Reba McEntire Says TV Lets Her Be Funny

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Reba McEntire says she loves being on a sitcom because it allows her to be funny in a way she never could in her music career.

"I always sang such sad songs, and I always was looking for the funny songs, an up-tempo funny song," she told reporters on Saturday. "When I would release one, it wouldn't do very well, so I'd go back to the sad, heart-wrenching songs, and so that's kind of what I was known for."

Her sitcom on the WB network, now in its fourth year, allows her to show that other side.

A fellow country star, Dolly Parton, will be a guest on "Reba" later this season. Parton will portray a successful real estate agent, McEntire said.

"I'm really shocked that it's been on as long as it has," McEntire said of the series. "And another thing that I'm really surprised at (is) that I'm having so much fun with it. I thoroughly love it."

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