Category Archives: Comedian

America loves Betty White best

By doris | Published: August 19, 2011

Full Story at Marquee.Blogs.cnn.com Thought Reese Witherspoon was America’s Sweetheart? Or maybe Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock? Well, you’d be wrong, because Betty White can officially claim that title. It turns out that the angelic 89-year-old is now America’s most favorite and trusted celebrity, the Los Angeles Times reports. White has come in first in [...]

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TBS cancels ‘Lopez Tonight’

By doris | Published: August 10, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com TBS is pulling the plug on its late night effort, Lopez Tonight. According to a network spokesperson, Thursday night will be the final episode of the George Lopez vehicle. The series, which premiered in November 2009, has struggled to garner broad viewership in an increasingly crowded late night landscape. He was [...]

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Roseanne’s ‘totally serious’ about presidential run

By doris | Published: August 6, 2011

Full Story at TheClicke.today.com Are you ready for President Roseanne Barr? Well, ready or not, the star of “Roseanne’s Nuts” plans to run for the highest office in the land. During a Thursday night visit to “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” the former self-proclaimed domestic goddess made her big announcement. “You know, Jay. I [...]

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Jerry Lewis disses ‘American Idol’ contestants

By doris | Published: July 31, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Jerry Lewis is not a fan of reality television. The star of Encore’s upcoming “Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis,” a documentary about the 85-year-old comedian’s life and career, took aim at weight-loss reality shows and the contestants who try out for FOX juggernaut “American Idol” on Friday at the [...]

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‘Three’s Company’ star Joyce DeWitt makes NY debut

By doris | Published: July 1, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — It has taken a long time, but Joyce DeWitt is finally doing what she always wanted to do: Make her stage debut in New York. “I know, isn’t it a hoot?” the former “Three’s Company” star asks with glee a few hours before hitting the boards one [...]

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Tracy Morgan offends again in latest stand-up

By doris | Published: June 28, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Tracy Morgan may want to invest in a bus, because his apology tour may not be over just yet. The Arc, a nonprofit advocacy group serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is the latest organization demanding an apology from the comedian for remarks he made during his stand-up routine Saturday [...]

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Carol Burnett returns to ‘All My Children’

By doris | Published: June 27, 2011

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com Susan Lucci’s Erica Kane will have to surrender the spotlight on “All My Children” for a few days this September. That’s because Verla Grubbs is coming back to town! Verla who? Longtime “AMC” fans will know, because Verla originated in 1983 as the long-lost daughter of a character named Langley Wallingford [...]

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Jerry Lewis out of hospital; canceled Sydney show

By doris | Published: June 25, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com SYDNEY – Jerry Lewis was hospitalized Friday after he was unable to perform at a show in suburban Sydney, but his publicist said he was simply overtired and was released after a few hours. The 85-year-old actor, comedian and tireless advocate for muscular dystrophy research is on a fundraising tour for [...]

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Oprah bids farewell in final show

By doris | Published: May 25, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey took her final bow in a taped episode that aired Wednesday, marking the end of her 25-year daytime talk show with a tearful goodbye. “You all have been a safe harbor for me,” Winfrey told her audience. “My hope is that you will be [...]

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Jerry Lewis to sign off from Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon

By doris | Published: May 17, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — For 45 years, Jerry Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual Labor Day fundraiser have been synonymous, so much so that it’s now known as the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, in honor of the comic’s tireless efforts. But this September, the 85-year-old star will don his tuxedo to entertain [...]

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