Burrowing In
I don't know what I was expecting from last night's NBC tribute to James Burrows -- who has directed 1,000 episodes of TV sitcoms including "Taxi," "Friends," "Cheers," "Frasier," and "The Big Bang Theory" -- but I was still disappointed. Some of the clips from those...
Picture Of The Day
"The Simpsons" take on the presidential candidates...
Showbiz Show 2/19/16
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey reviewed the Jesse Owens biopic "Race." Then we talked about the NBC special honoring sitcom directing legend James Burrows, why I've already given up on FX's OJ Simpson series, and why news networks should do...
Bob Perlow, Sitcom Warmup Guy
What do "Laverne and Shirley," "Mork and Mindy," "Taxi," "Cheers," "Newhart," "Night Court," "Home Improvement," and "Friends" have in common? Yes, they were all sitcoms, but they also all had Bob Perlow as their audience warmup guy. He's written about his career in...
Andy Dehnart on “The Profit”
The CNBC show "The Profit" wrapped up its fourth season last night and my guest, Reality Blurred's Andy Dehnart, says it was the series' best. We talked about star Marcus Lemonis, the mom-and-pop businesses he invests in, and how they're showcased on the show --...
Showbiz Show 2/12/16
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey reviewed "Zoolander 2" and "Deadpool." We also talked about what's in the gift bags that Oscar nominees will receive, what Leonardo DiCaprio's Russian fans are planning for him, who will star in the new TV...
Elton's Carpool Karaoke
I'm not enough of a James Corden fan to set the DVR for his "Late Late Show," but occasionally I catch a highlight via YouTube. The latest worth my time (and yours) was his trademark bit, "Carpool Karaoke," with Elton John playing along in the passenger seat.
Samantha Bee's Smashing Debut
Remember when I wrote that "The Daily Show" had lost its edge with Trevor Noah in the anchor chair? The mantle of brilliant topical comedy had passed instead from Jon Stewart to John Oliver on his HBO "Last Week Tonight" show, and now Samantha Bee has picked it up and...