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Jonah Hill Blast 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians" Show

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Jonah Hill has recently spoke out against Kim, Khloé, Kourtney and the rest of the “Keeping Up With Kardashians'” reality show cast.

When the actor was asked by an interviewer about his comments about feeling “duped” after attending the wedding for Kim and Kris Humphries, only to find out that the couple were getting a divorce 72 days later.

“That’s all a joke,” Hill told the Huffington Post. “The truth of it is, I have friends who work in TV and the Kardashians get higher ratings than their TV shows. Shows that people actually work hard on—writing and creating and trying to tell their stories. The fact that the Kardashians could be more popular than a show like Mad Men is disgusting.”

The funny man also expressed that he questions why people embrace the ‘Kardashains’ so much.

“It’s a super disgusting part of our culture, but I still find it funny to make a joke about it. Whenever I say I like reality TV, people write about it like they’re in shock. I can’t even understand it, so I watch it. I think it’s funny and I definitely enjoy it in a making-fun-of-it sort of way, but where does the line sort of end?”

Sunday, more than 3 million viewers tuned in to watch Kourtney & Kim Take New York. Obviously, many people will disagree with the Hill.

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