker, and Jamie, a public relations specialist. In season six, they welcomed a daughter, Mabel, and in the series finale, we got a glimpse of the future where Mabel was all grown up (and played by Janeane Garafalo), and Paul and Jamie had briefly separated – but luckily the couple did get back together.