Burning Love (TV series)

Burning Love
GenreParody
Deadpan
Created byErica Oyama
Written byErica Oyama
Directed byKen Marino
StarringMichael Ian Black
Ken Marino
June Diane Raphael
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes42
Production
Executive producersJonathan Stern
Stuart Cornfeld
Michael J. Rosenstein
Ken Marino
Erica Oyama
Ben Stiller
Running time12 minutes
22 minutes (syndicated version)
Production companiesRed Hour Films
Abominable Pictures
Dancing Workfriend
Insurge Pictures
Yahoo! Studios
Original release
NetworkYahoo! Screen
E! (syndicated version)
ReleaseJune 4, 2012 (2012-06-04) –
April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)
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Burning Love is a comedy television series that is a spoof of reality dating competition shows like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.[1] The show was created and written by Erica Oyama, while her husband, Ken Marino, co-produced, directed and starred in the series. Ben Stiller was one of the series' executive producers and appeared in a supporting role.

The show premiered on the web on Yahoo! Screen's Comedy Channel[2] and was later picked up for television.[3] In 2013, the series was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs category.[4]

  1. ^ "Ben Stiller Spoofs 'The Bachelor' In Yahoo's 'Burning Love'". Deadline Hollywood. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  2. ^ Bort, Ryan (May 14, 2012). "Ken Marino's The Bachelor Parody, Burning Love". Paste Magazine. Paste Media Group. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 12 Nov 2023.
  3. ^ Bierly, Mandi (January 28, 2013). "'Burning Love' comes to E!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Burning Love". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2015.