Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Kal Penn, one of the stars of "Designated Survivor" and formerly a regular on "House," has posted -- complete with captions -- excerpts of scripts he's been given over the years when he auditioned for television roles that were inevitably stereotypes of Indian,...
Worth A Link
Giancarlo Esposito on reprising Gus Fring for the upcoming season of "Better Call Saul." The members of Yes explain how they made their 1972 classic, "Roundabout."
Showbiz Show 3/10/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max Foizey and I reviewed "Kong: Skull Island," "Logan," and "Before I Fall," plus other movie/showbiz news. Listen to our conversation here.
Picture Of The Day
Dad's on the BBC via Skype giving expert commentary on the removal of the president of South Korea, but that doesn't stop his two little kids from photo-bombing in his office -- until the babysitter children's mother literally drags them out of the room. As someone...
Live On Tape (followup)
My comments last week about Stephen Colbert's announcer saying that his show is "live on tape" -- a practical impossibility -- started a conversation on Facebook. Here are a few of those comments. William Difani wrote: Could the intention be to tell the [digital]...
Oscars So WHAT?
We may never know the name of the person who handed Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope for Best Picture (see update below), but whoever it was is responsible for the most stunning moment I can recall seeing during an Academy Awards broadcast. My wife...
Showbiz Show 2/24/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max Foizey and I reviewed Jordan Peele's "Get Out," David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in "A United Kingdom, and the animated "Rock Dog." We also predicted the winners for this Sunday's telecast of the Academy Awards. Listen...
Live On Tape
This evening, I watched Stephen Colbert for the first time in a long time and noticed something I hadn't heard before. At the top of the show, the announcer says Colbert is "live on tape." Sorry, that's not possible. "Live" means "happening now," while "on tape" means...