When producers Robert L. Boyett and Thomas L. Miller mentioned 1950s cross-dressing movie Some Like It Hot while pitching a “sophisticated buddy comedy” to ABC, the network said they would air it only if that drag element was in it. The result: The November 27, 1980, premiere of the zany, good-natured, and slightly lewd Bosom Buddies, starring newcomers Tom Hanks (who soon reached stardom with the 1984 movie Splash) and Peter Scolari. They played best friends Kip and Henry, who disguise themselves as gals named Buffy and Hildy to get cheap housing at a women-only hotel. Nearly every episode of the two-season series airs in this Catchy Comedy marathon. Paul Archuleta / Filmmagic In the first season, the leading men, who work as ad agency creatives under a credit-stealing boss (Holland Taylor), somehow ...
- 4/12/2024
- TV Insider
In 2023, anti-drag laws are being debated in at least 14 states, including Tennessee, the first to officially ban “adult cabaret performances” — which includes male or female impersonations — in public spaces or in the presence of children. But in 1980, drag formed the centerpiece of a new ABC sitcom.
Bosom Buddies is notable for being the first big break for Tom Hanks, then 24, and paired him with relative newcomer Peter Scolari, then 25. They played Kip Wilson and Henry Desmond, respectively — two pals who assume female alter-egos named Buffy and Hildegard in order to live in an affordable women’s hotel in New York City. The show was conceived almost by accident by Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett, the duo behind a raft of 1970s hit sitcoms including Happy Days, Mork & Mindy and Laverne & Shirley.
Buddies was pitched to ABC as a male version of the latter, reminiscent of “a sophisticated Billy Wilder comedy.
Bosom Buddies is notable for being the first big break for Tom Hanks, then 24, and paired him with relative newcomer Peter Scolari, then 25. They played Kip Wilson and Henry Desmond, respectively — two pals who assume female alter-egos named Buffy and Hildegard in order to live in an affordable women’s hotel in New York City. The show was conceived almost by accident by Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett, the duo behind a raft of 1970s hit sitcoms including Happy Days, Mork & Mindy and Laverne & Shirley.
Buddies was pitched to ABC as a male version of the latter, reminiscent of “a sophisticated Billy Wilder comedy.
- 3/18/2023
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Moodys vet Chelsea Frei is going on an adventure around the world in What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding, a one-hour comedy pilot at Freeform, our sister site Deadline reports.
Based on Kristin Newman’s memoir, the project follows Kacey (Frei), “single for the first time in her 30s, as she escapes her fast-paced life in Los Angeles to see the world” and go on a journey of self-discovery. The cast also includes Catherine Cohen (What We Do in the Shadows, Search Party), Alice Hunter (The Young and the Restless, Another Period) and Kosha Patel (Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce...
Based on Kristin Newman’s memoir, the project follows Kacey (Frei), “single for the first time in her 30s, as she escapes her fast-paced life in Los Angeles to see the world” and go on a journey of self-discovery. The cast also includes Catherine Cohen (What We Do in the Shadows, Search Party), Alice Hunter (The Young and the Restless, Another Period) and Kosha Patel (Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce...
- 10/26/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
This is something for estranged Evil fans to cheer about. Just don’t let the monks hear you.
At the apparent request of series creators Robert and Michelle King, Paramount+ has made one of Season 2’s streaming-only episodes available for free.
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“This is in response to people who miss the show, but hated that it cost money to watch on Paramount Plus,...
At the apparent request of series creators Robert and Michelle King, Paramount+ has made one of Season 2’s streaming-only episodes available for free.
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“This is in response to people who miss the show, but hated that it cost money to watch on Paramount Plus,...
- 10/25/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
HBO Max is at the Head of the Class with the first trailer for its upcoming reboot of the 1980s ABC sitcom.
The comedy revolves around a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a teacher (played by One Day at a Time‘s Isabella Gomez) who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life. As previously announced, original series star Robin Givens will reprise her role as Darlene Merriman, who is now a single mother to one of the students.
More from TVLinePeter Scolari Remembered by Evil Co-Creator as 'Wonderful, One...
The comedy revolves around a group of overachieving high school students who meet their greatest challenge — a teacher (played by One Day at a Time‘s Isabella Gomez) who wants them to focus less on grades and more on experiencing life. As previously announced, original series star Robin Givens will reprise her role as Darlene Merriman, who is now a single mother to one of the students.
More from TVLinePeter Scolari Remembered by Evil Co-Creator as 'Wonderful, One...
- 10/21/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The voting breakdown has been revealed from the Britain's Got Talent live shows.
Viewers saw Hungarian shadow dancers Attraction beat teenage comedian Jack Carroll to claim the top spot in last night's final (June 8). ITV has since confirmed that the winners received 27% of the public vote compared to Carroll's 20.1%.
Singers Richard and Adam - who had their performance interrupted when a woman invaded the stage to throw eggs at Simon Cowell - finished in third place with 15.4% of the vote.
Ventriloquist Steve Hewlett was fourth with 14.7% and former buskers The Luminites were fifth with 6.8%.
Singers Jordan O'Keefe, Gabz Gardiner and Arisxandra Libantino took the next three spots with 3.7%, 3.6% and 2.9% respectively.
Kids' dance troupe Pre-Skool were ninth with 2.8% and impressionist Francine Lewis finished in tenth place with 2%, followed by Asanda Jezile with 1.2%.
See the percentage of votes from each of the semi-final live shows below:
Semi Final 1:
Richard & Adam -...
Viewers saw Hungarian shadow dancers Attraction beat teenage comedian Jack Carroll to claim the top spot in last night's final (June 8). ITV has since confirmed that the winners received 27% of the public vote compared to Carroll's 20.1%.
Singers Richard and Adam - who had their performance interrupted when a woman invaded the stage to throw eggs at Simon Cowell - finished in third place with 15.4% of the vote.
Ventriloquist Steve Hewlett was fourth with 14.7% and former buskers The Luminites were fifth with 6.8%.
Singers Jordan O'Keefe, Gabz Gardiner and Arisxandra Libantino took the next three spots with 3.7%, 3.6% and 2.9% respectively.
Kids' dance troupe Pre-Skool were ninth with 2.8% and impressionist Francine Lewis finished in tenth place with 2%, followed by Asanda Jezile with 1.2%.
See the percentage of votes from each of the semi-final live shows below:
Semi Final 1:
Richard & Adam -...
- 6/9/2013
- Digital Spy
The first Britain's Got Talent Live Show got the week off to a typically dramatic start with Simon Cowell having a pop at Bruce Forsyth, an act firing an arrow at Dec's head, and a man dancing with a mop on primetime ITV.
Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon dazzled in revealing dresses, while Simon Cowell's shiny teeth and tan had Twitter talking about the talent show boss's looks.
Got Talent semi-finals - show 1:
Young singer Arisxandra and opera brothers Richard and Adam ended up winning the public vote, knocking out dance troupe Youth Creation, who finished third.
Impressionist Philip Green, stunt act Aaron Crow and musical acts Band of Voices, Bosom Buddies and J-Unity were also knocked out of the competition.
The most peculiar act of the evening was Martin Healy, who danced with a nun made out of a broom.
Britain's Got Talent continues its live shows...
Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon dazzled in revealing dresses, while Simon Cowell's shiny teeth and tan had Twitter talking about the talent show boss's looks.
Got Talent semi-finals - show 1:
Young singer Arisxandra and opera brothers Richard and Adam ended up winning the public vote, knocking out dance troupe Youth Creation, who finished third.
Impressionist Philip Green, stunt act Aaron Crow and musical acts Band of Voices, Bosom Buddies and J-Unity were also knocked out of the competition.
The most peculiar act of the evening was Martin Healy, who danced with a nun made out of a broom.
Britain's Got Talent continues its live shows...
- 5/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Operatic brothers Richard and Adam and 11-year-old singer Arisxandra were the winners on tonight's first Britain's Got Talent live show of the series.
Richard and Adam topped the public vote, while Arisxandra nabbed the second spot ahead of dance troupe Youth Creation when Simon Cowell sent the judges' vote to deadlock.
Earlier in the evening, Cowell had defended the show's decision to have child acts, hitting out at criticism from Strictly Come Dancing host Bruce Forsyth.
However, Forsyth's comments about it being uncomfortable seeing child acts going through the "ordeal" of Bgt came back to haunt Cowell when he had to pick between Arisxandra and the young dance troupe.
Cowell initially asked whether both child acts could go to the final, but Ant & Dec pointed out that it would be impossible because of the money spent on the phone vote.
The public vote worked in favour of Arisxandra, who had...
Richard and Adam topped the public vote, while Arisxandra nabbed the second spot ahead of dance troupe Youth Creation when Simon Cowell sent the judges' vote to deadlock.
Earlier in the evening, Cowell had defended the show's decision to have child acts, hitting out at criticism from Strictly Come Dancing host Bruce Forsyth.
However, Forsyth's comments about it being uncomfortable seeing child acts going through the "ordeal" of Bgt came back to haunt Cowell when he had to pick between Arisxandra and the young dance troupe.
Cowell initially asked whether both child acts could go to the final, but Ant & Dec pointed out that it would be impossible because of the money spent on the phone vote.
The public vote worked in favour of Arisxandra, who had...
- 5/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Will David Walliams finally kiss Simon Cowell? How many times can Amanda Holden cry in one week? Why isn't there a dancing dog on the bill? There are lots of questions hanging over this week's Britain's Got Talent Live Semi-Finals and hopefully we'll get some answers over the next six days.
The first semi-final this evening features the usual smattering of singers, dancers, oddballs and Wtf-are-they-doing acts, and as always Ant & Dec are challenged with holding the whole thing together while a circus of tears and tantrums surrounds them.
> Got Talent semi-final 1: Watch the acts
22:01Well, that's all folks. One show down. Four more to go. Same time, same place tomorrow. We'll be here. Hopefully for laughs and a little bit more talent.
22:00Just time for Richard and Adam to come back on stage and thank their fans. They claim that they've been working hard on their act for years.
The first semi-final this evening features the usual smattering of singers, dancers, oddballs and Wtf-are-they-doing acts, and as always Ant & Dec are challenged with holding the whole thing together while a circus of tears and tantrums surrounds them.
> Got Talent semi-final 1: Watch the acts
22:01Well, that's all folks. One show down. Four more to go. Same time, same place tomorrow. We'll be here. Hopefully for laughs and a little bit more talent.
22:00Just time for Richard and Adam to come back on stage and thank their fans. They claim that they've been working hard on their act for years.
- 5/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Simon Cowell is pulling up his trousers, Amanda Holden is practising her best cry-face and David Walliams is probably already dancing around Cowell in their dressing rooms. Yes, the Britain's Got Talent live semi-finals have arrived.
We can expect a whole smorgasboard of singers, dancers, kid performers with pushy parents and dodgy variety acts across the week and Digital Spy will be Live-Blogging the drama, interviewing the talent and reporting on the gossip throughout.
Semi-final one kicks off this evening (March 27) with eight acts all hoping to secure a spot in the Grand Final. In case your memories got a bit fuzzy and you can't remember your J Unity from your Bosom Buddies, here's a quick reminder of the contestants competing tonight.
Band of Voices
Bosom Buddies
Youth Creation
Philip Green
Arisxandra
J Unity
Aaron Crow
Martin Healey
Richard and Adam
Britain's Got Talent airs tonight at 7.30pm on ITV.
We can expect a whole smorgasboard of singers, dancers, kid performers with pushy parents and dodgy variety acts across the week and Digital Spy will be Live-Blogging the drama, interviewing the talent and reporting on the gossip throughout.
Semi-final one kicks off this evening (March 27) with eight acts all hoping to secure a spot in the Grand Final. In case your memories got a bit fuzzy and you can't remember your J Unity from your Bosom Buddies, here's a quick reminder of the contestants competing tonight.
Band of Voices
Bosom Buddies
Youth Creation
Philip Green
Arisxandra
J Unity
Aaron Crow
Martin Healey
Richard and Adam
Britain's Got Talent airs tonight at 7.30pm on ITV.
- 5/27/2013
- Digital Spy
The lineup for tonight's (27 May) first semi-final of Britain's Got Talent has been revealed.
Band of Voices, the singing group who impressed the judges enough to get an encore, will be bringing their sounds to the first live show, as will drag duo Bosom Buddies.
Dancers on the show will include colourful troupe Youth Creation and Martin Healey, who originally performed with a broom dressed as a nun.
Arisxandra Libantino, the 11-year-old who blew the judges away with her incredible voice, will be gracing the first semi-final, as will operatic singing brothers Richard and Adam, who almost brought the panel to tears with their version of 'The Impossible Dream'.
Philip Green will be bringing his range of impressions to the stage, and twin brothers J-Unity are also set to appear.
Aaron Crow, the magician and illusionist who shocked the judges with his dangerous audition, will also return to peform a routine that involves a bow,...
Band of Voices, the singing group who impressed the judges enough to get an encore, will be bringing their sounds to the first live show, as will drag duo Bosom Buddies.
Dancers on the show will include colourful troupe Youth Creation and Martin Healey, who originally performed with a broom dressed as a nun.
Arisxandra Libantino, the 11-year-old who blew the judges away with her incredible voice, will be gracing the first semi-final, as will operatic singing brothers Richard and Adam, who almost brought the panel to tears with their version of 'The Impossible Dream'.
Philip Green will be bringing his range of impressions to the stage, and twin brothers J-Unity are also set to appear.
Aaron Crow, the magician and illusionist who shocked the judges with his dangerous audition, will also return to peform a routine that involves a bow,...
- 5/26/2013
- Digital Spy
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