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Today's column was written by Ben Katner.LIVING WITH TWO FRANS?

How much does Fran Drescher love herself? The Living with Fran leading lady has hired her sound-alike, American Idol 5's wacky, whiny Mikalah Gordon, to appear in the season premiere of her WB sitcom, USA Today reports. The 17-year-old will play Cousin Brianna and will sing (eesh) at a bar mitzvah on the show. But lest the youngster go getting a swelled head over this fortuitous turn of events, we hasten to mention that for a while Drescher was pretty much handing out parts to everybody who crossed her path: Her parents will also be in the episode, as will Dancing with the Stars hoofer Rachel Hunter. And Dresche

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How much does Fran Drescher love herself? The Living with Fran leading lady has hired her sound-alike, American Idol 5's wacky, whiny Mikalah Gordon, to appear in the season premiere of her WB sitcom, USA Today reports. The 17-year-old will play Cousin Brianna and will sing (eesh) at a bar mitzvah on the show. But lest the youngster go getting a swelled head over this fortuitous turn of events, we hasten to mention that for a while Drescher was pretty much handing out parts to everybody who crossed her path: Her parents will also be in the episode, as will Dancing with the Stars hoofer Rachel Hunter. And Drescher's Pomeranian, Esther? She's been made a regular!