There are comedians that I think are not funny. Yet because of certain roles or events, they are forever deemed funny. For example I don't think Eddie Murphy is funny. I think he's a good actor, and I've enjoyed his movies, but I don't find him really funny. His stand up special was pretty funny about 20 years ago, but what have you done for me lately? I do not think Robin Williams is funny. I did...
Here's Richard Pryor on A Kraft Music Hall special in 1964. How old could he have been at the time? An early look at one of the most influential comedians of our time. I'm trying to find a good skit from his 4 episode Richard Pryor Show on ABC from 1977. The cast included a young Robin Williams and Sandra Bernhard. There is a piece on YouTube called The First Black President which I would have liked...
After a whirlwind tour through the festival circuit, with stops at Sundance and Outfest, Dare finally arrives in theaters this weekend. And you should see it. Not only because there's a hot man-on-man pool scene between Friday Nigh Light's Zach Gilford and newcomer Ashley Springer. And not just because Duncan Sheik scored the thing. And [...]
Ed Park was one of the first participants in the Beatrice reading series, so I’m looking forward to Saturday’s “Page Turner,” the Asian American Writers’ Workshop’s inaugural literary festival, as an opportunity to see him again—he’ll be part of a panel on reviews (books, music, and film) and what cultural impact they actually have in [...]
Check out new photos of the soon to be released movieDARE starring Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer, Ana Gasteyer, Alan Cumming, Sandra Bernhard, Rooney Mara and directed by Adam Salky. Dare Synopsis: In high school, what kind of person did you dare to be: risk-taking and lustful, melancholy and confused or simply safe and over-achieving? [...]
Paul Mooney is well known to stand-up comedians for his own work and for writing for his longtime friend, Richard Pryor. Outside of that, though, his name recognition gets a little fuzzier. So for TV comedy fans, Mooney's new memoir, Black Is the New White , provides some great behind-the-scenes moments they should probably know. There are a lot of heartfelt stories about Richard Pryor and Mooney's...
According to actress Sandra Bernhard, no "kid is going to watch something about sex and then run out immediately and do it." Bernhard commented during a Nov. 5 segment on CNN's "Joy Behar Show" that focused on the upcoming threesome episode of CW's "Gossip Girl." Behar asked Bernhard and her fellow panelists, actresses Aisha Tyler and Fran Drescher, what they thought...
Queer-obsessed television host Joy Behar cannot help herself whenever something gay pops up on her radar. Like Carrie Prejean! And Maine marriage! Luckily, she had a few folks on her television show who sort of know about these topics. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Aisha Tyler, Barack Obama, carrie prejean, Fran [...]
Kyra Sedgwick, Terrence Howard, Iman, Mamie Gummer, Sandra Bernhard, Agyness Deyn and Donna Karan were among the revelers who showed up to catch the film.
This week marked the 40th anniversary of the breakthrough TV program Sesame Street. I’ve written before about some of the many lessons you can learn from this cultural icon, but today I’m going to zero in something new. You might have an Elmo blog, a Cookie Monster blog, or a Big Bird blog. (How you define those is up to you.) But some of the smartest and most successful bloggers out there...
Fran Drescher, Aisha Tyler, and Sandra Bernhard join Joy Behar to discuss Carrie Prejean's sex tape, Obama, gay rights, marriage equality, the down-low, and Ted Haggard Deliciously bitchy. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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