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Weekend Weirdness: Final Flesh, Dirty: The Official Ol’ Dirty Bastard Documentary, and Adult Swim’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force Christmas Album
12 December 2009 12:51 PM, PST
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It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies, sans New Moon, that offer proof. Weekend Weirdness cocks its disoriented, nappy head to examine such flicks, whether it's a new trailer for a provocative indie, a review, or news of an excavated cult classic. The works discussed herein tend to make cinema a little more interesting, and in the best and worst cases do the same for life. In this installment: Final Flesh is a real life Videodrome with porn actors from the co-creator of Wonder Showzen; Dirty is the forthcoming, surprisingly solid doc on the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard; [adult swim]'s Aqua Teen Hunger Force plops out a spicy Meatwad of a Xmas album, and more, G. The "G" is courtesy Nic Cage's bad lieutenant.
Nearly a decade after he worked as a writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the career of
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- Hunter Stephenson
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[TV] Pale Force
4 December 2009 5:00 AM, PST
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Pale Force is ridiculous. Let's just get that out of the way. Originally aired in pieces on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," it follows the adventures of a superhero called Pale Man, a taller, fitter version of creator Jim Gaffigan. Pale Man is the coolest most popular guy on the planet. Everyone loves him and admires him deeply, including Conan O'Brien, whose dream comes true when he becomes Pale Man's sidekick.
However ridiculous it may be, Pale Force is absurd in a completely awesome way. Every little episode, under the pretense of pale jokes, is basically an ongoing jab at Conan: in the Pale Force universe, he's assumed to either be gay or a woman by virtually everyone who comes across him, and, let's face it, for good reason; he's effeminate, bizarrely weak, and has a squeaky pre-pubescent voice (provided by Gaffigan).
That -- Gaffigan's steadfast devotion to keeping the
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- Jess Goodwin
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Singer Lisa Loeb Gives Birth to Her First Child
1 December 2009 6:01 PM, PST
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Lisa Loeb and her husband Roey Hershkovitz have welcomed the arrival of their first child together on Sunday morning, November 29. An official confirmation on the news has been made by the singer's representative who tells People the baby, a girl, was born at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
The height and weight of the newborn infant are not publicly shared, but the representative has told People that Lisa and Roey name their baby daughter Lyla Rose Loeb Hershkovitz. It is not known though if mother and baby are still in the facility or have made their way back home.
Lisa Loeb, a folk singer, married Roey Hershkovitz, who is a music supervisor for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," in January this year. The pair first met when she attended a meeting held to seek a host for a food show he was developing back in 2007.
In September, Lisa's
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Lisa Loeb a #1 Mom
1 December 2009 3:45 PM, PST
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Reality is so not biting for Lisa Loeb right now.
The '90s-era pop sensation and former star of E!'s #1 Single has welcomed her first child with hubby Roey Hershkovitz.
Lyla Rose Loeb Hershkovitz was born Sunday at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, People reports.
The proud new parents tied the knot in January in an intimate ceremony at a Manhattan restaurant. They met in the Big Apple, where Hershkovitz, 31, was the music coordinator for Late Night With Conan O'Brien.
Now music production supervisor for The Tonight Show, he and Loeb, 41, "Stay" in L.A. The bespectacled singer, famous for her cat-eye frames, has her own line of eyewear due out next
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Price of a Movie: 11.25.09
24 November 2009 11:00 PM, PST
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From Amy Poehler to Robert Frank, free music and new films, this week's Price of a Movie has all the toppings for your turkey.
Asssscat 3000
Sunday nights at the Upright Citizens Brigade are special not only because of the superb improv show that goes on, but also because these performances often feature the likes of Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz and other stars from SNL, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Daily Show. Get your tickets in advance to the 7:30 show for only $10 on their website, or take your chances and wait in line for a free ticket to the 9:30 show. Why is it called 'Asssscat 3000'? We're not sure... maybe you can find out for us.
Where: Upright Citizens Brigade, 307 West 26th Street
When: Sunday, November 29, 7:30 and 9:30 pm
Price: 7:30 show - $10, 9:30 show - Free!
Free Music Fridays at the American Folk Art Museum
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Comedy Central Picks Up Nick Swardson's Sketch Series
29 October 2009 11:17 AM, PDT
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It's Nick Swardson's party ... and you're invited! After numerous hit movies, highly-rated stand-up specials and memorable appearances on Reno 911!, Comedy Central greenlights a new, half-hour weekly sketch series starring comedian Nick Swardson and executive produced by Swardson, Tom Gianas, Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures Television, it was announced today by Lauren Corrao, president, original programming and development, Comedy Central. The new series is slated to begin production in November and is scheduled to premiere in 2010.
"We love Nick at Comedy Central and even more importantly, our audience loves Nick," said Corrao. "We've seen it in his movies, his stand-up, with his Reno 911! character 'Terry,' and in the work he's done developing Gay Robot. We can't wait to expand his creative voice into a sketch series."
"I'm very excited to be working with Comedy Central," said Swardson. "They are great people who understand me creatively.
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Fellow Hosts Make Fun of Letterman's Sex Confession
4 October 2009 9:05 PM, PDT
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Fellow talk show hosts from rival networks have been out to make fun of David Letterman's infamous confession of extortion plot set to him. During his Friday, October 2 monologue, Jay Leno kicked it off with "If you came here tonight for sex with a talk show host, you've got the wrong studio."
Letterman recently made a public announcement to the audience of his show that he had a sexual relationship with a female staff, identified as Stephanie Birkitt. He also revealed that somebody has threatened to leak out the information. Allegedly, "48 Hours Mystery" producer Robert J. "Joe" Halderman is the blackmailer.
"What is going on? First Conan hit his head, and then somebody tries to extort money from Letterman. I'm so glad I'm out of late night," Leno continued in reference to Conan O'Brien who suffered a mild concussion during a skit on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". Commenting on Joe's participation,
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Highest Paid TV Stars
2 October 2009 12:51 PM, PDT
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As we nibble away at the problem of world hunger and famine, TV stars are sipping on bubbly Cristal straight from the bottle. No one said life was fair but when you finish this article you might want to toss your cookies and begin a new career as an actor. We all know that Hollywood actors are paid well, and maybe we can justify it since they work eighteen hour days, but wait until you see their paycheck at the end of the day. David Letterman, Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien have a cushiony bed stuffed with money that late night hours don't bother them; their total salaries is over seventy-six million dollars. Even though we love to hate the filthy rich we are extremely intrigued by their large wallets. So let's take a trip through primetime television to see who is making what and who needs to step up!
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Scenes We Love: Pootie Tang
23 September 2009 7:19 PM, PDT
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Pootie Tang, the hallucinatory story of a "musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto" who literally speaks his own language, is like a secret handshake among a certain subset of film nerd. Yes, possibly the stoner kind, but not necessarily - it's just one of those movies where maybe you're out for a drink with someone you don't know that well and you drop a Pootie-ism ("I'm gonna sine your pitty on da runny kine!" or even a simple "Sadatay!") and the other person is like, "You like Pootie Tang? I love Pootie Tang!" And suddenly you've bonded as deeply as if you just found out you were born at the same hospital.
Pootie Tang, which was written and directed by Louis C.K. (whose writing for "The Chris Rock Show" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" earned him several Emmy nominations and who is also in The Invention of Lying
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- Jenni Miller
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2009 Emmy Award Winners Announced
21 September 2009 10:22 AM, PDT
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So the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards took place last night... did you tune in? I hear it was a good show even though a lot of the winners were pretty much a given. 30 Rock and Mad Men both took home the big awards, but the hardware was spread out a bit more among other shows than in previous years.
At any rate, just in case you missed it, we've got the full list of major award winners right here for you to review. Do you agree with the majority of the choices? For those who did watch the show, what were some of your favourite moments? What did you think of Neil Patrick Harris as the host? Check out the list of winners after the jump.
Comedy Series
"Entourage"
"Family Guy
"Flight of the Conchords"
"How I Met Your Mother"
"The Office"
Winner: "30 Rock"
"Weeds"
Drama Series
"Big Love"
"Breaking Bad
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Video: Megan Fox Does Conan O'Brien
18 September 2009 2:00 AM, PDT
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No, not in that way, you pervs; besides, don't you remember that Megan Fox has sworn off sex tapes?
The Jennifer's Body beauty popped up on Late Night With Conan O'Brien on Thursday to talk about her movie and various other topics, such as her love for seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster.
Check out the videos and revel in the wisdom of the First Lady of American Cinema.
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Video: Astrophysicist Convinced James Cameron to Re-Edit Titanic
17 September 2009 9:00 AM, PDT
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During the Cosmic Quandaries event in St Petersburg, our favorite astrophysicist Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson was answering questions about any and all galactic wonders. One of the topics that Tyson touched on was bad science in Hollywood movies. And while he completely ignored Michael Bay's "Armageddon," since it's just a fun movie, Tyson focused more on films that try to be accurate. His biggest complaint was with "Titanic" and director James Cameron. Watch the video below to hear Tyson explain the problem with the movie and what he did about it. Tyson has appeared on many shows about space, including "The Universe" and "Nova ScienceNow." He has also made appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Daily Show," "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and multiple times on "The Colbert Report." And back in 2000, he was voted "Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive" by People magazine.
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Gone Too Soon: Andy Richter Controls the Universe
7 September 2009 9:03 AM, PDT
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When Andy Richter left Late Night With Conan O'Brien to establish his own career in acting, nobody knew that he'd come full circle and rejoin O'Brien years later. At the same time, nobody knew that creator Victor Fresco would do much the same thing.
Andy Richter Controls the Universe was one of those quirky shows that most people, who enjoy a dash of nonsense in their comedy, really dug. It was a very playful show about a guy working in a massive company. It featured a small ensemble with great chemistry on-screen, and had a unique look at big corporations.
A few years later, Fresco tapped that well again, and we got Better Off Ted, another comedy with absurdist tendencies set in a massive corporation with a small cast. Like Andy, it eked out a second season based more on critical acclaim than ratings. As someone who enjoys both shows,
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Lisa Loeb Pregnant With First Child
2 September 2009 9:59 PM, PDT
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Lisa Loeb is pregnant with her first child. The baby's daddy is her music supervisor husband Roey Hershkovitz. "They're excited to welcome their first child this winter," the singer-songwriter's manager Janet Billig Rich tells People about the expectant parents.
Lisa Loeb and Roey Hershkovitz, who works as a music supervisor for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," first met two years ago when she attended a meeting to seek a host for a food show he was developing. They reportedly got engaged in November 2008.
The pair then made their union official in a Jewish wedding ceremony held at a restaurant in New York City on January 31, 2009. "It was a perfect night," the songbird previously told People about her wedding. "It was great to see everyone so happy, and I'm thrilled with the way it all turned out."
Despite the pregnancy confirmation, People doesn't mention on how months along Lisa has been carrying her baby.
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Conan O'Brien 'best of' from Tuesday night, June 16 Video
17 June 2009 7:51 PM, PDT
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Conan is settling in to his new La smallscreen environment, and NBC has fired over last night's 'best of' clips in case you were asleep and missed him. Also in the "Tonight Show" news, comedian Artie Lange has reportedly been banned from "The Tonight Show" until he sobers up, reports the New York Daily News: "Howard Stern's sidekick was supposed to appear on 'The Tonight Show,' but NBC producers nixed the recovering heroin addict's spot. 'I'd been on ("Late Night With Conan O'Brien") 15 times in the last 11 years, and they were great to me,' Lange explains. 'But the last time I was on, they thought I was high, and now they won't put me on until
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- April MacIntyre
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Right Now on TV Squad
13 June 2009 12:32 PM, PDT
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Our brothers and sisters over at TV Squad have busted through the boob tube and brought with them the following juicy bits of must-see eye candy:
Ok, Mad Men fans, the first photo of the new season is online and you can link to it from here.
To fill in the void between seasons of Dancing With the Stars, ABC is launching Let's Dance which will take a more humorous look at celebs cutting a rug.
Variety is running an article about how more and more TV shows are choosing to shoot in locations other than Hollywood.
Kathy Griffin recently had dinner with Lily Tomlin for Griffin's show My Life on the D-List where they discussed, among other things, that they had both been banned from Late Night With Conan O'Brien.
Is there room for two mind readers on NBC? Heroes star Greg Grunberg doesn't seem to think so as
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Conan Takes Over 'The Tonight Show' Tonight
1 June 2009 11:26 AM, PDT
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I've always thought that it was the writing that made Late Night with Conan O'Brien rather than Conan himself. When you look at Carson, Letterman, and even Craig Ferguson, those are clearly host-centered operations, but the strength of O'Brien's show was always the other stuff. Conan replaces Jay Leno on The Tonight Show, and even though Conan's not the best host around, it's still a big improvement. I just hope it's less kiss-ass than Leno's show was.
I don't think the question of whether Conan is cut out for 11:30 is really the issue, but rather if the writing can adjust and if it becomes a little tamer, what will that do when the host isn't the strongest part of the deal? The answer, it seems to me, is still better than Jimmy Fallon.
The guests this week start well enough: Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam. But by Friday,
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Conan O'Brien Talks Up The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
27 May 2009 8:36 PM, PDT
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The new host of the late-night staple talks about his brand new gig on a new time
Conan O'Brien fans will be able to enjoy his unique brand of late-night entertainment when O'Brien starts his new venture, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, which premieres on Monday, June 1 at 11:35 Pm Et on NBC. After 16 years of hosting Late Night with Conan O'Brien, O'Brien takes over for Jay Leno in the legendary late-night show. O'Brien recently held a conference call discussing his new show, and here's what he had to say.
Conan, when Jay Leno really started to break away in the ratings was when he made the opening comedy portions longer and longer, until it was way longer than any of the other shows. What are you going to do when you start out here? Are you expecting to have expanded comedy at the beginning? And
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TV Show Obituaries: 85 Series from the 2008 - 2009 Season that are Cancelled or Ending
27 May 2009 1:06 PM, PDT
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Those not returning for the 2009-10 TV season include 4Real, According To Jim, America's Toughest Jobs, American Gladiators, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, Battlestar Galactica, Boston Legal, Celebrity Circus, Celebrity Exposé, Celebrity Family Feud, Charlie Jade, Chocolate News, Cristina's Court, Crusoe, Cupid, D.L. Hughley Breaks The News, Deal Or No Deal, Dirty Sexy Money, Do Not Disturb, Don't Forget The Lyrics!, Easy Money, Eleventh Hour, Eli Stone, ER, Everybody Hates Chris, Fear Itself, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Frank TV, Harper's Island, Hole In The Wall, Homeland Security USA, Howie Do It, In Harm's Way, In The Motherhood, Kath & Kim (Us), King Of The Hill, Kings, Knight Rider (2008), Kyle Xy, Last Comic Standing, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Life, Life On Mars (Us), Lipstick Jungle, MADtv, Momma's Boys, Most Outrageous Moments, My Own Worst Enemy, Nashville Star, Opportunity Knocks, Osbournes: Reloaded, Prison Break, Privileged, Pushing Daisies, Reaper, Samantha Who?
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2008 - 2009 Cancelled TV Shows: 25 NBC Series That Won't Be Back for 2009 - 2010
20 May 2009 4:48 PM, PDT
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The peacock network held its upfront presentation this week and execs presented their new schedules to advertisers.
Shows returning next season include 30 Rock, Celebrity Apprentice, The Biggest Loser, Chuck, Dateline, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Office, Parks & Recreation, and Southland.
America's Got Talent will return this Summer. It'll be joined by The Great American Road Trip, I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, The Listener, Merlin, and The Philanthropist.
Not returning to NBC are America's Toughest Jobs, The Baby Borrowers, Celebrity Circus, Celebrity Family Feud, The Chopping Block, Crusoe, Deal Or No Deal, ER, Fear Itself, Howie Do It, Kath & Kim, Kings, Knight Rider, Last Comic Standing, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Life, Lipstick Jungle, Medium, Momma's Boys, Most Outrageous Moments, My Name Is Earl, My Own Worst Enemy, Nashville Star, Superstars Of Dance, and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
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