Even if you’re not addicted to TikTok — or to Keeping Up With the Kardashians — chances are you’ve seen a parody video from Boman Martinez-Reid, a.k.a.
@Bomanizer. It’s on that app that he’s built an audience of 2.1 million followers (and another half a million on Instagram ) with his “Bodashians” series that expertly spoofs America’s most famous family (argue with the wall!) and the other soapy reality dramas that have become some of our culture’s most sacred texts.
Consider this video in which Boman the character tells his friend Eden Graham and step-sister Alyssa Michael (each also playing versions of themselves; Mom, Ana Martinez, is also frequently roped into videos) that he’s suffering from a serious health crisis: a headache. Each performer speaks in the lifeless monotone we’ve come to associate with the Kardashians, as the quick edits, dramatic music cues, and shady confessionals work to carve gripping TV from, well, nothing. Now, Martinez-Reid is trying something to achieve something that has stumped many other social-media stars: make the transition to TV.
In his native Canada, he’s premiering a new show, Made for TV With Boman Martinez-Reid , on the Crave network on July 12, with hopes it will soon find distributors in the U.S. and elsewhere.
The semi-scripted, semi-improvised series lets Martinez-Reid sic his satirical skills on a bunch of popular TV formats, from dating shows to drag competitions to broadcast news. There to help him with.
