He's a former amateur boxer with seven nose breaks to prove it, a singer-songwriter best known for the sensual hit ''Wicked Game,'' and an occasional actor who scored bit parts in The Silence of the Lambs and That Thing You Do! And starting March 12, 44-year-old multitasker Chris Isaak will add Cable Guy to his resume with The Chris Isaak Show, Showtime's weekly reality-inspired riff on life as a rocker, punctuated by Isaak's often juvenile slant on the world around him. ''My writers came to me one day and said, 'Chris, do you have any humor that doesn't involve, like, urine?''' he says. EW indulged Mr. Isaak's stupidity fetish with a relentlessly silly interview.
-- Dave Karger
-- In the premiere episode a woman spits in your face while you're having sex. Just how autobiographical is this show?
There's a lot of stuff that's based on reality and a lot of stuff that isn't. And I think everybody will probably get it wrong. I've already gotten grief from an ex-girlfriend who told me, ''So that's supposed to be me?'' I said, ''Now, honey, come on....''
-- Obviously, a ton of market research went into choosing the title. What came in a close second?
Um...Cracker as Folk?
-- If you were not available to play the part of Chris Isaak, whom would you have recommended?
Mandy Patinkin or Ernest Borgnine. Or perhaps they could alternate.
-- There's a whole lot of female nudity on the show. So which episode will feature the Chris Isaak full monty?
Full monty?! We want people to watch. We don't want to scare the kids.
-- You're a big surfer. What's a bigger rush: riding a killer California wave or riding supermodel Helena Christensen in your ''Wicked Game'' video?
Helena Christensen, thank you. Waves are great, but I'm no dummy.
-- You're also said to be a milkshake connoisseur. What kind of hobby is that?
I have a milk shake in my hand right now, I swear to God! I keep things pretty simple. I blow up fireworks all the time, and I love making milk shakes and banana splits.
-- You performed at ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY's 10th Anniversary Party in L.A. last year. We're appreciative and all, but is that really the best gig you could land?
I'm the star of stage, screen, and television now, but I'm also available for children's parties and bar mitzvahs.
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