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It’s time for a Kelsey Grammer meme

January 19, 2012
If you’ve seen the recent print ads for Kelsey Grammer’s new show, Boss, you know that their overly serious nature is just begging for a comedic reappropriation. You’re welcome.

Laura’s Golden Globe Awards predictions

January 16, 2011
It seems like no time has passed since the last Golden Globe Awards, but the 2011 awards are upon us and airing tonight! I always get excited on award show days, what with the red carpet coverage, the celebrity musical numbers, the uncomfortable banter between wildly mismatched celebrity presenters, and of course, Jon Hamm. I [...]

Finally we know — 33 percent of people are assholes

May 12, 2010
…or at least 33 percent of CNN readers who voted in today’s poll.

I need help with these Michael Musto blind items!

September 14, 2009
Fun times with blind items thanks to La Dolce Musto!

European Vacation’s Rusty is Blake Lively’s brother?

August 18, 2009
So I had a dream last night that for some reason involved the son, Rusty aka Russ, from National Lampoon’s European Vacation. I don’t ask for these weird celebrity dreams. And so I looked up a picture of him and in the process took a glance at his biography. It turns out his name is [...]

Observations while watching the 2009 Teen Choice Awards

August 11, 2009
I watched those darned Teen Choice Awards last night, and found them to be oddly planned, confusing, and more than a little boring. What the hell is the point of having an awards presentation show when you just haphazardly announce winners in asides throughout like it’s the Technical Oscars? Were those barely-discussed categories not important [...]

Another celebrity lookalike

July 15, 2009
So I was catching up on Mad Men (highly recommended) and I could not figure out for the life of me which actress played the character Lois, the nervous switchboard operator who was promoted to secretary and then demoted again. At first I thought it was Anna Friel from the wonderful TV show Pushing Daisies.But [...]

Jonah Hill’s Letterman appearance and weight gain

July 14, 2009
Actor Jonah Hill was a guest on the David Letterman show last night, and boy has he put on a few. Now, a lot of people struggle with weight issues and he could be dealing with any number of things, but usually when people go to Hollywood and gain a lot of weight, I tend [...]

The Chuck E. Cheese characters are obvious McDonald’s ripoffs

July 8, 2009
I filed this under celebrities because when I was a kid, the Chuck E. Cheese’s characters were celebrities, dammit! They and their fantastic musical ensemble, Munch’s Make Believe Band, were the hottest thing to hit the kid circuit since Howdy Doody. But I always had a lingering sense that I’d seen those characters somewhere before. [...]

Billy Mays found dead…is anyone questioning the ShamWow guy??

June 28, 2009
Legendary TV pitchman and infomercial star Billy Mays has been found dead in his home. This is very sad news. I liked that guy, and he was just on a late night talk show the other night! In fact, during his TV appearance, he delivered a major diss to the ShamWow guy, Vince Shlomi. When [...]