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So is blowing up dog poo with a firecracker, drinking songs containing words rhyming with “duck” and a porn star who gives advice on home mainte nance. The proof is in the numbers: “The Man Show,” co-hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla, is the highest-rated television show tar geted at the 18-to-34 year-old male demographic. Conceived as a backlash against the “Oprah- ization” of American television, “The Man Show” has found a niche within cable television as the only variety show thriving on the same peeing, porno and football “man-isms” every week. How many times can one hear a joke about infidelity before it becomes stale? Tonight marks the be ginning of “The Man Show’s” fall season, so au diences will get the chance to find out. The Battalion spoke with Kimmel and Carolla about “The Man Show.” these “Oprah” and talk shows that are all targeted to women. And they're all very insidious because they are anti-man; they just pretend that they’re not. We are a show for men, and we make no bones about it. They pretend to be a show for everyone, but then you see their topics, especially on the cheesier shows like “Rikki Lake.” Things like "Your man is stepping out” and “Teach him a lesson” and that kind of s—t. We are the exact opposite of that. H CO I’m going to say somet positive about being a j First: peeing standing| Beer be! is that j- Kimmel: It really shows how muchbene:i set up to exist in the world than; ! doesn’t it? 1 mean, youcanactuil while you’re driving, out the wl [ini any situation. Kimmel: I think it’s definitely a you’re corr Carolla: Especially H CO How did you guys fmd “The Fox” (show’s announcer)? Carolla: 1 have done that. I’m not bulls-fc 1 have absolutely done that. I’veeve while walking. Kimmel: Especially H CO If “The Man Show” had a mission statement for this year, what would it he? Kimmel: This is actually the second half of our first season coming up here, but I think our mission statement in two words would be “Stop Oprah.” I think that symbolizes what we’re about. I mean, I really think it’s time for us to take the airwaves hack. I think we’re doing it one nipple at a time. Kimmel: The Fox, like many things about “The Man Show, ” was pretty organic. There was no corporate meeting at Comedy Central where they said, “We need a show to cap ture 18- to 34-year-old males.” We came up with the show, and they said, “That will fit in perfectly with our plan. ” And The Fox was kind of the same way. I used to go watch him when I was in high school [and] in college in Las Vegas. I'd see him perform, and he sings and he drinks beer, and I thought he would be the perfect guy to be the announcer on the show. He’s done some TV and some guest spots, but he’s never done anything substantial until now. But he is the ideal man. He drinks beer for a living. Kimmel: 1 always walk while I’m in a parka peeing, after a game or sometfc cause when you’re standing slip might look at you and say somethr. “Hey, that guy’s taking a leak over But if you’re actually walking wMle doing it, nobody raises an eyebrm Carolla: Like you’n off with th Kimmel: That’s a st Carolla: Not only a off, but yc You’re ma Carolla: If you also make frantic handd while you’re doing it, people:] "There’s no way that very passionaitj who’s obviously in a hurry or in th; of a conversation, could bepet: Kimmel: Not only d you, [but] you. dk H PO Oprah was the reason the show was created? H The studio audience drinks during the show Are you ^ guys sponsored hy beer? Kimmel: Right. Let’s all chant, "WereNo.l Carolla: “I’m going No. Carolla: Sometime have their me, it’s lil think the i Kimmel: Well, not really Oprah specifically. It’s what she represents. It’s almost like the women have come together to yammer as a conununity on television. There’s so many shows that are just women yam mering all day. Like “The View” — my wife had it on this morning — and all Kimmel: No, we have to pay for our beer, because we have many beer advertisers. But we drink, and the studio audience drinks. You know, when a group of guys get together you drink beers. It just seemed natural. Be sides, with The Fox drinking, you can’t just have him drinking and nobody else H CO Another one: no proble: with sexual gratificatiorH Carolla: That’s right. That’s true, too.li’sainP® like peeing. 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