This Will Have You ROLF–The AFI Tribute to Steve Martin
What do you get when you put Tina Fey, Jack Black, Dan Aykroyd, Amy Poehler, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Lily Tomlin, Steve Carell, Conan O’Brien and Sarah Silverman in a room together? One hell of a rollicking good time filled with laughs, all in celebration of the illustrious career of Steve Martin. The actor, playwright, comedian, author, banjo player and producer was honored with the 43rd...
One Night Only. And What a Night For Don Rickles and Spike TV
Remember the old Dean Martin celebrity roasts that ran for 10 years on NBC starting 40 years ago, where Martin skewered the top names of the day like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman and even Ronald Reagan? When it came to roasting Martin himself, it was Don Rickles who did the honors. Cut to 2014, specifically Spike TV on Wednesday night. It is the inestimable Rickles’ turn to be the man of the...
The Girls Win the B.O. Battle!
Congrats to my favorite Weekend Update team, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, for having the #1 movie at the box office this weekend, Baby Mama. Must admit I haven’t seen it yet, and the clips look pretty dopey, but right on! Yes, women can do theatrical comedy successfully by a man’s measure. Harold and Kumar came in a close second with Guantanamo Bay, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall notched third place. Perhaps Judd Apatow and...
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