A Wainwright Family Update

12/04/08 6:13pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

If you've ever seen the Wainwrights on stage and wondered what kind of hilarity they'd get up to in the kitchen, you might want to watch Martha Stewart Living on Dec. 9.

Rufus Wainwright and his sister Martha Wainwright will appear with Kate and Anna McGarrigle (their mother and aunt, respectively) to bake "ski biscuits" with Stewart on live television, according to Rufus' website. Unsurprisingly, father Loudon Wainwright won't be with them.

We wonder how much bickering will ensue on this episode and whether the cooking Martha will brush up on her opera (she should probably look up the term "bel canto") before talking to Rufus. She was somewhat down with hip-hop terms when Snoop Dogg appeared on her show to help her cook cognac mashed potatoes. Nothing else could explain why Stewart would use terms like "shizzle."

You can see the Wainwrights and McGarrigles on stage on Dec. 10 at New York City's Carnegie Hall for a show dubbed "The McGarrigle Christmas Hour." This is the third installment of the biennial show, which Rufus is apparently thankful for.

"If it was a yearly event I would probably convert to Hasidic Judaism, not only for the assortment of hats, but also because a herculean amount of effort and good will have been put into this brilliant extravaganza and all concerned are spent with holiday joy," he wrote in a Dec. 3 post on his website.

"It's such a big show that Jesus may be coming, and considering the choice line-up we have this year of everyone from Emmylou Harris to Lou Reed (I guess that would be Emmy-Lou-Reed), Laurie Anderson to Jimmy Fallon (now THAT'S juxtaposition) and of course the family amongst other fantastic guests, frankly, Jesus should come! Jesus really needs to see this."

Rufus also writes that he's set to premiere a brand new song called "Christmas Is For Kids."

"It's about how jealous I am when Martha gets more presents than I do. 'It's easier to buy stuff for girls': THAT'S SUCH BULLSHIT!!!!!!"

See? Not even Christmas can stop their bickering.

Martha Wainwright is currently on a tour of her own in support of I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too. She'll sing in a new interpretation of Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins at London, England's Royal Opera House in the new year. You can see her here:

Dec. 5 Waterloo, ON @ The Starlight Room w/Brian Borcherdt
Dec. 6 Toronto, ON @ The Music Hall w/Brian Borcherdt
Dec. 10 New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall (The McGarrigle Christmas Hour)
Dec. 12 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis w/Jason Bajada
Dec. 14 Joliette, QC @ Rolland Brunelle w/Jason Bajada
Dec. 15 Brossard, QC @ Dix30 w/Jason Bajada
Dec. 16 Quebec City, QC @ Palais Montcalm w/Jason Bajada
Dec. 18 Shawinigan, QC @ Salle Phillipe-Filon w/Jason Bajada
Dec. 19 Laval, QC @ Salle Andre Mathieu w/Jason Bajada
Dec. 20 Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Centre w/Jason Bajada
Dec. 21 Drummondville, QC @ Centre Culturel w/Jason Bajada
Jan. 31, Feb. 6, Feb. 19-21 London, England @ The Royal Opera House

Here's Snoop Dogg on Martha Stewart Living: