January 21, 2011
How I Met Fred Armisen
The year was 2005. I was a fresh-faced reporter working at a weekly magazine. Fred Armisen was just starting his third season on "Saturday Night Live" and I was tasked...
The only cover song you'll 'Want' to hear this week
The contestants on "American Idol" are at their best when twisting classic songs in totally unexpected ways -- it worked to Kris Allen's advantage but became Andrew Garcia's undoing since...
Lucy Lawless: In the ‘burbs, Spartacus is rocking a lot of marriages
The real life drama that rocked "Spartacus" left producers scrambling for a plan B and that answer presented itself in the form of a pre-quel. "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena"...
First Look: Taylor Lautner's $20 million role
Taylor Lautner is Hollywood great white six-packed hope for continued teen dominance at the box office once "The Twilight Saga" wraps up its run in 2012. That's why he scored...
Holly Madison: Most people can't handle my world
For Holly Madison, filming season two of her rE!ality show was the best of times and the worst of times -- she was loving life with a cadre of killer...
This needs to become a real show
As a result of Liz Lemon's budgetary & bridal blackmail, Jack threatened to replace "TGS" with a reality show starring Tracy's wife Angie -- and after hearing what it would...
The Handsome Men's Club just found a new member
Last March, Jimmy Kimmel revealed the creation of The Handsome Men's Club -- a group that features members like Ethan Hawke, Taye Diggs, Matthew McConaughey, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Keith "Lady...
Watch! 'Fringe!' On! Fridays!
Like every other sci-fi fan who suffered as Friday night spelled doom for great Fox shows like "Firefly," "Dollhouse" and "Sarah Connor Chronicles," I was petrified (in amber) that "Fringe's"...
Sarah Shahi: I can not run in six inch Louboutins
Last night millions of American's met Kate Reed -- a zippy, zany court mediator who runs around San Francisco with the bounciest of hair and highest of heels. And while...
Encore of the Week: 'The Office'
I love "The Office." Or should I say, I loved "The Office." In recent months the one-time funniest show on television has become more of a chore than a joy...
Big lies coming in the final season of 'Big Love'
The "Big Love" season premiere wasted no time throwing a million balls in the air -- Barb drinking, a "cult leader" making eyes at Margie, Bill getting exiled by his...
Does the new 'Scream' trailer go too far?
A week ago, the trailer gods opened up their mouths and spewed forth (like an overeager frat boy) an very revealing international trailer for "Scream 4" -- one that, in...
Naomi hawks Moscow digs
It must be love -- Naomi Campbell stripped down to make a commercial for her billionaire boyfriend's new luxury building in Moscow. Supermodel Campbell is seen writhing in bed, swimming...
'Sopranos'-style video shoot
"Sopranos" star Vincent Pastore and mob-related rapper Tony Testa got into a wild, name-calling dust-up during a video shoot for Testa's new record. A nephew of jailed mob boss Joseph...
No time for love
Ne-Yo charms the ladies with lovely lyrics but doesn't have time for romance. The R&B artist told us he hadn't made plans for Valentine's Day with his baby's mother, Monyetta...
Nobody home
Is the Bernie Madoff penthouse cursed? A year after toy mogul Al Kahn and his wife, Patsy, inked an $8 million deal to buy the apart ment at 133 E....
Itching to run
This time last year, former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr. flirted with taking on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for the Senate, and in some ways he's still sounding like a politician....
Hold the time
The Comcast takeover of NBC Universal is to be finalized this month but that didn't stop "Today Show" anchor Matt Lauer from poking fun at the cable giant at yesterday's...
Beating Assange
A movie about secret-sharing villain Julian Assange is being fast-tracked before he can leak his own life story. Assange has said he is penning a book that could become a...
Kim plays coy
Could Kim Kardashian soon have a sparkler on her finger? Sources say her boyfriend, Net star Kris Humphries, has been shopping for rings, even though they only started dating in...
May/September blues
Some of our seniors are giving up -- Larry King, Regis Philbin. Others are marrying down. Many a gent when he hits Operation Serutan, when to him farina is a...
Be a Jet fan - or be gone
Don't go anywhere near Harvey Weinstein this weekend if you're a Steeler fan. The movie mogul, a lifelong Jet fan, and billionaire Ron Burkle are planning to throw a viewing...