But She Is, Ma: Part 1 (Jake Cornell on Liz's Independence Day from RHORI, and more)
About this episode
Sarah Galli and comedian Jake Cornell discuss Liz McGraw's departure from RHORI and various aspects of Rhode Island culture and reality TV.
Sarah leaves a message for the RI congressional delegation, suggesting that - in honor of July 4 and the impeccable first season of RHORI - the Bill of Rights be updated to acknowledge Billy's optimistic work encouraging Alicia to sit in meetings about her financial well being. After being told that Congress is actually hard at work ensuring that season two have no less than 78 episodes, she realizes it's her patriotic duty to unpack all things Ocean State with a fellow Rhody Bravoholic, comedian Jake Cornell (performing at the Bell House July 15, tickets available now at JakeCornell.com). Over the course of this Stars and Stripes (BUT NOT THE JAIL KIND/"ongoing") spectacular, Sarah and Jake discuss Liz McGraw's surprise decision to leave RHORI (and her public warning against rumors and nastiness, bcc Reddit), how the show will move forward without a central OG, the importance of casting a friend circle with genuine decades'-long history, the latest speculation around Rulla, Brian, and his plus-one (including Jake's prescient theory of why Rulla is sensitive to any convo around a possible split), Kelsey and JoEllen's mortgage math v. Rosie, how Dave Portnoy has suddenly become a…
People in this episode
Host: Sarah Galli
Guest: Jake Cornell
Topics covered
- Real Housewives of Rhode Island
- Liz McGraw's departure
- Reality TV casting
- Rhode Island culture
- Comedian insights
- Financial discussions
- Speculation on relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bell House, Reddit, Bravo TV
Places: Rhode Island
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