Michelle Obama Dishes on Her Favorite Bravo TV Shows

Michelle went on to share that Robinson and Barack “think that sports is better than reality TV,” but said that the two are basically “the same thing.” She explained, “There’s drama in sports. If I listen to ESPN for an hour, it’s like watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta. You know? It’s the same drama, and they’re yelling at each other, and they don’t get along. I mean, Stephen A. Smith, he’s just like every other talk show host.”

She continued, “I’m like, ‘What’s the difference?’ It’s just sociological drama. The fact that people over seasons of working together, [they] still can’t get along, they still have the same arguments — and it’s not just women, but this happens in sports, too. I find it fascinating. It’s just like, ‘Why do you keep going to dinner together? It never ends well. And don’t ever vacation with her, ever again, ever. And why can’t we figure out this room thing?’”

Later in the conversation, Rogers brought up the topic of Bravo’s annual fan convention, BravoCon. “It must be madness,” Michelle noted, to which Rogers added, “It’s like The Beatles show up when anyone walks in the room.”

The comedian also mentioned how The Real Housewives franchise will soon be expanding with The Real Housewives of Rhode Island. The upcoming series intrigued Robinson, as he told the group, “We used to live there, so maybe that’s the one [I’ll watch].”

Earlier this year, Michelle revealed her love of HGTV shows during a May interview on Amy Poehler‘s Good Hang podcast. Talking about House Hunters, Michelle said, “There’s something so soothing about the arc of that. You know? We just like looking at people’s houses.”

Poehler, for her part, said she’s “obsessed with House Hunters International,” adding, “First of all, every place looks so… ‘I’m like, wow, you can get that for that money?’ I’m always so blown away… like, ‘Should I move to Morocco?’”

Poking fun at the show’s home buyers, Michelle joked, “And don’t you like the way people have such high expectations with a low budget? Like, ‘These aren’t marble,’ but you want to pay $100 a month… I love it though.’”