By April MacIntyre May 30, 2007, 4:39 GMT
The foul-mouthed little hare and his equally vile sidekick, Teddy T, have actually managed to score a really hot guest, Eric Roberts.
Eric Roberts - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
Starz Networks have imported a ribald and randy duo from the United Kingdom.
“The Bronx Bunny,” which stars two rank little furry animals – Bronx Bunny, the star-struck title character, and his cranky sidekick Teddy T, the politically incorrect panda with a penis fixation rivaled only by Steve-O and Chris Pontius of "Wildboyz" fame.
The duo, who recently moved from the Bronx, invite celebrity guests into their cruddy East Los Angeles TV studio/apartment where they run a flea-infested studio as they tape their uncensored public access show, asking questions you would normally smack the teeth out of someone's mouth for uttering.
Among the notable stars that join these odious hosts includes the very cool, Eric Roberts.
Roberts has been busy, with a guest spot on the NBC hit, "Heroes," where he landed the role of Thompson, a mysterious associate at the Primatech Paper Company. Roberts has also been announced as being a cast consideration for the "The Dark Knight" feature film.
The Mariah Carey and The Killers video cameos introduced Roberts to a younger group of fans who were not as familiar with him, a few years back. His acting resume is long, and his role as the manic Paulie paired with Mickey Rourke in "The Pope of Greenwich Village" was my own favorite Roberts performance, along with "Runaway Train."
Okay, I'll 'fess up. He had me back at "King of the Gypsies."
Eric Roberts snagging a role in the next Batman film is major. "The Dark Knight" will allegedly see Roberts as a baddie in the cast.
Various movie blogs and websites devoted to movie chatter speculate Roberts will play Sal "Boss" Maroni, the mob kingpin who, in the cartoons at least, tosses a vial of acid into the face of Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent, confirmed to be played by Aaron Eckhart.
It goes without saying that Eric Roberts has been interviewed by several key talk show hosts throughout his long acting career, from Howard Stern to Jimmy Kimmel to Craig Kilborn and more.
Roberts reveals some juicy dirt about his first acting role to Bronx Bunny and Teddy T during the tapings for the May 30th episode of a new Starz talk show – The Bronx Bunny, hosted by irreverent puppets The Bronx Bunny and Teddy T.
Teddy: “Since you’re here, right, I was gonna hit you for some acting tips.”
Eric: “Are you in porno?”
Teddy: “Yeah, well I’m trying to get into porno…”
Eric: “Cause that’s… that’s how I started.”
Roberts tells the whole story for the first time on television on Wednesday, May 30 at 11:45pm PT/ET – so check out The Bronx Bunny with guest stars Roberts and Robin Leach, only on Starz.
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