‘Hollywood Hillbillies’: ‘Angry Ginger’ targets Honey Boo Boo set
Michael Kittrell, a.k.a. “Angry Ginger,” has a new TV show to go along with his much-discussed soul.
Kittrell, the Georgia youth who rose to fame with a YouTube video that attacked “South Park” for joking that redheads have no souls, is set to star in a new reality show, “Hollywood Hillbillies,” for ReelzChannel. The network said Monday it will premiere the series in January.
The show is described as a “reality sitcom” that looks to follow the mold of TLC’s hit “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” which details the exploits of a beauty pageant contestant and her rural Georgia family.
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“Hollywood Hillbillies” will reveal the lives of Kittrell and his grandmother, called “Mema” in the YouTube videos, after they leave Georgia and move to California.
Not that Kittrell necessarily needs a TV paycheck. His “Gingers Do Have Souls!” video on YouTube has drawn more than 34 million views since it was posted in 2010.
“I made a lot of money on my YouTube channel,” Kittrell told the Associated Press.
What do you think of Kittrell and “Hollywood Hillbillies”?
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