White is Golden on SNL
Betty White didn’t—and couldn’t—physically bound out on stage to take the reins of Saturday Night Live, but her highly-rated hosting gig Saturday will go down in history as one of the 35-year old show’s sweetest moments. See what a little Facebooking can do for a gal? Hard to believe the 88-year old comedienne had never hosted the venerable late night show, although truth be told, it turns she turned down the offer several...
A Wiggy Night at DWTS
I just spoke with “Dancing with the Stars” contender and ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews and complimented her on the blonde wig she wore last night to perform the theme from “Pulp Fiction” with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. But there was high drama backstage right before the show and it all centered on the Uma Thurman black wig that Andrews had been wearing all day. She said she doesn’t let the hair people...
Another Awards Show? Maybe Not a Bad Idea…
Still pondering the surprising news that the Emmys could be in for some competition—and after the initial knee-jerk reaction of “Oh, great, another awards show,” coming around to the notion that it’s probably a good idea. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is one of the few award-granting entities that have an open field with no other awards competition anywhere near its time slot. The show has been airing in recent years...
SNL's Take on Tiger: Funny, or Just Wrong?
Just about when I got done chuckling about “Saturday Night Live’s” opening sketch spoofing the Salahis continually interrupting a presidential speech to take even more photos of themselves, a mini controversy breaks out on the heels of a major scandal. Seems that some people are offended by the sketch depicting Tiger Woods holding a series of news conferences, while his wife, Elin Nordegren, looks on (click here to...
Getting on Board the Glambert Publicity Train
So, I got smashed through the turnstile and pulled on board, pretty willingly. After admittedly missing the entire American Idol season in which he took second place–and thus never having seen him perform–it was hard to avoid all the publicity about Adam Lambert, especially his much-hyped performance at the AMAs to promote his freshly minted debut album, “For Your Entertainment.” And that’s exactly what I was hoping...
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