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Lisa Derrick

Lisa Derrick

Posted: August 8, 2009 03:05 PM

Newlywed Game Casting for Same-Sex Married Couples


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Are you a newlywed same-sex couple? Want to answer silly questions and possibly win prizes? Season two of the Newlywed Game is looking for
Gay Couples: *Marriages must be legally recognized in 1 state

The show, originally produced by Chuck Barris, is now presented by eHarmony which last year was forced via an anti-discrimination lawsuit to create an LGBT dating division called Compatible Partners. Carnie Wilson is the host who now delivers the slightly smutty questions, like

How long is your husband's inseam? (One spouse answered: 7 inches)

The original version, which aired on ABC from 1966 to 1974 with Bob Eubanks as the host, had African American couples sharing the dias with white couples. This broke down the color barrier for the daytime television viewer, so it would be really awesome if the show would have same-sex couples on with opposite-marriage couples, rather than ghetto-izing them.


Interested in appearing on the show? Click here! And let us know how the audition goes!


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