# Martha Stewart - the worst TV presenter in history? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 8, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960 "2006-05-08T21:02:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/41 "2017-05-31T20:13:24Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > The takeaway from this is that Martha Stewart is not a good guide for table manners or polite dinner conversation. Nor as a shoe salesman or even a phone sex operator. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/42 "2017-05-31T20:22:45Z")
I enjoy her cooking show. She’s not a bad home cook. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/43 "2017-05-31T21:00:09Z")
I’ve said this before I think, but I was all prepared to hate Martha Stewart from what I had heard and read about her but when I watched her show, I found her quite charming and sensible. I think I heard her on NPR — Fresh Air, maybe?—and she was great, funny, even a little sexy and she’s probably in her 70s. No doubt she’s had a privileged life, but she has accomplished a lot. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/44 "2017-05-31T22:16:40Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I can’t believe how horrible you all are about Martha Stewart. [She just needs the right person to bounce off off.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdLBkAyQSmo) I always thought she was very good on the Letterman show—good-naturedly bantering with him and playing along with whatever he came up with, while keeping a straight face. I recall one episode where she claimed that Dave had sent her a letter containing a marriage proposal. It was obviously a bit they had come up with that afternoon, but her delivery and timing was flawless. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/45 "2017-05-31T22:32:51Z")
Martha Stewart made her money as a stockbroker … cooking shows were just a hobby to her when she started … She can actually cook … which more than can be said of Rachel Ray … just saying … ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/46 "2017-05-31T22:58:49Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Martha Stewart made her money as a stockbroker … cooking shows were just a hobby to her when she started … > > She can actually cook … which more than can be said of Rachel Ray … just saying … I understand that she was also a successful caterer, no? And fashion model. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/47 "2017-06-01T11:44:32Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Yeah, she actually makes a better comedian than a daytime TV host. She was really funny at the Comedy Central Justin Bieber Roast. She also started hanging out with Snoop Dog now and I think that helped her to chill out. I’m sure Snoop also gave her some of that good stuff to help her chill out. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/48 "2017-06-01T17:57:26Z")
I like her current baking show. It helps me remember to always use the best butter (like the dormouse) and the best vanilla extract. And to have my own chickens so I can have big beautiful fresh eggs. Snootiness aside, she does make some pretty dramatic baked goods look easy to do. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/49 "2017-06-01T18:49:45Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Yeah, she actually makes a better comedian than a daytime TV host. She was really funny at the Comedy Central Justin Bieber Roast. She also started hanging out with Snoop Dog now and I think that helped her to chill out. Did she really befriend Snoop Dog? That’s an unlikely pairing if ever I’ve heard one. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/50 "2017-06-01T19:55:19Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Did she really befriend Snoop Dog? That’s an unlikely pairing if ever I’ve heard one. That wasn’t a joke. They have been close friends for the better part of a decade now and even done some cooking shows and other types of shows together together. They freely admit that they get into “the good stuff” sometimes too. "August 2016: It’s announced that the dynamic duo will be headlining a show for VH1, called Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party. Each week, they will host celebrity friends for a “half-baked evening of cocktails, cooking, conversation, and fun where nothing is off limits.” September 2016: In an interview with Rolling Stone, Snoop gives a little bit of insight into their unique relationship. “I’ve never met anyone like Martha Stewart,” he said. “When we come together, it’s a natural combination of love, peace, and harmony.” > **[Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg’s Unexpectedly Adorable Friendship: A Timeline](https://www.vulture.com/2016/11/martha-stewart-snoop-dogg-a-friendship-history.html)** > > Taking friendship goals to a whole new level. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960/51 "2017-06-01T20:11:00Z")
Wow. That makes me feel a little better about the world. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-stewart-the-worst-tv-presenter-in-history/355960.md?page=2)