Watch Ben Stiller's 'Bachelor' Parody With Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Ken Jeong (Video) (2024)
Yahoo has debuted Ben Stiller's "Bachelor"-inspired reality series "Burning Love," featuring fictional firefighter Mark Orlando courting several lucky dental hygienists and a woman in a bear suit.
The series reunites "Childrens Hospital" star Ken Marino — as Orlando — with the "The State" castmate Michael Ian Black, who steps in to perform the Chris Harrison duties.
Series writer Erica Oyama, who is married to Marino and also writes for "Childrens Hospital," plays one of his potential partners. Among the others are Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Natasha Leggero, and Ken Jeong. Stiller, Marino and Oyama are among the executive producers.
Burning Love is a web and television comedy series that is a spoof of reality dating competition shows like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. The show was created and written by Erica Oyama, while her husband, Ken Marino, co-produced, directed and starred in the series.
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