description Burning Love Overview
*Burning Love* is a comedy web series created by Erica Oyama and directed by Ken Marino that parodies popular reality dating shows like *The Bachelor*. First released on YouTube in 2012, the series follows a fireman, played by Marino, as he searches for love among a group of eccentric and often unstable contestants. The show features a large ensemble cast of improvisational comedians, including June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer, and Michael Ian Black, who play the archetypes commonly seen in reality television. It later aired on the E!
television network and spawned multiple seasons following different reality genre formats.
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Which dating show does Burning Love parody?
The first season primarily spoofs The Bachelor, with Ken Marino playing firefighter Mark Orlando as he chooses among a group of contestants. Later seasons also parody The Bachelorette and reunion-style reality television.
Who created Burning Love and who directed it?
Erica Oyama created and wrote the series, and Ken Marino directed it while also starring in the first season. Ben Stiller was among its executive producers and appeared as a former winner named Joe Rutherford.
Why does Burning Love have so many familiar comedy actors?
Its cast draws heavily from American alternative-comedy circles, including June Diane Raphael, Michael Ian Black, Natasha Leggero, Ken Jeong, and Adam Scott. Jennifer Aniston also appears under heavy disguise as contestant Dana.
Was Burning Love made for television or the web?
It debuted online in 2012 as a web series distributed through Yahoo! Screen. Edited television versions later aired on E!, bringing its reality-dating parody to a conventional cable audience.
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