• The New York Times , Monday, August 11, 2008 10:30 AM

A show debuting next month on the Fine Living cable channel will feature two hosts who will critique -- in "candid and often acerbic" language -- old clips from Martha Stewart's 1990s cooking and craft show. What's more, the show will be co-hosted by Martha's daughter, Alexis Stewart, and Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, who is the daughter of the chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. They currently have a show together on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Martha Stewart came up the premise herself after watching reruns of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" during a sleepless night. That series delivers sarcastic commentary about old horror movies, and is a cable cult hit. Stewart hopes that allowing herself to be roasted will woo a new generation of younger fans: people interested in household advice but who might find her meticulousness comical.

Alexis Stewart says that the sometimes-harsh opinions -- nothing is off limits, including her mother's clothes, fastidiousness and habit of mixing sexual innuendo with her household hints -- is simply the truth. "She would say it herself," she says. "Given a drink or two."

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