By 1973, singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson had starred in a handful of feature film roles, playing outlaw Billy the Kid in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, which also co-starred Bob Dylan. That same year, just after her 14th birthday, Marie Osmond, of the performing Osmond clan, launched her recording career, becoming the youngest female act to hit Number One on the country chart with her song “Paper Roses.”
Although their career (and, indeed, personal) trajectories couldn’t be more divergent, the paths of Kristofferson — who died Saturday at 88 — and Osmond, along with her teen-idol brother Donny,...
Although their career (and, indeed, personal) trajectories couldn’t be more divergent, the paths of Kristofferson — who died Saturday at 88 — and Osmond, along with her teen-idol brother Donny,...
- 9/30/2024
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
For over a century, LGBTQ+ performers have made audiences laugh while pushing boundaries and advancing social progress. Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution shines a light on this important history, telling the story of pioneers who paved the way for openly queer comedians today.
The documentary follows a momentous 2022 reunion show bringing together icons like Wanda Sykes, Margaret Cho, and Lily Tomlin with newcomers at the famed Greek Theatre in LA. Through interviews and clips, we learn what it took for these talented individuals to find success despite facing adversity. While acceptance has grown, prejudice has caused many to maintain “double lives” or stay closeted for fear of backlash.
Backdrops of political unrest, like the Lavender Scare targeting gays after WWII or the AIDS crisis, reverberate as comedians recall turbulent eras. Even icons faced career threats if they revealed their true selves. The documentary gives voice to valiant veterans who persevered, honoring...
The documentary follows a momentous 2022 reunion show bringing together icons like Wanda Sykes, Margaret Cho, and Lily Tomlin with newcomers at the famed Greek Theatre in LA. Through interviews and clips, we learn what it took for these talented individuals to find success despite facing adversity. While acceptance has grown, prejudice has caused many to maintain “double lives” or stay closeted for fear of backlash.
Backdrops of political unrest, like the Lavender Scare targeting gays after WWII or the AIDS crisis, reverberate as comedians recall turbulent eras. Even icons faced career threats if they revealed their true selves. The documentary gives voice to valiant veterans who persevered, honoring...
- 8/28/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Peter Marshall, the multiple Emmy Award-winning host of classic game show “Hollywood Squares,” died Thursday of kidney failure, his publicist Harlan Boll told TheWrap.
Best known for hosting more than 5,000 episodes of the original version of the game show for more than 15 years, he enjoyed an eight-decade career as a singer, actor and emcee. Marshall even quipped that he wanted his official cause of death to be reported as “boredom.”
According to his wife of 35 years, Laurie, he died at his home in Encino, surrounded by loved ones.
Marshall was tapped to host “Hollywood Squares” in 1966: The game show featured celebrities such as Paul Lynde, Joan Rivers, Rich Little, George Gobel and Wally Cox in “squares” that could be won like tic-tac-toe by contestants.
He began his showbiz career while still in his teens after seeing his sister, “Red River” star Joanne Dru, get into modeling. He landed a...
Best known for hosting more than 5,000 episodes of the original version of the game show for more than 15 years, he enjoyed an eight-decade career as a singer, actor and emcee. Marshall even quipped that he wanted his official cause of death to be reported as “boredom.”
According to his wife of 35 years, Laurie, he died at his home in Encino, surrounded by loved ones.
Marshall was tapped to host “Hollywood Squares” in 1966: The game show featured celebrities such as Paul Lynde, Joan Rivers, Rich Little, George Gobel and Wally Cox in “squares” that could be won like tic-tac-toe by contestants.
He began his showbiz career while still in his teens after seeing his sister, “Red River” star Joanne Dru, get into modeling. He landed a...
- 8/15/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Peter Marshall, who hosted the popular game show The Hollywood Squares for more than 15 years and had a long career as an actor, singer and comic, died today of kidney failure at his Encino home. He was 98. His publicist Harlan Boll confirmed to news to Deadline.
Marshall won four Daytime Emmys for hosting the syndicated Hollywood Squares from 1966-81. The tic-tac-toe game featured two contestants agreeing or disagreeing with celebrities who provided answers to Marshall’s questions — which ranged from silly to ribald. The format has been revived a few times over the years, with a new edition hosted by Nate Burleson with Drew Barrymore in the famed center square is to premiere in midseason.
Among the scores of stars who appeared on Hollywood Squares were Walter Matthau, Gloria Swanson, Glenn Ford, and Milton Berle, as well as regulars Paul Lynde — who often killed as the center square — Rose Marie,...
Marshall won four Daytime Emmys for hosting the syndicated Hollywood Squares from 1966-81. The tic-tac-toe game featured two contestants agreeing or disagreeing with celebrities who provided answers to Marshall’s questions — which ranged from silly to ribald. The format has been revived a few times over the years, with a new edition hosted by Nate Burleson with Drew Barrymore in the famed center square is to premiere in midseason.
Among the scores of stars who appeared on Hollywood Squares were Walter Matthau, Gloria Swanson, Glenn Ford, and Milton Berle, as well as regulars Paul Lynde — who often killed as the center square — Rose Marie,...
- 8/15/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Marshall, Emmy-award winning game show host of “Hollywood Squares,” died of kidney failure Thursday in Encino. He was 98.
His wife Laurie said in a statement that he died at home.
Emmy-nominated 19 times, with five wins, he hosted more than 5,000 episodes of the original version of game show “The Hollywood Squares” and appeared in dozens of movies, stage musicals and TV shows.
Marshall was born Ralph Pierre Lacock in Huntington, W.V. He started his career as an NBC Radio page and usher at Paramount Theater. He served in the Army, working as a d.j. for Armed Forces Radio.
Marshall developed a comedy act with Tommy Noonan, touring the country and appearing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” As a contract player at 20th Century Fox, he appeared in films including “Ensign Pulver,” “The Rookie” and “Annie.”
He was hired to host NBC’s long-running “The Hollywood Squares” starting in 1966, featuring regulars like Paul Lynde,...
His wife Laurie said in a statement that he died at home.
Emmy-nominated 19 times, with five wins, he hosted more than 5,000 episodes of the original version of game show “The Hollywood Squares” and appeared in dozens of movies, stage musicals and TV shows.
Marshall was born Ralph Pierre Lacock in Huntington, W.V. He started his career as an NBC Radio page and usher at Paramount Theater. He served in the Army, working as a d.j. for Armed Forces Radio.
Marshall developed a comedy act with Tommy Noonan, touring the country and appearing on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” As a contract player at 20th Century Fox, he appeared in films including “Ensign Pulver,” “The Rookie” and “Annie.”
He was hired to host NBC’s long-running “The Hollywood Squares” starting in 1966, featuring regulars like Paul Lynde,...
- 8/15/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Marshall, who won four Emmys hosting the first incarnation of the long-running game show Hollywood Squares, has died at the age of 98, TVLine has confirmed. Marshall died on Thursday of kidney failure at his home in Encino, California “surrounded by loved ones,” his family said in a statement.
After an early career in comedy and on Broadway, Marshall signed on to host what was then titled The Hollywood Squares in 1966, after Bert Parks hosted the initial pilot for NBC. Marshall thought he would only spend 13 weeks as the host, but that turned into 16 years, with Marshall emceeing the show...
After an early career in comedy and on Broadway, Marshall signed on to host what was then titled The Hollywood Squares in 1966, after Bert Parks hosted the initial pilot for NBC. Marshall thought he would only spend 13 weeks as the host, but that turned into 16 years, with Marshall emceeing the show...
- 8/15/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Peter Marshall, the velvety-voiced host who presided over NBC’s celebrity-filled game show The Hollywood Squares for 16 years, died Thursday. He was 98.
Marshall, an accomplished singer who also was a leading man on Broadway and one-half of a popular comedy team before embarking on his game-show gig, died of kidney failure at his Encino home, his family announced.
The pride of West Virginia hosted some 6,000 episodes of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 through 1981, winning four Daytime Emmy Awards. Marshall often worked just one day a week, when he taped five shows. “It was the easiest job I ever had, and I never rehearsed,” he said.
Soon after starring in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical comedy Skyscraper opposite Julie Harris, Marshall was offered the job as host of The Hollywood Squares, created by Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley. An earlier version of the show, hosted by Bert Parks, had been turned down.
Marshall...
Marshall, an accomplished singer who also was a leading man on Broadway and one-half of a popular comedy team before embarking on his game-show gig, died of kidney failure at his Encino home, his family announced.
The pride of West Virginia hosted some 6,000 episodes of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 through 1981, winning four Daytime Emmy Awards. Marshall often worked just one day a week, when he taped five shows. “It was the easiest job I ever had, and I never rehearsed,” he said.
Soon after starring in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical comedy Skyscraper opposite Julie Harris, Marshall was offered the job as host of The Hollywood Squares, created by Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley. An earlier version of the show, hosted by Bert Parks, had been turned down.
Marshall...
- 8/15/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the opening section of Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, you might be forgiven for thinking this is an extended Pride Month promo to breathe new life into Netflix’s 2022 special, Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration. But in a Q&a following the rousingly received opening-night screening at the Provincetown Film Festival, director Page Hurwitz clarified the chicken-and-the-egg situation, explaining that she produced the event at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, which assembled 22 prominent queer comics on the same bill, as a foundational building block for this documentary surveying the rich history of LGBTQ+ comedians.
At a time when a new generation of queer comics from across the sexual and gender identity spectrum has emerged into what appears to be a thriving scene, this is an invaluable primer on the many performers who kicked down resistant doors to make today’s greater representation possible.
Even if it only served as...
At a time when a new generation of queer comics from across the sexual and gender identity spectrum has emerged into what appears to be a thriving scene, this is an invaluable primer on the many performers who kicked down resistant doors to make today’s greater representation possible.
Even if it only served as...
- 6/15/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NFL vet Nate Burleson has been drafted to tackle the job of host for CBS’ new edition of the classic game show Hollywood Squares, which will feature Drew Barrymore camped out in the center square.
The new Squares will air Wednesdays at 10/9c, beginning in January 2025. The game show will be preceded by a special primetime edition of The Price Is Right at 8 pm, followed by Raid the Cage — co-hosted by Damon Wayans Jr. and Jeannie Mai — at 9 pm.
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The new Squares will air Wednesdays at 10/9c, beginning in January 2025. The game show will be preceded by a special primetime edition of The Price Is Right at 8 pm, followed by Raid the Cage — co-hosted by Damon Wayans Jr. and Jeannie Mai — at 9 pm.
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- 6/11/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Classic TV shows are still loved and appreciated by the masses today.
We all have specific go-to favorites we have seen many times over but never seem to get sick of watching.
Certain technological advancements didn't exist when classic TV shows were produced, such as the ability to pause, rewind, or record episodes.
Those advancements have since changed how we can view our favorite classic shows.
While binge-watching is not always great for enjoying modern programs, it is another advancement that can offer new insights into classic shows that are fun to explore.
The Attraction of Classic TV
Whether it's a 1950s show like Lassie or a 1980s show like The Facts of Life, there is something inherently special about a classic TV show.
Watching one is like eating comfort food.
Experts say classic shows are so attractive because humans are social creatures. We want to form connections with other people.
We all have specific go-to favorites we have seen many times over but never seem to get sick of watching.
Certain technological advancements didn't exist when classic TV shows were produced, such as the ability to pause, rewind, or record episodes.
Those advancements have since changed how we can view our favorite classic shows.
While binge-watching is not always great for enjoying modern programs, it is another advancement that can offer new insights into classic shows that are fun to explore.
The Attraction of Classic TV
Whether it's a 1950s show like Lassie or a 1980s show like The Facts of Life, there is something inherently special about a classic TV show.
Watching one is like eating comfort food.
Experts say classic shows are so attractive because humans are social creatures. We want to form connections with other people.
- 5/15/2024
- by Jessica Kosinski
- TVfanatic
In its own way, Sol Saks' 1963 sitcom "Bewitched" was a subversive work. Inspired by movies like "I Married a Witch" (1942) and "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (1957), "Bewitched" followed the everyday, quotidian, brightly-lit travails of a typical white suburban couple named Darrin Stephens and Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery).
The twist was that Samantha was a centuries-old witch, descended from a long line of magic-users. Endora (Agnes Moorehead), Samantha's colorful mother, would occasionally drop in, as would her father Maurice (Maurice Evans from "Planet of the Apes"), and uncle Arthur (legendary comedian Paul Lynde). The witches and warlocks on the show would often attempt to drive a wedge between Samantha and Darrin, but their love would prevail in the end.
Beginning in the show's third season, the Stephens had their first child, Tabitha (Erin Murphy and Diane Murphy). In the sixth season, they were joined by baby Adam (David Lawrence and Greg Lawrence).
Sadly,...
The twist was that Samantha was a centuries-old witch, descended from a long line of magic-users. Endora (Agnes Moorehead), Samantha's colorful mother, would occasionally drop in, as would her father Maurice (Maurice Evans from "Planet of the Apes"), and uncle Arthur (legendary comedian Paul Lynde). The witches and warlocks on the show would often attempt to drive a wedge between Samantha and Darrin, but their love would prevail in the end.
Beginning in the show's third season, the Stephens had their first child, Tabitha (Erin Murphy and Diane Murphy). In the sixth season, they were joined by baby Adam (David Lawrence and Greg Lawrence).
Sadly,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Alice left an indelible mark on American TV. Based on a relatively minor Martin Scorsese film, the weekly 30-minute sitcom followed the day-to-day of a widowed mom (played by Linda Lavin) who experienced car trouble in Arizona and never left. Nearly five decades after its 1976 debut, all but two of the original Alice cast members have died. Who’s still alive?
What was ‘Alice’ about? ‘Alice’ cast portrait on Jan. 1, 1979 | CBS via Getty Images
Before marrying Donald Hyatt and becoming a mom, Alice Spivak was a lounge singer in Newark, New Jersey. After her husband died in a trucking accident, she loaded up her station wagon and set her sights on Los Angele, hoping to revive her career. Fortunately for sitcom viewers, the newly inspired chanteuse and her adolescent son, Tommy, only made it as far as Phoenix before their car broke down. Intending a temporary stay, Alice rented an...
What was ‘Alice’ about? ‘Alice’ cast portrait on Jan. 1, 1979 | CBS via Getty Images
Before marrying Donald Hyatt and becoming a mom, Alice Spivak was a lounge singer in Newark, New Jersey. After her husband died in a trucking accident, she loaded up her station wagon and set her sights on Los Angele, hoping to revive her career. Fortunately for sitcom viewers, the newly inspired chanteuse and her adolescent son, Tommy, only made it as far as Phoenix before their car broke down. Intending a temporary stay, Alice rented an...
- 3/19/2023
- by Kaanii Powell Cleaver
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Having a premiere at SXSW last year turned out to be a charm for directing duo The Daniels, and although awards lightning most likely won’t strike this year for this somewhat niche horror pastiche, hopefully its creators — Australian double-act the Cairnes brothers — will get their own media moment as a result. That Late Night With the Devil is one for the myriad genre festivals that abound internationally is a no-brainer, but the Cairneses deserve a bit more consideration than that for their film’s wry engagement with U.S. history and pop culture, despite shooting their New York-set film entirely in Melbourne.
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- 3/11/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
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Robert Clary, the French actor, singer and Holocaust survivor who portrayed Corporal LeBeau on the World War II-set sitcom Hogan’s Heroes, has died. He was 96.
Clary, who was mentored by famed entertainer Eddie Cantor and married one of his five daughters, died Wednesday morning at his home in Los Angeles, his granddaughter Kim Wright told The Hollywood Reporter.
CBS’ Hogan’s Heroes, which aired over six seasons from September 1965 to April 1971, starred Bob Crane as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, an American who led an international group of Allied prisoners of war in a convert operation to defeat the Nazis from inside the Luft Stalag 13 camp.
As the patriotic Cpl. Louis LeBeau, the 5-foot-1 Clary hid in small spaces, dreamed about girls, got along great with the guard dogs and used his expert culinary skills to help the befuddled Nazi Colonel Wilhelm Klink (Werner Klemperer...
Robert Clary, the French actor, singer and Holocaust survivor who portrayed Corporal LeBeau on the World War II-set sitcom Hogan’s Heroes, has died. He was 96.
Clary, who was mentored by famed entertainer Eddie Cantor and married one of his five daughters, died Wednesday morning at his home in Los Angeles, his granddaughter Kim Wright told The Hollywood Reporter.
CBS’ Hogan’s Heroes, which aired over six seasons from September 1965 to April 1971, starred Bob Crane as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, an American who led an international group of Allied prisoners of war in a convert operation to defeat the Nazis from inside the Luft Stalag 13 camp.
As the patriotic Cpl. Louis LeBeau, the 5-foot-1 Clary hid in small spaces, dreamed about girls, got along great with the guard dogs and used his expert culinary skills to help the befuddled Nazi Colonel Wilhelm Klink (Werner Klemperer...
- 11/16/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Whether you’re chilling out before a costume party or working late at the lab (Halloween is a Monday this year), October 31 practically screams, “Watch something!”
Yes, there are myriad seasonal activities to be enjoyed away from the ghastly glow of your screens: be it bobbing for apples, carving jack-o-lanterns, summoning the undead, or an overpriced rideshare. But few experiences are as instantly and totally transporting as the ones provided by our go-to movies and TV shows. That’s why so many of us insist on sneaking in annual viewings of our favorites between social events and trick-or-treaters. No matter how scary busy our schedules may get, making time for the Halloween tales we cherish feels in some small way important.
Maybe you’re putting on your makeup to the familiar beats of “Beetlejuice” or working from home with “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” to keep you company.
Yes, there are myriad seasonal activities to be enjoyed away from the ghastly glow of your screens: be it bobbing for apples, carving jack-o-lanterns, summoning the undead, or an overpriced rideshare. But few experiences are as instantly and totally transporting as the ones provided by our go-to movies and TV shows. That’s why so many of us insist on sneaking in annual viewings of our favorites between social events and trick-or-treaters. No matter how scary busy our schedules may get, making time for the Halloween tales we cherish feels in some small way important.
Maybe you’re putting on your makeup to the familiar beats of “Beetlejuice” or working from home with “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” to keep you company.
- 10/31/2022
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
"How y'all doing?"
Well, I'm emotionally destroyed, Leslie.
At only four feet 11 inches tall, few comedians could tower over a crowd quite like Leslie Jordan. A perennial delight with a trademark Southern accent that came with an audible smile, Jordan was known for his larger-than-life roles in projects like "Sordid Lives," "American Horror Story," "Call Me Kat," and his Emmy-winning performance as Beverly Leslie on "Will & Grace." Jordan was a singular talent whose mere existence brought joy to countless people, with a zest for life that most would be lucky to experience a fraction of, and an unapologetic approach to his queerness that inspired generations.
Just last year, Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics honored him with the Timeless Star award, the group's career achievement honor given to "an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom, and wit." An actor with a career spanning over 40 years,...
Well, I'm emotionally destroyed, Leslie.
At only four feet 11 inches tall, few comedians could tower over a crowd quite like Leslie Jordan. A perennial delight with a trademark Southern accent that came with an audible smile, Jordan was known for his larger-than-life roles in projects like "Sordid Lives," "American Horror Story," "Call Me Kat," and his Emmy-winning performance as Beverly Leslie on "Will & Grace." Jordan was a singular talent whose mere existence brought joy to countless people, with a zest for life that most would be lucky to experience a fraction of, and an unapologetic approach to his queerness that inspired generations.
Just last year, Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics honored him with the Timeless Star award, the group's career achievement honor given to "an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom, and wit." An actor with a career spanning over 40 years,...
- 10/24/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
As a horror filmmaker, Rob Zombie has fostered an impassioned following over the past two decades, with a body of work characterized by its black humor and unvarnished violence, made all the more engrossing by the perverse but productive sympathies the director has for his movie monsters. Now, Zombie has completed his most shocking venture yet — an adaptation of the wacky, wholesome ‘60s sitcom “The Munsters.” With friendly faces and a very conspicuous PG rating, the film is unlike anything Zombie has made before and arguably his most boldly stylized work yet.
“A lot of people have said to me: ‘Finally, I can watch one of your movies with my kids,’ which I don’t have kids so that’s kind of meaningless to me. But that’s nice!” Zombie tells Variety. “This is how I got into everything as a kid. This is for the next wave of monster fans coming our way.
“A lot of people have said to me: ‘Finally, I can watch one of your movies with my kids,’ which I don’t have kids so that’s kind of meaningless to me. But that’s nice!” Zombie tells Variety. “This is how I got into everything as a kid. This is for the next wave of monster fans coming our way.
- 9/27/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Barely 15 minutes of Mrs. Doubtfire has passed before the wife of the manic, cloying man-child at the center of the developing farce demands a divorce, and we can only puzzle over what took her so long.
Granted, the wife is no prize either, a humorless, uptight career woman caricature rarely seen these days outside Lifetime holiday TV-movies. How she and so many other dated and tired tropes from a dated and tired 1993 movie made it past so many talented Broadway creators through so many years of stage development is a mystery more interesting than anything that shouts itself into existence over two and a half hours nightly at Broadway’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
The amount of talent behind the high-spirited, very sporadically fun Mrs. Doubtfire is undeniable, from the creators of the low-key brilliant Something’s Rotten!, the legendary director Jerry Zaks, and Mvp star Rob McClure, whose quicksilver vocal...
Granted, the wife is no prize either, a humorless, uptight career woman caricature rarely seen these days outside Lifetime holiday TV-movies. How she and so many other dated and tired tropes from a dated and tired 1993 movie made it past so many talented Broadway creators through so many years of stage development is a mystery more interesting than anything that shouts itself into existence over two and a half hours nightly at Broadway’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
The amount of talent behind the high-spirited, very sporadically fun Mrs. Doubtfire is undeniable, from the creators of the low-key brilliant Something’s Rotten!, the legendary director Jerry Zaks, and Mvp star Rob McClure, whose quicksilver vocal...
- 12/6/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to this week’s Aew: Dynamite, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we’re here with Carol Burnett to take part in one of her Q&As. Carol Burnett: Thanks pork-pie. Okay, you right there. Amanda: Did Harvey Korman really bite Ruth Buzzi? Carol: Uh huh! By accident, of course. He thought she was beef jerky. You over there. Carl: Hi. Carol: Hi. What’s your name, handsome? Carl: Carl. Carol: Carl. Boy, you’re a hunk. What’s your question? Carl: Who’d win in a fight…you or Lucille Ball? Carol: Lucille would Desi Arnez my ass, unless she made a crack about my teeth…then she’d fly to the f–kin’ moon! I’ve got a question for you. Are you single? No? Hmm. Is your wife allergic to poison? Yeah? Tell me more later. Okay. You, right over there. David Schultz: Shut up,...
- 9/17/2021
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Following a highly competitive bidding war, Amazon Studios has landed the package Ex-Husbands and will develop the new comedy, an original story by Billy Eichner and Paul Rudnick. Eichner is also attached to star, with the screenplay by Rudnick. The film will be produced by Eichner and Berlanti/Schechter Films.
“The concept of a big, gay divorce comedy has been kicking around in my head for years and I cannot think of better collaborators than groundbreaking producers Greg and Sarah, and a true icon whose work I have craved and admired since I was a young gay boy lusting after show business, the brilliant Paul Rudnick who really paved the way for me and many others. And we now have the perfect partners in Amazon, who have already shown enormous passion for this project. This is a dream team. Now, Let’S Get Divorced!!!” Eichner said.
The film tells...
“The concept of a big, gay divorce comedy has been kicking around in my head for years and I cannot think of better collaborators than groundbreaking producers Greg and Sarah, and a true icon whose work I have craved and admired since I was a young gay boy lusting after show business, the brilliant Paul Rudnick who really paved the way for me and many others. And we now have the perfect partners in Amazon, who have already shown enormous passion for this project. This is a dream team. Now, Let’S Get Divorced!!!” Eichner said.
The film tells...
- 8/3/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Billie Hayes, whose portrayal of the flamboyantly and comically wicked witch Witchiepoo on the 1969-70 Saturday morning live-action children’s classic H.R. Pufnstuf, died of natural causes April 29 at Cedar’s Hospital in Los Angeles. She was 96.
Her death was announced by her family.
A Broadway veteran by the time she reached national fame as the flute-stealing nemesis to a psychedelic dragon, Hayes had starred as Mammy Yokum in both the Broadway and film versions of the popular late-1950s musical Lil’ Abner. She’d made her Broadway debut in New Faces of 1956 along with an ensemble that included actress Maggie Smith.
Following a couple of guest appearances on episodic TV in 1967 – including a Mammy Yokum-type matriarch in the “Hillbilly Honeymoon” episode of The Monkees – Hayes endeared herself to a generation of glued-to-the-tube Saturday morning viewers in 1969 as the eccentrically costumed, ever-cackling and always bumbling Witchiepoo (full name: Wilhelmina W.
Her death was announced by her family.
A Broadway veteran by the time she reached national fame as the flute-stealing nemesis to a psychedelic dragon, Hayes had starred as Mammy Yokum in both the Broadway and film versions of the popular late-1950s musical Lil’ Abner. She’d made her Broadway debut in New Faces of 1956 along with an ensemble that included actress Maggie Smith.
Following a couple of guest appearances on episodic TV in 1967 – including a Mammy Yokum-type matriarch in the “Hillbilly Honeymoon” episode of The Monkees – Hayes endeared herself to a generation of glued-to-the-tube Saturday morning viewers in 1969 as the eccentrically costumed, ever-cackling and always bumbling Witchiepoo (full name: Wilhelmina W.
- 5/3/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to this week’s Aew: Dynamite review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Christian Cage’s return to the ring. I…what the… Paul Lynde: I’m 1000 feet tall! Rip Taylor: I’m bigger than you asshole! Me: Oh no! It’s…Lynde versus Taylor! Pl: Bitch! Rt: Whore! Rt & Pl: Skank! Me: They’re evenly matched! What’re we gonna d…oh God. Charles Nelson Reilly: Queens! Hahmraufrahum! Bruce Vilanch: Sluts! Leslie Howard: Tramps! Me: It’s…the sissy titans! Mecha-Tom Cruise: I’m not gay! Rt: That’s such bull-s–t! Ladeedadeedadadaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! M-tc: Shut up! Me: Well, while that S–t happens, let’s get to Dynamite.
Match #1: Christian Cage def. Frankie Kazarian The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
They locked up with a collar and elbow tie-up, feeling each other out. Cage...
Match #1: Christian Cage def. Frankie Kazarian The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
They locked up with a collar and elbow tie-up, feeling each other out. Cage...
- 4/2/2021
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
When eulogizing screen performers, we often look at an Academy Award as either the launchpad or the apex of an actor’s life. In the case of Cloris Leachman, who died Wednesday at the age of 94, her Oscar was just one milestone in the career of an exceedingly versatile character actress.
Leachman was honored over the years both for her dramatic intensity and for a comedy skillset that embraced neurotic tension and fearless physicality with equal grace. She not only lived to be a nonagenarian, but she also remained busy and in demand to the very end, with recent credits as a voice in “The Croods: A New Age” and on such shows as “Mad About You” and “American Gods.”
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1926, Leachman studied at Northwestern (where her classmates included fellow comedy legends Paul Lynde and Charlotte Rae) before competing in the 1946 Miss America pageant. She...
Leachman was honored over the years both for her dramatic intensity and for a comedy skillset that embraced neurotic tension and fearless physicality with equal grace. She not only lived to be a nonagenarian, but she also remained busy and in demand to the very end, with recent credits as a voice in “The Croods: A New Age” and on such shows as “Mad About You” and “American Gods.”
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1926, Leachman studied at Northwestern (where her classmates included fellow comedy legends Paul Lynde and Charlotte Rae) before competing in the 1946 Miss America pageant. She...
- 1/28/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Cloris Leachman, the Emmy- and Oscar-winning actress beloved by generations for endearing and comedic roles, died of natural causes on Tuesday in Encinitas, CA, according to her longtime manager Juliet Green. She was 94.
Leachman was perhaps best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her own subsequent sitcom Phyllis, but she also won an Oscar for her work in The Last Picture Show and had hilarious turns in the Mel Brooks movie Young Frankenstein, and on the TV shows Malcolm in the Middle and Raising Hope.
Leachman was perhaps best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her own subsequent sitcom Phyllis, but she also won an Oscar for her work in The Last Picture Show and had hilarious turns in the Mel Brooks movie Young Frankenstein, and on the TV shows Malcolm in the Middle and Raising Hope.
- 1/27/2021
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
Academy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman has died at the age of 94. The news was originally broken by TMZ who reported the actress passed away of natural causes on Tuesday night at her home in Encinitas, California. Leachman boasted nearly 300 credit in film and television, throughout her career, making memorable turns in “The Last Picture Show,” “Young Frankenstein,” “The Twilight Zone,” and “Raising Hope.”
Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa on April 30, 1926. She started acting as a teenager, and after graduating high school she enrolled at Northwestern University in its School of Education. Her classmates included fellow comics Paul Lynde and Charlotte Rae. In 1946, Leachman participated in the Miss America pageant where she placed in the top 16. She used the scholarship she won to attend the famed Actors Studio in New York City, learning under acclaimed director Elia Kazan.
It was quickly after working with Kazan that Leachman started working on Broadway,...
Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa on April 30, 1926. She started acting as a teenager, and after graduating high school she enrolled at Northwestern University in its School of Education. Her classmates included fellow comics Paul Lynde and Charlotte Rae. In 1946, Leachman participated in the Miss America pageant where she placed in the top 16. She used the scholarship she won to attend the famed Actors Studio in New York City, learning under acclaimed director Elia Kazan.
It was quickly after working with Kazan that Leachman started working on Broadway,...
- 1/27/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
A Tony nomination eluded Jim Parsons when the revival of “The Boys in the Band” played Broadway in 2018. But sterling reviews for the Netflix film adaptation, and a streaming-centric year in film, could mean that the actor will have the last laugh and be recognized at the Oscars instead.
Parsons plays Michael in the seminal gay story from the late Mart Crowley. It is the pre-Stonewall year of 1968, and Michael has invited a group of friends to his Manhattan apartment to celebrate his bestie Harold’s (Zachary Quinto) birthday. As the party turns chaotic, Michael convinces the guests to play a game where each man must call the person they truly love.
Critics fell in love with Parsons’ portrayal of the self-hating Michael. Owen Gleiberman (Variety) claims that the actors “tormented passion” holds the film together. He elaborates that “at times he’s like Paul Lynde as a frazzled artiste,...
Parsons plays Michael in the seminal gay story from the late Mart Crowley. It is the pre-Stonewall year of 1968, and Michael has invited a group of friends to his Manhattan apartment to celebrate his bestie Harold’s (Zachary Quinto) birthday. As the party turns chaotic, Michael convinces the guests to play a game where each man must call the person they truly love.
Critics fell in love with Parsons’ portrayal of the self-hating Michael. Owen Gleiberman (Variety) claims that the actors “tormented passion” holds the film together. He elaborates that “at times he’s like Paul Lynde as a frazzled artiste,...
- 11/27/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
With the 2020 Tony Awards delayed by the global pandemic, it’s been months since nominators have seen this season’s contenders. So here’s a last minute Tonys wish list. A reminder of outstanding performances that deserve to be recognized when nominations are unveiled on Thursday October 15. Let’s cross our fingers for these underdogs.
Featured Actor in a Musical: Ryan Knowles, “The Lightning Thief”
“The Lightning Thief” is squarely aimed at young theatergoers, and in that realm it greatly succeeds. The teens sitting around me in the audience had an absolute blast cheering on the heroes of this musical. Thankfully, Ryan Knowles burst onto the stage as a multitude of characters to provide humor for the adults in the room. I guffawed as he swished across the moody underworld as a pitch perfect Paul Lynde impression escaped his mouth. I doubt any of the kids knew of Lynde, or...
Featured Actor in a Musical: Ryan Knowles, “The Lightning Thief”
“The Lightning Thief” is squarely aimed at young theatergoers, and in that realm it greatly succeeds. The teens sitting around me in the audience had an absolute blast cheering on the heroes of this musical. Thankfully, Ryan Knowles burst onto the stage as a multitude of characters to provide humor for the adults in the room. I guffawed as he swished across the moody underworld as a pitch perfect Paul Lynde impression escaped his mouth. I doubt any of the kids knew of Lynde, or...
- 10/14/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The writer/director of Host talks about some of his favorite cinematic hauntings.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Psycho (1960)
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)
Hard Times (1975)
High And Low (1963)
Host (2020)
Tenet (2020)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
Ring (1998)
Sleepers (1996)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Haunting (1963)
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Vertigo (1958)
Rear Window (1954)
Ghostwatch (1992)
The Innkeepers (2011)
The Innocents (1961)
Burn Witch Burn a.k.a. Night of the Eagle (1962)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Lake Mungo (2008)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Death Sentence (2007)
Dead Silence (2007)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Unbreakable (2000)
Other Notable Items
Akira Kurosawa
Christopher Nolan
Nicholas Roeg
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kevin Bacon
Robert De Niro
Robert Wise
Val Lewton
Orson Welles
The American Cinematheque
James Olson
David Wayne
James Stewart
Tfh Guru Ti West
Richard Linklater
Jack Clayton
Freddie Francis
Deborah Kerr
Mike Flanagan
The Haunting Of Hill House TV series (2018)
Truman Capote
Peter Wyngarde
The Avengers...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Psycho (1960)
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)
Hard Times (1975)
High And Low (1963)
Host (2020)
Tenet (2020)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
Ring (1998)
Sleepers (1996)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Haunting (1963)
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Vertigo (1958)
Rear Window (1954)
Ghostwatch (1992)
The Innkeepers (2011)
The Innocents (1961)
Burn Witch Burn a.k.a. Night of the Eagle (1962)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Lake Mungo (2008)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Death Sentence (2007)
Dead Silence (2007)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Unbreakable (2000)
Other Notable Items
Akira Kurosawa
Christopher Nolan
Nicholas Roeg
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kevin Bacon
Robert De Niro
Robert Wise
Val Lewton
Orson Welles
The American Cinematheque
James Olson
David Wayne
James Stewart
Tfh Guru Ti West
Richard Linklater
Jack Clayton
Freddie Francis
Deborah Kerr
Mike Flanagan
The Haunting Of Hill House TV series (2018)
Truman Capote
Peter Wyngarde
The Avengers...
- 9/8/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Good News: The 2020 Tony Awards will be held virtually this fall, giving the shuttered Broadway industry a desperately needed shot of good will. Bad news: Only four new musicals opened before the new eligibility cut off date of February 19, 2019. The limited number of contenders has industry insiders scratching their heads as to what the musical categories will look like.
The four new musicals competing for the coveted Best Musical prize are “Jagged Little Pill,” “The Lightning Thief,” “Moulin Rouge!,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.” Under the usual Tony Awards rules for show categories, there can only be three nominees for categories with four or five eligible contenders. So one of these four musicals will be left in the dust unless there is a tie for third place.
See 2020 Tony Awards: Which 18 plays and musicals are eligible for the autumn ceremony?
A huge question mark hangs over the Lead Actor in a Musical category.
The four new musicals competing for the coveted Best Musical prize are “Jagged Little Pill,” “The Lightning Thief,” “Moulin Rouge!,” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.” Under the usual Tony Awards rules for show categories, there can only be three nominees for categories with four or five eligible contenders. So one of these four musicals will be left in the dust unless there is a tie for third place.
See 2020 Tony Awards: Which 18 plays and musicals are eligible for the autumn ceremony?
A huge question mark hangs over the Lead Actor in a Musical category.
- 8/30/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Tony Charmoli, a leading television and Broadway choreographer and director who won three Emmy Awards from the 1950s through 1970s and worked with stars from Mitzi Gaynor and Shirley MacLaine to the costumed characters of Sid & Marty Krofft’s Lidsville and, later, Justin Timberlake and Beyonce, died August 7 at his Hollywood Hills home. He was 99.
“My darling Tony, who passed away peacefully over the weekend, was a wonderful gift in my life, and in the lives of all who knew him,” Gaynor wrote in a tribute posted on Instagram. “He choreographed and directed all of my CBS TV specials, and virtually all of my stage shows and tours between 1973 and 2013. More than that, Tony was a warm and special presence in my life, and a good and true friend who knew my soul.”
Premiering as a Broadway dancer in 1947’s Dear Judas, Charmoli performed in two more productions – Make Mine Manhattan and Love Life,...
“My darling Tony, who passed away peacefully over the weekend, was a wonderful gift in my life, and in the lives of all who knew him,” Gaynor wrote in a tribute posted on Instagram. “He choreographed and directed all of my CBS TV specials, and virtually all of my stage shows and tours between 1973 and 2013. More than that, Tony was a warm and special presence in my life, and a good and true friend who knew my soul.”
Premiering as a Broadway dancer in 1947’s Dear Judas, Charmoli performed in two more productions – Make Mine Manhattan and Love Life,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Cast a straight actor in the role of a gay icon, and they’ll likely get an Oscar for it. But Billy Eichner is looking to change that with his role as groundbreaking TV icon Paul Lynde. Eichner plans to star in Man in the Box, a biopic based on the life of the TV star whose sexuality was […]
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- 7/22/2020
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
If anyone has the talent to pull off playing Paul Lynde, the campy queer icon beloved for “Bewitched” and “Hollywood Squares,” it’s Billy Eichner, one of the most prominent out gay comedians in the business. Eichner has just been tapped to star as Lynde in “Man in the Box,” a biopic based on the actor’s life on the screen. While Lynde was never officially “out,” his sexuality was well-known in front of and behind the camera throughout a run on television beginning in the ’50s up until his death in 1982.
The project was first reported by Deadline, to whom Eichner gave a wide-ranging interview about the struggles for out and closeted gay actors in Hollywood, and how he hopes to de-stigmatize major roles for queer stars with the Lynde film.
“There’s some overlap, between Paul and I, in that we both had our breakthrough in the industry,...
The project was first reported by Deadline, to whom Eichner gave a wide-ranging interview about the struggles for out and closeted gay actors in Hollywood, and how he hopes to de-stigmatize major roles for queer stars with the Lynde film.
“There’s some overlap, between Paul and I, in that we both had our breakthrough in the industry,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Actor-comedian Billy Eichner and producer Tom McNulty are developing Man in the Box, a biopic based on the life of groundbreaking TV icon Paul Lynde. Eichner plans to star. They’ve optioned a script by Edwin Cannistraci, and Eichner and McNulty are currently meeting with creatives to round out the rest of the production team.
After his breakout turn in Bye Bye Birdie, Lynde became a big TV star with his guest turns as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, and in his role on the long-running game show Hollywood Squares. While Lynde was never publicly “out,” he never lied about his sexuality either, as most famous gay actors of that era did. His unique comic persona often and overtly nodded to his “barely-closeted” lifestyle in a way that still feels groundbreaking for his time. But he was not on the same lists for roles as straight actors. One of the...
After his breakout turn in Bye Bye Birdie, Lynde became a big TV star with his guest turns as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, and in his role on the long-running game show Hollywood Squares. While Lynde was never publicly “out,” he never lied about his sexuality either, as most famous gay actors of that era did. His unique comic persona often and overtly nodded to his “barely-closeted” lifestyle in a way that still feels groundbreaking for his time. But he was not on the same lists for roles as straight actors. One of the...
- 7/21/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Alan Zweibel clearly knows funny. He’s accrued multiple Emmy wins and nominations for his time on the comedy writing teams of “Saturday Night Live” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” the latter of which he co-created, plus writing credits on several hit films, books, theater works and comedy/variety specials for mega-talents such as Paul Simon, Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal and Steve Martin.
In his book “Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier” (Abrams Press), which was published April 14, Zweibel’s life lessons, tricks of the trade and insights on how to chart the path from your brain to someone’s laugh center are all revealed. Don’t be deceived: Zweibel makes it sound easy, but that’s after nearly 50 years toiling at funny bone tickling. He was first in the pages of Variety in 1973, when one of his jokes for Borscht Belt comic Freddie Roman got quoted in a review.
In his book “Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier” (Abrams Press), which was published April 14, Zweibel’s life lessons, tricks of the trade and insights on how to chart the path from your brain to someone’s laugh center are all revealed. Don’t be deceived: Zweibel makes it sound easy, but that’s after nearly 50 years toiling at funny bone tickling. He was first in the pages of Variety in 1973, when one of his jokes for Borscht Belt comic Freddie Roman got quoted in a review.
- 5/28/2020
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
Great news for fans of Doris Day! The Glass Bottom Boat is currently available on Blu-ray from Warner Archives. Ordering information can be found Here
Doris Day entered her eighth consecutive year as a top-10 box-office star when she boarded The Glass Bottom Boat, a hilarious blending of romantic comedy and the era’s burgeoning spy-movie genre. Day plays Jennifer, a girl Friday at a hush-hush aeronautics think tank. When colleagues suspect she’s an espionage agent, Jennifer chaotically sets out to clear her name. Looney Tunes alumnus Frank Tashlin directs with a cartoonist’s sensibility – or zany insensibility – embracing everything from spy guises to push-button chaos in a futuristic kitchen. With top comedians Arthur Godfrey, Paul Lynde, Edward Andrews, John McGiver, Dom DeLuise and Dick Martin in tow, The Glass Bottom Boat is loaded top to bottom with see-through fun.
Frank Tashlin directs Doris Day as “the drip-dry spy...
Doris Day entered her eighth consecutive year as a top-10 box-office star when she boarded The Glass Bottom Boat, a hilarious blending of romantic comedy and the era’s burgeoning spy-movie genre. Day plays Jennifer, a girl Friday at a hush-hush aeronautics think tank. When colleagues suspect she’s an espionage agent, Jennifer chaotically sets out to clear her name. Looney Tunes alumnus Frank Tashlin directs with a cartoonist’s sensibility – or zany insensibility – embracing everything from spy guises to push-button chaos in a futuristic kitchen. With top comedians Arthur Godfrey, Paul Lynde, Edward Andrews, John McGiver, Dom DeLuise and Dick Martin in tow, The Glass Bottom Boat is loaded top to bottom with see-through fun.
Frank Tashlin directs Doris Day as “the drip-dry spy...
- 4/4/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s wacky, daffy and incredibly square, yet Frank Tashlin’s late career Doris Day romp has a certain gotta-watch interest factor: the male cast of clowns performs the sexist comedy well, and Ms. Day’s fantastic screen personality brightens everything. Space-age executive lothario Rod Taylor hires Doris just for romantic purposes, while Arthur Godfrey, John McGiver, Dom DeLuise, Edward Andrews, Paul Lynde and Dick Martin execute dated slapstick amid ‘futuristic’ gadgets from the days of Buck Rogers.
The Glass Bottom Boat
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1966 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date March 26, 2019 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey, John McGiver, Dom DeLuise,
Ellen Corby, Edward Andrews, Eric Fleming, Paul Lynde, Dick Martin.
Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
Film Editor: John McSweeney
Original Music: Frank DeVol
Written by Everett Freeman
Produced by Everett Freeman and Martin Melcher
Directed by Frank Tashlin
The great director Frank Tashlin is...
The Glass Bottom Boat
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1966 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 110 min. / Street Date March 26, 2019 / available through the WBshop / 21.99
Starring: Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey, John McGiver, Dom DeLuise,
Ellen Corby, Edward Andrews, Eric Fleming, Paul Lynde, Dick Martin.
Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
Film Editor: John McSweeney
Original Music: Frank DeVol
Written by Everett Freeman
Produced by Everett Freeman and Martin Melcher
Directed by Frank Tashlin
The great director Frank Tashlin is...
- 3/19/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Betty White is so beloved at this point that younger audiences who have never seen an episode of “The Golden Girls” or “The Mary Tyler Moore” show still adore her sweet charms and warm smile before surprising with a dirty joke or a clever jab. At 97, she’s still an American treasure doing some great work. Here’s a look at some of her best moments.
“I’ve been smiling for 11 years!” As Sue Ann Nivens on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” we were introduced to an actress who could never not be smiling, even as she poured her heart out.
“I wouldn’t say you were dreary unless you were really dreearrryyyy,” a flamboyant Paul Lynde says to a smitten White in this sketch from “The Donny & Marie Osmond Show.” White has such a sweet glow in this scene, even when her glasses go askew and she doesn’t fix them.
“I’ve been smiling for 11 years!” As Sue Ann Nivens on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” we were introduced to an actress who could never not be smiling, even as she poured her heart out.
“I wouldn’t say you were dreary unless you were really dreearrryyyy,” a flamboyant Paul Lynde says to a smitten White in this sketch from “The Donny & Marie Osmond Show.” White has such a sweet glow in this scene, even when her glasses go askew and she doesn’t fix them.
- 1/17/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The Emmys just can’t seem to get enough of Seth MacFarlane. Not only is he nominated again for his voice-over work on “Family Guy,” but he’s nominated against himself for his role on “American Dad!” This all comes on the heels of collecting his fourth career Emmy when he won the Best Voice-Over Performance category for the second year in a row for “Family Guy.” Before that he had won a juried award for his voice-over work as Stewie Griffin in 2000. In 2002 he took home the Emmy for Best Music and Lyrics for the original song, “You’ve Got a Lot to See.” But to collect his fifth trophy, he’s going to have to beat back challenges from another of his co-stars, a multi-time Emmy winner and a under-recognized voice-over veteran. Below, let’s take a look at each of this year’s nominated performers and the...
- 9/6/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
TV Reboots aren't going anywhere. Last season saw the re-arrival of Will & Grace and Roseanne, while this year's new addition is Last Man Standing. But then there are the true reboots (taking show concepts and bringing them back with updated premises and new casts), like Hawaii 5-0, MacGyver, and S.W.A.T., and this year's Magnum, P.I. and Charmed. Now comes word that one of the most beloved sitcoms from the 1960s — and one that is still enjoying life in reruns — is being given another shot at life, Bewitched. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) The premise of the show is that on her wedding night, Samantha Stevens (Elizabeth Montgomery) reveals to her new husband, Darrin (Dick York), that she is, in fact a witch. Initially feeling betrayed, Darrin ultimately realizes that he loves her deeply and they try to settle down into a normal domestic life. Fat chance! From 1964-72, Samantha promised not to use witchcraft,...
- 8/24/2018
- by Ed Gross
- Closer Weekly
Charlotte Rae, who had a six decade career as an actress and was best known as the wise housemother on “The Facts of Life,” died Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 92.
The Tony and Emmy nominated actress appeared on the popular 1980s sitcom “The Facts of Life” for nearly 10 years, sharing her personal struggles with the writers for the show to keep things realistic.
In the early 1960s, she created the role of Sylvia Schnauzer on TV series “Car 54 Where Are You?” She also worked extensively on Broadway, in Shakespeare in the Park and in summer stock.
Rae’s other television work included a year on “Sesame Street,” and a recurring role on “Hot L Baltimore,” then a season on “Diff’rent Strokes,” where her character Mrs. Garrett was born before spinning off on “The Facts of Life,” for which she earned an Emmy nomination.
Todd Bridges, who played Willis...
The Tony and Emmy nominated actress appeared on the popular 1980s sitcom “The Facts of Life” for nearly 10 years, sharing her personal struggles with the writers for the show to keep things realistic.
In the early 1960s, she created the role of Sylvia Schnauzer on TV series “Car 54 Where Are You?” She also worked extensively on Broadway, in Shakespeare in the Park and in summer stock.
Rae’s other television work included a year on “Sesame Street,” and a recurring role on “Hot L Baltimore,” then a season on “Diff’rent Strokes,” where her character Mrs. Garrett was born before spinning off on “The Facts of Life,” for which she earned an Emmy nomination.
Todd Bridges, who played Willis...
- 8/6/2018
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Charlotte Rae, best known as the lovable house mother Mrs. Edna Garrett on the ’80s sitcom “The Facts of Life,” has died following a battle with cancer. She was 92.
Last April, Rae announced she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer seven years earlier, saying in a statement at the time it was “a miracle that they found it because usually, it’s too late. My mother, sister, and my uncle died of pancreatic cancer.”
After six months of chemotherapy, she said she was cancer-free. But in 2017, doctors found cancer in her bones.
Also Read: 'Facts of Life' Star Charlotte Rae Diagnosed With Bone Cancer
“I lost my hair, but I had beautiful wigs. Nobody ever knew. So now, at the age of 91, I have to make up my mind,” she wrote. “I’m not in any pain right now. I’m feeling so terrific and so glad to be above ground.
Last April, Rae announced she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer seven years earlier, saying in a statement at the time it was “a miracle that they found it because usually, it’s too late. My mother, sister, and my uncle died of pancreatic cancer.”
After six months of chemotherapy, she said she was cancer-free. But in 2017, doctors found cancer in her bones.
Also Read: 'Facts of Life' Star Charlotte Rae Diagnosed With Bone Cancer
“I lost my hair, but I had beautiful wigs. Nobody ever knew. So now, at the age of 91, I have to make up my mind,” she wrote. “I’m not in any pain right now. I’m feeling so terrific and so glad to be above ground.
- 8/6/2018
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
When looking back at TV history, and the evolving role of women in it, there seems to be this jump from June Cleaver on a show like Leave It To Beaver (the woman of the house who vacuums in a dress) to Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. And Mary, of course, leads to things like Ally McBeal and Murphy Brown. Yet somehow often left out of the discussion is That Girl, the show starring Marlo Thomas, which is actually an important stepping stone in terms of female characters who broke the mold of traditional television sitcoms in the 1960s. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Marlo plays Ann Marie, an aspiring actress who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to Manhattan, where she works in a variety of temp jobs. Playing her boyfriend is Ted Bessell as Newsview Magazine writer Donald Hollinger; with Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp...
- 7/13/2018
- by Ed Gross
- Closer Weekly
There’s no question that actor Paul Lynde was a fixture of Classic TV, and while he never managed his own hit show, he made memorable appearances on dozens of the biggest sitcoms of the 1960s and early ‘70s, most notably being Bewitched. And on top of that, there was his taking up residence, from 1968-81, in the center square of the game show The Hollywood Squares that really allowed him to connect with viewers. On that show, which aired five days a week, Paul, like the rest of the nine contestants, offered up snappy answers to questions that would hopefully allow players to achieve the required tic-tac-toe that would lead to victory. But what separated him from the others was his particular brand of snark — and the speed of his responses — which made America truly fall in love with him. “Everybody loved him,” offers Cathy Rudolph, his friend and...
- 4/16/2018
- by Ed Gross
- Closer Weekly
Was this the worst ever edition of Snatch Game? That's the burning question after RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 3 Episode 4.
The queens dressed up and whipped out their comedic chops for the iconic RuPaul's Drag Race challenge. A few dominated the laughs, but for the most part, the majority of queens crashed and burned. It was a painful experience to watch.
For the second week in a row, RuPaul was forced to place three queens in the bottom after Trixie Mattel bombed, Kennedy Davenport faltered, and Chi Chi DeVayne failed yet again. Out of the bottom three queens, Chi Chi was finally sent packing.
Making up the rest of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 3 Episode 4 was a flower-themed runway, a debate over spilled Milk, and a letter left by Thorgy Thor.
Below, we picked out seven moments that shined during "All Stars Snatch Game," even if the Snatch Game itself was lackluster.
The queens dressed up and whipped out their comedic chops for the iconic RuPaul's Drag Race challenge. A few dominated the laughs, but for the most part, the majority of queens crashed and burned. It was a painful experience to watch.
For the second week in a row, RuPaul was forced to place three queens in the bottom after Trixie Mattel bombed, Kennedy Davenport faltered, and Chi Chi DeVayne failed yet again. Out of the bottom three queens, Chi Chi was finally sent packing.
Making up the rest of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 3 Episode 4 was a flower-themed runway, a debate over spilled Milk, and a letter left by Thorgy Thor.
Below, we picked out seven moments that shined during "All Stars Snatch Game," even if the Snatch Game itself was lackluster.
- 2/17/2018
- by Justin Carreiro
- TVfanatic
Perhaps in honor of guest judge Kristin Chenoweth, the queens turned wicked on Thursday’s RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, which (almost) served up the biggest surprise ending of the season.
But let’s back up for a minute, because the drama started way before anyone got into costume. While sashaying through the workroom, Shangela discovered a note from Thorgy Thor that Trixie Mattel chose to hang in her workspace — one that read “F–k that shady bitch,” with an arrow pointing to Shangela’s name.
Naturally, Trixie could not — for the life of her!!! — understand why this would upset Shangela.
But let’s back up for a minute, because the drama started way before anyone got into costume. While sashaying through the workroom, Shangela discovered a note from Thorgy Thor that Trixie Mattel chose to hang in her workspace — one that read “F–k that shady bitch,” with an arrow pointing to Shangela’s name.
Naturally, Trixie could not — for the life of her!!! — understand why this would upset Shangela.
- 2/16/2018
- TVLine.com
In Thursday’s fourth episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 3, the remaining seven queens were tasked with impersonating famous celebrities in the game show challenge that riffs on “Match Game.” Which contestant came out on top as this week’s winner? And were Gold Derby’s predictions correct that either Chi Chi DeVayne or BeBe Zahara Benet would be eliminated?
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Below, check out our minute-by-minute “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” recap of Season 3, Episode 4, titled “All Stars Snatch Program,” to find out what happened Thursday, February 15. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite queens and who you think will ultimately join the list of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winners. Keep refreshing/reloading this page as we’ll be updating live.
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See ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’: Was the right queen eliminated in ‘All Stars Snatch Program’? [Poll]
Below, check out our minute-by-minute “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” recap of Season 3, Episode 4, titled “All Stars Snatch Program,” to find out what happened Thursday, February 15. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite queens and who you think will ultimately join the list of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winners. Keep refreshing/reloading this page as we’ll be updating live.
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- 2/16/2018
- by John Benutty and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Screwball director Frank Tashlin jumps feet first into the chaste world of Doris Day comedies and emerges with his gonzo cred intact. The 1966 film, co-starring Rod Taylor, features sufficient Tashlin-inspired sight gags and winsome Day crooning to keep fans of both artists satisfied. Featuring a supporting cast of able TV vets including Paul Lynde and John McGiver, the movie lit up the box office leading to another Tashlin-Day collaboration in 1967’s Caprice (with diminishing returns).
- 1/29/2018
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What TV show that has changed your perspective on something? How? Why?
Sonia Saraiya (@soniasaraiya), Variety
This is almost cliché given how much we all wrote about it — but “You’re the Worst” really did alter the way that I thought about and understood clinical depression. I think the power that television and storytelling, in general, has to change our perspectives and/or broaden our horizons about experiences that aren’t our own is its most powerful force, and I could point to any number of shows that have slowly and gradually opened up new realizations for me. With “You’re the Worst” it felt like...
This week’s question: What TV show that has changed your perspective on something? How? Why?
Sonia Saraiya (@soniasaraiya), Variety
This is almost cliché given how much we all wrote about it — but “You’re the Worst” really did alter the way that I thought about and understood clinical depression. I think the power that television and storytelling, in general, has to change our perspectives and/or broaden our horizons about experiences that aren’t our own is its most powerful force, and I could point to any number of shows that have slowly and gradually opened up new realizations for me. With “You’re the Worst” it felt like...
- 4/25/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Once again, we seem to be having the problem of defining what we mean when we use the terms “free speech,” “censorship” and “political correctness.” The problem is embodied by alt-right critic, Milo Yiannopoulos. My pal, Mindy Newell, alluded to it here. Since she wrote that, there have been some new wrinkles to the story.
Mr. Yiannopoulos is the latest in a long line of bitchy queens. This homophobic stereotype is one of my favorites, and has been since before I knew what homosexuality was. Paul Lynde was my first exposure. Later, I would enjoy the (now terribly dated) film The Boys in the Band, feeling really daring and bold to attend such a movie in 1970 Youngstown Ohio. By the time I actually met out-of-the-closet queer people, I was predisposed to think them all brilliant… which, I think, is a form of homophobia, but more well-intentioned than most.
Milo takes...
Mr. Yiannopoulos is the latest in a long line of bitchy queens. This homophobic stereotype is one of my favorites, and has been since before I knew what homosexuality was. Paul Lynde was my first exposure. Later, I would enjoy the (now terribly dated) film The Boys in the Band, feeling really daring and bold to attend such a movie in 1970 Youngstown Ohio. By the time I actually met out-of-the-closet queer people, I was predisposed to think them all brilliant… which, I think, is a form of homophobia, but more well-intentioned than most.
Milo takes...
- 2/24/2017
- by Martha Thomases
- Comicmix.com
George Sidney’s 1963 musical satire takes on all comers, including Elvis Presley, television and the rise of the American Teenager but the film is most memorable for the super-charged performance of the redheaded bump-and-grinder who personified that All-American teen, Ann-Margret. On a less combustible note, Dick Van Dyke’s affable everyman persona is always welcome and a hilariously nerve-wracked Paul Lynde confronts the Generation Gap with his own special brand of fear and loathing.
- 12/26/2016
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
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