Things I Now Know About Kristin Chenowith

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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

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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

Thanksgiving In A Bottle

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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

Whaddup With Kramer?

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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

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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.

A Night At The Opera

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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

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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