Full of Hot Air
Update: The Larimer County, CO sheriff says the whole thing was a hoax to land a reality show. Surprise! The Heene (weiny) adults will be charged with felony counts for disrupting air traffic in Denver due to the stunt. Much as I try, can’t escape the news about these Colorado balloon people and their stupid antics that have hijacked headlines for the past few days. Call me cold, but when I very first heard about this...
An Open Letter to David Letterman
Dear Dave, As a female viewer of your show and an admirer of your comedic talents, yes, you owe me an apology and yes, you gave me—and all your viewers, your staff and most importantly, your wife—one on the air Monday night. But Dave, I expected so much more from you. I consider you highly intelligent—if a bit curmudgeonly, extremely cynical and the type who definitely holds a grudge—but you seem to think my IQ level is in the low...
TV's Funniest Guys and Gals
New blood is always a good thing, and the marquee Emmy category for best actor in a comedy series is comprised of 33% of it. But those fresh faces are up against four major comedy heavyweights, including last year’s winner, Alec Baldwin. And the other nominees are: Steve Carell, The Office Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Tony Shalhoub, Monk Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men As the reigning...
Newest News Queen: Diane Sawyer
Whether you watch them or not– and their audiences are dwindling, yet still a potent force — the anchors of the network news broadcasts are among the most powerful people on the global stage, able to snag an interview with the president or just about any other newsworthy personage and jet into world trouble spots and history-making events, backed by the full resources of their respective news organizations. It seems only...
Rivers Roast: Hot and Nasty
Ah, the good old days….drinking, smoking and telling dirty, filthy jokes at the Friars Club—all in service of roasting the top comics of their time. Minus the smoking and drinking but with plenty of bleeped out vulgarity, Comedy Central is continuing the tradition with probably the best televised bake-off yet: its roast of Joan Rivers. If you missed it last night, don’t worry, you’ll have many other opportunities to catch an hour...
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