Megyn Kelly Update
As I predicted, the fallout from Megyn Kelly's "I don't see what's wrong with blackface" comments continues. Not only did her own "Today" show colleagues call out her stupidity on the air Wednesday morning, but now guests that were booked on her show (e.g. the cast of...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Here's a wonderful remembrance by Leonard Maltin of his friend James Karen, who I grew up knowing as The Pathmark Man and later Jane Fonda's boss in "The China Syndrome." Little did I know that "Jimmy" seemingly acted with or knew everyone in movies and television.
Two Random Thoughts
I'd bet there was a hastily called meeting at NBC News yesterday morning after Megyn Kelly said she doesn't understand what's wrong with white people dressing up for Halloween in blackface. I haven't seen Kelly's ratings lately, but if they are still as low as they...
Bill Maher’s Anniversary
There have been a few times when I've sworn I was done with Bill Maher because he did something incredibly anti-science on his show, like his dangerous anti-vaccination remarks or the interview with the "doctor" who claimed he had an AIDS cure made from the milk of...
The Alec Baldwin Show
I like Alec Baldwin's podcast, "Here's The Thing," but was surprised when ABC essentially picked it up and turned it from audio-only content into a weekly television show. One-on-one conversation has never worked in primetime (late night is a different story, as Bob...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today: Elayne Boosler
Three years ago, I wrote a piece about Elayne Boosler, one of the seminal comics of the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, I've followed Elayne on YouTube as she has posted clips from some of the many standup specials she did on cable, and I just ordered her new boxed set,...
James Lipton Steps Down
I saw an item lamenting the fact that James Lipton is stepping down as host of "Inside The Actor's Studio," which will move from Bravo to Ovation next year. C'mon, give the guy a break. He started doing the show when he was 68 and is now 92 years old. I just hope he...
About That Emmy Awards Show
From my live-tweeting of the Emmy Awards telecast: How can presenters possibly mispronounce winners’ names, as two did tonight? You had one job! The lame bit he did with Maya Rudolph at The Emmys continues an uninterrupted string of times Fred Armisen has failed to...