{"id":206413,"date":"2026-09-06T08:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=206413"},"modified":"2026-09-06T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:35:37","slug":"r-i-p-chicken-shop-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=206413","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Chicken Shop Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I gasped “No!” out loud when Amelia Dimoldenberg announced<\/a> she was going to retire her web series, Chicken Shop Date, which she started ten years ago as a way to meet new people, go on “dates”, but also to highlight up-and-coming hip hop artists she loved. Her whole story is interesting. The show has since risen and risen … and she does it all: the booking, the editing, the set-up. She always wanted to star in a rom com and, like a smart woman, she created this thing so she could basically step into a rom com. <\/p>\n

I’ve felt for a bit she might be slowly shutting down. I mean, her red carpet interviews at Hollywood events – which often went viral (can you say Andrew Garfield<\/a>? And Ethan Hawke<\/a>?). Last year, she moved Chicken Shop Date into more elite territory, where she interviewed all of the Oscar nominees. She’s an incredible interviewer … she’s also bringing back fun flirting and banter, almost single-handedly. We don’t see this kind of energy anymore. <\/p>\n

I love so many of her episodes, but my #1 is her “date” with American rapper Jack Harlow. His charisma is off the chain. He should be studied by a team of professionals. <\/p>\n

Amelia: “What’s your best chat-up line?”
\nJack: “Hi.”
\nAmelia: “Is that it?”
\nJack: “Undefeated.”<\/p>\n

I believe you, Jack. Hell, you had me at hello. Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n

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