Showbiz Show 6/16/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, guest critic Jim Batts and I reviewed the new movies "Rough Night," "47 Meters Down," "Cars 3," and "Band Aid" -- plus some other showbiz news. Listen to our conversation here.
Adam West
With the death of the iconic TV "Batman" at age 88, this seems like the perfect Picture Of The Day...
Alan Alda Improvises With Scientists
Here's my conversation with Alan Alda, who you may know from his 11 years on "M*A*S*H," or his 11 years on "Scientific American Frontiers," or his movies "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" and "Sweet Liberty," or his Oscar-nominated role in "The Aviator." He now runs the...
Showbiz Show 6/9/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, guest critic Jim Batts and I reviewed the new movies "The Mummy," "I, Daniel Blake," "My Cousin Rachel," and "It Comes At Night." I also shared my belated review of "Wonder Woman" and some other showbiz news. Listen to our...
Random Thoughts, TV Edition
I like comedian Jim Jefferies a lot. I saw him at The Pageant last year on the tour that became his Netflix special "Freedumb." He offers sharp insight on a lot of issues and writes his material well. That said, I was disappointed by the first episode of his new...
I’m Dying Up Here
Showtime has a new series starting Sunday called "I'm Dying Up Here." It's based on William Knoedelseder's 2006 non-fiction book about the Los Angeles comedy scene in the late 1970s, particularly at the Comedy Store, where young comics like Jay Leno, David Letterman,...
Showbiz Show 5/26/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I reviewed the new movies "Baywatch" and "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," plus a couple of streaming TV recommendations and news about sequels you probably won't watch. Listen to our conversation...
Andy Dehnart’s Reality Show Update
Andy Dehnart, who writes about reality TV shows on his site, Reality Blurred, was back on my show to talk the renewal of "The Amazing Race," the upcoming finale of "Survivor: Game Changers," changes coming to "Shark Tank," a spinoff of "The Bachelor," and some...