Laughter is the Ticket at a New Awards Show
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be another awards show, Comedy Central comes up with one that looks like a gas. It’s the first annual Comedy Awards, taping March 26 at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom and airing on April 10 on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike TV, CMT, TV Land, Logo and Nick At Nite. The nominees were just announced, and “30 Rock” leads the pack with seven nominations, followed by “Modern Family” and “The...
Treacherous Times for Female TV Reporters
These have been the worst of times for two female television news reporters, who in an ironic twist, are both employed by CBS. Both women are highly experienced broadcast journalists, one on the streets of Los Angeles, the other in world trouble spots. Both happen to be very attractive and if it matters, blonde. Both were working, one on camera, one off camera, when events spiraled beyond their control—and the women themselves,...
Canada and Country at the Grammys
It was a night of legends, starting with a lengthy tribute to Aretha Franklin. Then we got a bouncy Mick Jagger strutting his still hot stuff, Bob Dylan and his infamous voice even more gravelly, and a stiff, serene Barbra Streisand in a voluminous black dress singing one of her many greatest hits, “Evergreen.” Those, coupled with the much anticipated performances from Eminem and Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber gave the show its...
Beats, Burgers and Beer
Hundreds of people turned out for the 14th annual Friends ‘N’ Family pre-Grammy party on a soundstage at Paramount, grooving to the music on two separate stages–including sets from Taryn Manning, Jermaine Dupri, Yelawolf, Caroline D’Amore and Dirty Vegas. The mood was lively but chill on a warm winter night, the official start of Grammy weekend with a host of parties leading up to the big event Sunday. It...
‘Inception’ Gets its Due; ‘Mad Men’ Strikes Gold Again
It’s pretty rare when an awards winner uses an acceptance speech to complain, but that’s exactly what Christopher Nolan did at the 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards. The writer and director of “Inception,” which made a huge splash last summer but has fallen off the awards season hot list, won the WGA Award for best original screenplay, but complained that nine years ago, his “Memento” was not eligible. Apparently he’s still a bit...
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