''Paula's Party'' is a show on the

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hosted by

Paula Deen Paula Ann Hiers Deen (born January 19, 1947) is an American chef, cookbook author, and TV personality. Deen resides in Savannah, Georgia, where she owns and operates The Lady & Sons restaurant and Paula Deen's Creek House with her sons, Jamie a ...

. Unlike her other show on the Food Network, ''

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, Paula's Party'' was originally taped in front of a small audience at Uncle Bubba's Oyster House in

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, and Deen herself frequently interacts with audience members. In 2008, taping of the show moved from Savannah to Food Network studios in

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. In the program, Deen offers help to audience members who have culinary problems. This new format allows her to be friendly with her guests; frequently she sits on the laps of various male audience members and feeds them sensuously, often making food-related

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. Almost all of Paula's family have appeared on the show: sons

Jamie Deen James Linton Deen Jr. (born June 29, 1967) is an American cook, restaurateur, and TV personality. He is the first and oldest son of culinary celebrity Paula Deen. with his younger brother, Bobby Deen, Bobby, he runs her restaurant, The Lady & So ...

and

Bobby Deen Robert Earl Deen (born April 28, 1970) is an American television chef, TV personality, and restaurant manager. He is the second son of Paula Deen and with his brother Jamie, operates her restaurant The Lady & Sons, in Savannah, Georgia. He al ...

, husband Michael Groover, daughter-in-law Brooke Deen, grandson Jack Deen, brother Bubba Hiers (owner of Uncle Bubba's Oyster House), and ex-husband Jimmy Deen. ''Paula's Party'' was first broadcast on September 29, 2006, and is currently broadcast on Saturdays at 7:00 PM

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on the Food Network. On June 21, 2013, the Food Network announced that they would not renew Deen's contract due to controversy surrounding Deen's use of a racial slur and racist jokes in her restaurant, effectively cancelling the series. In 2014, Deen's company Paula Deen Ventures bought distribution rights to the episodes from the Food Network."Paula Deen Buys Online Rights to Her Shows from Food Network, Which Wasn’t Using Them Anyway"
''Variety'', September 22, 2014 , Todd Spangler

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