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On this segment from Essence Live, Star Jones and Vanessa Williams build their very own daytime talkshow lineup choosing from celebrities we've provided.
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00:00Since your show, Daytime Divas, is all about a talk show, we want to have you build your
00:07own talk show panel with some famous and some infamous people.
00:10We're going to show you images of potential co-hosts, and you tell us who you'd pick for
00:15your show.
00:16So you get to pick four people.
00:17Okay.
00:18All right.
00:19So star your first.
00:20Now your options are, here we go, Auntie Maxine, Maxine Waters, Wendy Williams, Snoop Dogg,
00:27Charlamagne Tha God, Rikki Lake, Ayesha Curry, Cardi B, Maury Povich, and Viola Davis.
00:34Whew.
00:35Okay.
00:36So who are your four co-hosts?
00:37Who do you have?
00:38I am going to pick Auntie Maxine, no question whatsoever.
00:43I'm going to pick Ayesha Curry, and I'm going to pick Wendy, and I actually might pick Charlamagne
00:56to God.
00:57Okay.
00:58Because you know Wendy and Charlamagne, they don't really speak, so how would that work?
01:02They work together.
01:03And see, and I actually mix it up because, one, I picked all African Americans on purpose
01:09because I'd love to have real political, pop culture, social commentary, talk show with
01:18people of color, different backgrounds and experiences, who have a myriad of opinions.
01:27Some get along, some don't get along, but I think that would be a genuinely interesting
01:33panel to hear the conversation from.
01:35I actually think that's right.
01:36And there is no show like that currently, so maybe Daytime Divas, and then you could do
01:40a talk show with an African American, right?
01:42Mm-hmm.
01:43Well, she's a producing mama right now.
01:45That's what I'm saying.
01:46I'm dropping it in here.
01:47You gave me a good group of people to go there.
01:49It is.
01:50Honey, anything that Auntie Maxine is on is going to be fabulous.
01:52So we have Auntie Maxine.
01:54So who's the four that you have?
01:56Auntie Maxine, Wendy Williams, Charlamagne to God, and Ayesha Curry.
02:00And I need Ayesha because she can lighten it up and teach folk how to cook.
02:03Right.
02:04That's why I picked her.
02:05You got to have that.
02:06It's my lifestyle.
02:07It should be my Martha Stewart-esque.
02:08It's your lifestyle.
02:09Okay.
02:10Ty post.
02:11I love it.
02:12So, Vanessa, we're putting you in the hot seat.
02:13It's your turn.
02:14Now, here are your potential talk show co-hosts.
02:16All right.
02:17Taraji P. Henson, Don Lemon, Rachel Dolezal, Judge Judy, Tamar Braxton, NeNe Leakes, Jerry Springer,
02:27Rihanna, and Kanye West.
02:29Lord.
02:30Ooh.
02:31Who are you for?
02:32If I wanted the most bang for the buck in terms of viewership,
02:35I would have to do Kanye first because you have no idea what he's going to say.
02:39Mm-hmm.
02:40And he's certainly opinionated.
02:42And let's see.
02:45Then I would probably have Rachel.
02:47Rachel Dolezal.
02:48Because, again, we're talking about ratings, but we're talking about a woman who has a very
02:54distinct journey and background and choice of her journey.
03:00Mm-hmm.
03:01And I'd love to get into that mind.
03:03I've met her once and was fascinated by her.
03:06Okay.
03:07Fascinated is an interesting word.
03:09Don already has his show, so he's set.
03:13Mm-hmm.
03:14Judy's a billionaire.
03:15Um...
03:16Um...
03:17Um...
03:18NeNe, Rihanna, Jerry Springer?
03:21Um...
03:22Mm-hmm-hmm.
03:23Maybe Taraji.
03:24Okay.
03:25Because, uh...
03:26Um...
03:27She, uh...
03:29I think has done so much in her career, but very smart and very outspoken.
03:33And, um...
03:35Ooh.
03:36One last one.
03:37Tamar need a job.
03:38Tamar need a job.
03:39Oh, Tamar need a job?
03:40Yeah, but we...
03:43Maybe Judge Judy.
03:44Okay.
03:45You know, to mix it, completely mix it up.
03:47Um...
03:48Again, she can talk about how she has ruled...
03:52Mm-hmm.
03:53She's ruled an empire in terms of television.
03:55Yeah.
03:56But also the law.
03:57I mean, if I needed anyone to be the law, like...
03:59Yeah.
04:00The star was always the one on the panel who knew this is what...
04:02Yes.
04:03...really means.
04:04She would break it down.
04:05So, let's recap.
04:06So, we have Judge Judy.
04:07Mm-hmm.
04:08We have Taraji.
04:09Mm-hmm.
04:10We have Kanye.
04:11Yeah.
04:12And Rachel.
04:13Mm-hmm.
04:14Wow!
04:15I didn't...
04:16I didn't expect...
04:17Well, you gave it to me.
04:19I mean...
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