Miami Monkey Explained

Genre:Reality television
Creator:Jennifer Graziano
Starring:Angela "Big Ang" Raiola
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:11
Runtime:42 minutes
Channel:VH1

Miami Monkey is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on September 8, 2013.[1] Developed as the third spin-off of Mob Wives, the series chronicled Angela "Big Ang" Raiola as she opened up a second location of her Staten Island bar.

The show featured Big Ang, her daughter Raquel, and their team of staff that assist in the daily operations.[2]

In May 2013, Raiola confirmed during an interview that a second season of her show Big Ang was being produced,[3] but it was later revealed that the season would be retooled as another spin-off. The series name stems from the name of Ang's bar that opened on May 19, 2013.[4] [5] Raiola moved to Miami for filming in April 2013 with production ending on August 11, 2013.[6]

In July 2014, Raiola confirmed that the show had been canceled.[7]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Black. Elizabeth. Get Ready, Big Ang Is About To Take Miami By Storm With Miami Monkey. https://web.archive.org/web/20130804024947/http://blog.vh1.com/2013-08-01/big-ang-miami-monkey-press-release. dead. August 4, 2013. VH1 Blog. August 11, 2013. August 1, 2013.
  2. Web site: Doss. Laine. Mob Wives Films at Rusty Pelican, Miami Monkey Gets Its Own Show. Miami New Times. August 27, 2013. August 5, 2013.
  3. Web site: Ullman. Whitney. Big Ang: 'Marriage is overrated,' and other words of wisdom from the Mob Wives star. New Jersey Online. May 24, 2013. May 22, 2013.
  4. Web site: Abravanel. Lesley. Big Ang is coming to Miami for reality show. The Miami Herald. May 28, 2013. March 29, 2013.
  5. Web site: Doss. Laine. Miami Monkey: Big Ang's Boob-a-Licious Bar Opens on Ocean Drive. Miami New Times. May 28, 2013. May 21, 2013.
  6. Web site: jenngraziano — Instagram. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/c4cAsiRO3F . 2021-12-24 . limited. 11 August 2013.
  7. Web site: Levine. Rachel. 'Mob Wives' Cast News: Big Ang Reveals 'Miami Monkey' Isn't Returning To VH1. Enstars. July 9, 2014. July 7, 2014.
  8. Web site: Miami Monkey – Cast Bios. https://web.archive.org/web/20130831094039/http://www.vh1.com/shows/miami_monkey/cast.jhtml. dead. August 31, 2013. VH1. August 27, 2013.
  9. News: 'Mob Wives,' 'Big Ang' spinoff: Joyful tackiness . July 3, 2012 . Frank . Lovece . Frank Lovece . . New York . July 8, 2012. ... who turned 52 Saturday [June 30, 2012].