From reading this bio-article in The New York Times: Her dog is named after Madeline Kahn — ironic, since she’ll be playing the Madeline Kahn character in the upcoming Broadway musical version of Young Frankenstein She made a TV pilot (to be aired in January?) co-starring with Nathan Lane, about a Regis & Kathy talk show couple There’s talk of … Read More
The Top 100 TV Catch Phrases Of All Time
As compiled by TV Land, in alphabeticial order: "Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days") "And that’s the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening News") "Ask not what your country can do for you …" (John F. Kennedy) "Baby, you’re the greatest" (Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners") "Bam!" (Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril Live") "Book ’em, Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O") "Come … Read More
Secretary Of Education Not That Smart
No, she’s smart. Just not as smart as Lenny from Laverne & Shirley. More here.
Thanksgiving In A Bottle
Jones Soda has an interesting product out: A Holiday Pack of Thanksgiving Soda. Yup. Five bottles, five flavors. You get Turkey and Gravy soda, Sweet Potato Soda, Dinner Roll Soda, Pea Soda, and to top it off, Antacid Flavored Soda. They want you to know that "all sodas are completely vegetarian, certified kosher, and contain zero caffeine, calories, and carbs. … Read More
RIP Robert Altman
For my money, The Player was his best movie.
Whaddup With Kramer?
Was Michael Richards ("Kramer" from Seinfeld) really yelling racial slurs at the comedy club audience, or was it an Andy Kaufman-like gag? For now, I’m going with the latter, but you can check out the grainy video from the weekend and decide for yourself.
Sweeney Todd: The Movie Musical
Johnny Depp stars as Sweeney Todd. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Mrs. Lovett. Socha Cohen (now making a splash as "Borat") just signed on as (you could predict this) Signor Adolfo Pirelli. Tim Burton ("Edward Scissorhands", "Ed Wood", "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory") directs. Yes, this is the film version of the Sondheim classic. Shooting to start sometime in 2007.
An Opera About Bill O’Reilly?
Yup. Here’s the scoop from the author of the book and blog "Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O’Reilly" (gotta love that name, by the way): In the book "Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O’Reilly", we discussed the possibility of a musical theater production. We even went so far as to throw together some lyrics. Well kids, in the race to … Read More
This Could Be The Greatest Celebrity Divorce Proceeding Ever
CBS News is reporting: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline made a four-hour sex tape early in their marriage that he is now threatening to sell unless she gives in to his demands in their divorce case, according to a British tabloid, The News of the World. First impressions: (1) Four hours? I tip my hat to the two of them. … Read More
A Bob Dylan Musical With Choreography By Twyla Tharp
How could it possibly fail? Oddly enough, it did. <end sarcasm>
We Interrupt This Election To Bring You Important News
Britney Spears filed for divorce a few hours ago. Here’s the actual divorce papers filed in court today (PDF format). She’s citing "irreconcilable differences" — but that’s probably because there’s no box for "He’s a talentless hanger-on".
A Night At The Opera
Me? Not a big opera fan. I mean, Porgy and Bess, sure. But that’s about as far down that path as I’ve ever cared to go. But Heather and her fiance Jeff were appearing this weekend in the Greensboro Opera Company’s production of Madama Butterfly at the War Memorial Auditorium. How could I say "no" to that? It was pretty … Read More
Eleven Things You Didn’t Know About Bob Barker
He attended Drury College in Missouri on a basketball scholarship. He served in the Navy as a fighter pilot. He graduated summa cum laude in economics. As an animal rights activist, he stopped The Price is Right from giving out fur coats as prizes (and has forbidden the airing of past shows that included them). But despite his animal rights … Read More