Category: Entertainment

Kumar goes to Washington? Kal Penn leaves House.

Yes, I’m a House fan. Yes, my favorite character was Kutner once known as Kumar (Harold and Kumar go to White Castle and Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay). He was killed off on last night’s episode of House to the anger of many fans (why wasn’t it 13 or Taub?). Today I was…

SNL Doesn’t "Get" that Obama is Funny

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I actually watched the first ever Saturday Night (which is what it was called before the word “Live” was added). The highlight of my week as a little kid was staying up after my parents went to bed on Saturday and hearing Chevy Chase as President Ford shouting, “Live from New York it’s Saturday Night!”…

David Letterman is a Bitter Clinger

Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised but I so loved David Letterman’s brand of humor when I was in college.  It was off the wall, with Panicky Guy, the NBC pages, Larry “Bud” Melman, viewer mail.   Maybe I’m remembering incorrectly, but wasn’t he an equal opportunity comedy shot-taker when it came to presidents?   So what’s with…

Congratulations Dixie Chicks! 5 Grammys

How does a group that’s not even nominated for a Country Music Award walk away with wins in all country categories for which they were nominated at the Grammys? Nothing political in that. No, Hollywood wasn’t trying to make a statement or anything. [youtube -rVRK64Aa2Q] The Chicks can’t hide their disgust at the lack of…

When you talk nastily about a lot of people – you’re bound to pull a “Rosie”

It’s a matter of odds. If you spend a certain amount of time each day saying awful things about people, mocking them for laughs – odds are, your timing is really going to stink and well, you’ll pull a “Rosie.” [youtube sXR7Y-YJZkU The View Morning of February 8, 2007] Is the following supposed to be…