"Al Sharpton wants his own sitcom"

[GreenPartyVoter]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He has led civil rights marches, scolded the nation's leaders and even run for president, but the Rev. Al Sharpton now wants to do something completely different -- star in his own television sitcom.

Sharpton, in an interview with Reuters on Friday, confirmed a report in Daily Variety that he would soon be filming a pilot for a family show called "Al in the Family" that would revolve around his larger-than-life personality.

"I don't know if I am a good actor or not but I will be playing myself and I have been practicing that for 51 years," the New York Democrat and civil rights leader said.

He added that in the show, "I am the center of a family with different social and political views and we crack jokes and confront each other but are a family."

http://reuters.iwon.com/article/20051205/2005-12-05T164048Z_01_DIT560025_RTRIDST_0_ODD-LEISURE-SHARPTON-DC.html

[lonestarnot]

1. You just go ahead on Al... you rock.

[Clark2008]

2. Well, he is entertaining - that's for sure.

As a Clark supporter, I remember the debate in Iowa - neither Clark nor Sharpton was there and it was a boring debate for me.

LOL.

[ComerPerro]

3. sounds like every sitcom I have ever heard of

But I might watch...

[vonslagle]

4. Better idea:

How about Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan in the new Odd Couple!

"Take off your shoes before you come in the house Oscar, this is a holy place. And that Jeri-Curl oil is staining the doilies on my couch, why are you ashamed of the hair Allah gave you?"

"Dammit FeliX! Did y'all dump my beer out again?"

edited for spelling (100!)