Joel McHale’sThe Soupwas a pop-culture snarker’s dream.
Vine died.This Is Usbecame a TV phenomenon.
Donald Trump was elected.
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Representation in Hollywood … sorta-but-not-really improved.
JADE CATTA-PRETA:We’ve stayed true to the format because I think that’s what people love.
It can’t feel overproduced.
So we still have a green screen.
It’s sort of the second character on the show.
And also, when people watch it digitally that can look a little different.
So we’re working with two cameras, a monitor, and a green screen.
Were you a fan of Joel McHale’sThe Soupor previous incarnations?
Did you take away anything from your predecessors?
I’ve been a fan since the ’90s.
I was a big TV watcher as a kid and it stayed with me.
I was a nerd as a kid too.
A lot of what I learned was from TV, I didn’t speak English.
I was ESL, and a lot of my English is from that.
So does that mean that the show is straying away from the snarkiness that it was known for?
But I think it’s just a different time and different people want to relate to the show.
And so I just hope to bring in people that never felt like they had had a voice.
I’m a woman.
I’m gay on a good day.
Does that mean that you’re going to call out bros from time to time?
Yes, definitely that.
So I’m very excited to highlight the dumbest dudes of the week, every week.
Just because we’re not as snarky doesn’t mean that it’s not going to be funny.
And I want to feel like I’m part of this universe.
What kind of news or content are you going to be talking about?
More than ever, we have a lot more to pull from.
Originally the show was calledTalk Soupbecause all they had was talk shows.
There’s definitely some Hallmark that we’ve gotten.
Also, Lifetime has been great.
Our writers, this whole time, we’ve just been trying to figure it out.
And so there’s so much more to cover now.
And people are such fans of reality shows now in a way that they weren’t before.
I really want it to feel like it’s my point of view.
Why do you think you’re the right person to pick up the mantle and hostThe Soup?
I feel like it can’t be more of a fitting job.
I’m not only a TV addict I love talking about this stuff.
So it’s just bringing in all the grinds into one oh my God, might I say soup?
I brought it around.
Yeah, I’ve had a lot of tea.
I read that Lisa Rinna was yourdream guest I take it you’re a reality TV/Real Housewivesfan?
I love all the housewives.
I want that line of the universe to be crossed.
Like in a way that hasn’t been done on the show.
Like when I went to BravoCon.
I couldn’t believe that it was happening.
I was like, is this for me?
Was this curated for me?
And I want people who love those shows to feel that way every time they watch it.
I would say, change is hard, and I totally get it.
But you know what?
Let’s do this together.
I just hope people tune in and they have an open mind.
The show was great in the past; let it have an evolution…
I think we all kind of need it.
It’s a place for people to have escape from everything that’s going on in the world.
The Soup returns to E!
on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
