By Carla St. Louis
So, evidently comedian Kevin Hart’s ex-wife, Torrei Hart got jokes.
Hart along with friends Simone Shepherd, Tabitha Brown, Blake Sunshine, Aida Rodriguez, and Veronica Meija spoofed the cast of VH-1’s Basketball Wives LA for filth in their hilarious 5:44 short. Key & Peele would be so proud.
Watch: Torrei Hart’s Spoof of VH-1’s Basketball Wives LA
Be forewarned: You will gag a thousand times if you’re drinking while watching.
Directed and edited by Shepherd, the short nails the ladies mind-numbingly tacky nuances like their isms (Jackie: “Oh, Jesus help me” and Draya: “Girl, I don’t speak Jackie-nese”), incensed accents (Jackie: “I dount lyke you”), and general discontent for all things Jackie (yet their inability to stop acknowledging and interacting with her–all the damn time).
The standout performance goes to Hart herself as sweet-as-pie but blindingly naive, basketball wife, Malaysia. She slays her visually by wearing the most massive veneers this side of Hilary Duff’s veneers circa 2005 and channeling her hipster wanna-be meets Forever21 fashion sensibilities. On top of that, she serves realness by mimicking her squeaky, barely audible Minnie Mouse meets Kim Kardashian baby voice. Again, she is, quite frankly, effin’ hilarious.
The cast goes deeper down the rabbit hole and mirrors the ladies complete non-reaction to Doug’s annual proposal/Jackie’s annual acceptance, the women’s gaudy taste in jewelry (Brooke’s Implants gold necklace), and the group’s colorful, but often inappropriate dress code.
Other shining moments?
Rodriguez as Laura shading Shaunie to hell by displaying her impressive b-ball skills and saying, “I got that from Shaq”
Rodriguez as Laura displaying her Ziggy Stardust/David Bowie-inspired glitter make-up while discussing her cosmetic surgery
Meija as Gloria doing a simplistic job of pantomiming her irrelevancy outside the realm of Matt Barnes and her sister, Laura
Shepherd as Jackie addressing her complexion issues by not knowing her “dark skinned baby’s” name, and providing this narrative: “I can’t have Shani outside cleaning up; that is my prized light-skinned baby”
Shepherd’s take on Jackie’s Spanx-as-sexy-lingerie moment
Can these ladies start a web series, please?
Source: Funny or Die
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