Karamo Brown is the hottest new face in the day this Monday, when “Karamo” debuts, and the talk show host can look forward to praising his Netflix series “Queer Eye” as one of the many stops on his journey which helped him prepare for it. Moment.
“One thing I give full credit to ‘queer eye’ is that it enabled me to hone my skills and give you real, sustainable, chunky, juicy advice that’s not full of fluff, but succinct moment,” said Brown.
In fact, shortly before talking on the phone with TheWrap, Brown was filming an episode of his program where he gave advice like this—advice that was able to make an impact on a guest who could be blindfolded. I was having trouble seeing. Eye with your mother.
“I was, like, you need to understand this one concept: effect versus intention. Your intention may be one thing, but the moment someone says it affected me in a certain way, your intention is out the door.” It happens,” Carmo explained. “So you keep saying to them, that’s not my intention because you’re not listening to the effect, because you don’t want to hear the effect.
“And you go to therapy for years to get it,” Karamo said with a laugh. “He learned that lesson so quickly and he was like, ‘Oh my god, now I get it.’ And that’s what I mean. I’m not going to fluff people; I’m giving them the real-world, but there’s a real real depth to it.”
But on “Karamo,” the host doesn’t just stop with a moment; He knows when to add in a light-hearted bonding moment.
“When I taught him that and he was like, ‘I got it,’ I was like, ‘You all hug and let’s have a kiki And cute dance, ”he laughed.
“Karamo”, from NBC Universal Syndication Studios, will see the host bring his personal experiences (he used to work in social services) as he engages with his guests. He will address a variety of topics including infidelity, race, parenting and complex family dynamics.
Brown draws inspiration from his own life experiences, but also from the hosts he grew up watching on television as a child, including Oprah Winfrey, Phil Donahue and Montel Williams, all of whom he recorded on VCRs.
“It made me feel connected,” Brown said of watching those shows. “And so what I take from them is, first of all, it’s fun. Every one of them, although they were talking to ordinary people, they all had fun. And I like to laugh and I like to have a good time. I I take heart and sympathy from each and every one of them. And then, what I love about Oprah and Montell, and even Donahue in their days, they’re all swag, and let me tell you something I’m gonna be cute. I’m gonna come out here with a dress … I want to look good.”
But even though he’s hosting his own show, that doesn’t mean he has any plans to exit “queer eye.”
“Listen, as long as Netflix wants us back — we’re in the middle of shooting right now and I’m doing both. And I don’t want to leave those four Yahoos for anything because I love them so much,” he said. Said of his “Queer Eye” co-hosts Antoine Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Burke and Jonathan Van Ness.
“Karamo” will debut at WPIX New York, KTLA Los Angeles, WCIU Chicago, WPHL Philadelphia, WATL Atlanta, WLVI Boston, WKCF Orlando, WSVN Miami and WJW Cleveland and other stations on Nexstar, Weigel, Sinclair, Tegna, Sunbeam, Harst, and others. Scripps, Capital, Bahkel, Block, CW Plus and Mission Broadcasting.