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Crying on Cue and Loving Michael Bublé with Ken Marino

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The always delightful Ken Marino returns to the Studio, this time to tell us all about his super-studly alter ego, Mark Orlando, from his Yahoo! Screens comedy series "Burning Love". Written by his wife and produced by Ben Stiller, Ken reveals how he had to get in shape for the role and explains some of "Mark's" more intriguing tweets. Then, we put his incomparable acting skills to the test with a cry-off! Hosted by Nikki Novak.

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Young Hollywood

Now, before we started rolling, we were talking about the ability to cry on cue. Right. And we thought maybe we would have a little cry off.

Young Hollywood

What's up, guys? Nicky Novak here in the Young Hollywood studio with a very thirsty Ken Marino.

Ken Marino

Yes. I say that because every time you're here, you're drinking something. I've to drink something. Usually it's the coffee. I like a lot of coffee. I like a lot of coffee. It's a problem, actually. My wife has warned me to, uh, stop. She has. Don't let's we make it divorced.

Young Hollywood

So, Burning Love. Mr. Mark Orlando, your alter romantic alter ego.

Ken Marino

Yeah, he's just looking for love.

Young Hollywood

This season on Burning Love. Mark Orlando is used to feeling the heat of fire, but now he's looking for someone to ignite the flames of love. I know I have a lot to give to a partner. I just want someone to give it to every night. And in the morning and sometimes in the shower. It is a spoof on many reality shows. Maybe one in particular?

Ken Marino

Sure. It might mirror one in particular. Sure. Quite closely. Maybe.

Young Hollywood

Do you watch that reality, that particular reality show?

Ken Marino

Yes, I do. I, I, you know, for a while I was saying I, you know, it's kind of a guilty pleasure and I watch it kind of ironically, but I, but I've, but I've yeah, but I've, uh, but I've, uh, come to realize and I've, uh, that, uh,

Young Hollywood

The Bachelor? You watch it.

Ken Marino

That I, I just, I just watch it and I love it.

Young Hollywood

Your wife wrote the show.

Ken Marino

My wife wrote the show. Um, and

Young Hollywood

She made you a firefighter.

Ken Marino

She made me a firefighter, interestingly enough. Yeah, I, I need to talk to her about that.

Young Hollywood

A shirtless fireman. So did you buff up for the, for the role?

Ken Marino

I felt like I had to.

Young Hollywood

You did.

Ken Marino

I felt like I had to, uh, like, uh, lose weight and, um, work out, because there were a number of scenes. There's one scene where I'm meditating in like a speedo.

Young Hollywood

What was the regime, the workout, fitness?

Ken Marino

Uh, starve yourself. Okay. For like two weeks.

Young Hollywood

Good, good.

Ken Marino

Um, and then, uh, you know, your classic, uh, your classic circuit training. You got your, uh, you know, you just do your pull-ups, uh, your push-ups, you got your squats, you know, squats really, you burn a lot of calories, you know, you get your core work in there. Got the core work. A lot of burpees. You know, keep your heart rate up. Not a lot of downtime. You know.

Young Hollywood

The fat burning zone.

Ken Marino

That's right. Keep get the fat burning zone. Good stuff.

Young Hollywood

Oh hey, wait, I heard something about Adam Scott who is in Burning Love. Yeah. You had a viewing party or something with Adam Scott and, uh,

Ken Marino

And his wife Naomi and Eric and myself are, were all fans of, uh, the Bachelor. And so, um, we kept talking about getting together and watching it. And so we got together and watched the finale and they came over and offered us roses and keys to the, uh, the overnight room.

Young Hollywood

Oh, interesting. Did you take them up on that?

Ken Marino

We did not take the keys.

Young Hollywood

You didn't. You wanted to keep the friendship intact.

Ken Marino

Yeah, I just keep it, I just keep it like, we just wanna be friends.

Young Hollywood

Let's get to know Mark Orlando. What are some of his Twitter accounts? First of all, we love his Twitter handle. It's Burning Love Mark. Yeah. Just tried yoga, WTF? Yeah. Yeah. How did that go for you, Mark?

Ken Marino

Uh, I, uh, Mark's not here. Mark's I have to, I mean, I it's it's a whole regimen. I got to do some push-ups. I got to do some lat work. I gotta work my pecs, my tris, my buys. I gotta look at pictures of like lovely ladies for a little while.

Young Hollywood

You do. Well, you did also write, I'm looking for my soulmate, I hope she's hot.

Ken Marino

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

You also wrote fluorescent lights in bathrooms are so gross.

Ken Marino

Yes. Yeah. Mark did say. He doesn't like that. No. It's unflattering lights. No, it's terrible for your skin.

Young Hollywood

My favorite is he's he's very into Bublé. He is. He loves Bublé. I think one of 'em just says on Pandora. Bublé on Pandora exclamation point, exclamation point. Now, before we started rolling, we were talking about the ability to cry on cue. Right. And we thought maybe we would have a little cry off. Right. Are you game?

Ken Marino

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Can you actually make yourself cry on cue?

Ken Marino

I'm gonna try.

Young Hollywood

Okay, I'm gonna try to. Are you ready?

Ken Marino

I already started.

Young Hollywood

Go. I don't know if I could do it. I think my lip is quivering. I'm just because an acting coach told me this once and I've brought it up before. An acting coach told me if you clench your butt cheeks, you can make yourself cry.

Ken Marino

I need to clench your butt cheek. I think your wife would hate me if that were to happen.

Young Hollywood

We's doing it. I can feel him right. I can't get the tears out of my eyes. Oh, that's good. I think that was Burning Love Mark's version of a cry. I can't get the tears out. Get him out. That is awesome. Where can we find it? Where do we see him? Um,

Ken Marino

And now you're looking to me like I, it's so it's on Yahoo. Yahoo Comedy channel.

Young Hollywood

Channel. It's The Comedy Channel on your screen. And that's where you can find it. Burning Love. And you can get to know Mark Orlando and you can get to know all the ladies looking for love. Does Mark Orlando find love?

Ken Marino

Let me put it this way. Yes. Malin Akerman's in the show. Yeah, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell. Uh, you Ben Stiller's last year's. He's a producer.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, he's, he's the executive producer. But on the show, he's not. He's just last year's contestant. Right. Pleasure to have you here. What a we oh. Will you accept this rose? Now, I'm gonna cry. Thank you. Thank you. What if they were all that big? Like that.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Ken Marino

    Featured guest discussing his show 'Burning Love' and acting skills.

  • Nikki Novak

    Host of the interview.

  • Mark Orlando

    Ken Marino's character in 'Burning Love'.

  • Ben Stiller

    Producer of 'Burning Love' and appeared in a previous season.

  • Adam Scott

    Actor in 'Burning Love' and attended a viewing party with Ken.

  • Naomi

    Adam Scott's wife, attended a viewing party with Ken.

  • Eric

    Friend of Ken Marino and his wife, watched 'The Bachelor' finale.

  • Michael Bublé

    Artist whose music Mark Orlando enjoys.

  • Malin Akerman

    Actress mentioned as being in 'Burning Love'.

  • Kristen Bell

    Actress mentioned as being in 'Burning Love'.

FAQ

What show is Ken Marino promoting in this interview?+
Ken Marino is promoting his Yahoo! Screen comedy series "Burning Love", where he plays the character Mark Orlando.
Who created the series "Burning Love"?+
Ken Marino's wife wrote "Burning Love", and it is produced by Ben Stiller.
What is "Burning Love" a spoof of?+
"Burning Love" is a spoof of reality dating shows, specifically mirroring "The Bachelor" quite closely.
Did Ken Marino get in shape for his role as Mark Orlando?+
Yes, Ken Marino felt he had to lose weight and work out for the role, especially for scenes requiring him to be shirtless or in a speedo.
What musical artist does Mark Orlando enjoy?+
Mark Orlando is a fan of Michael Bublé, even having a tweet about listening to him on Pandora.
Where can viewers watch "Burning Love"?+
"Burning Love" can be found on the Yahoo Comedy channel on Yahoo! Screen.
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