Tag Archives: television

NYC Fox Host Apologizes For F-Bomb

NYC Fox News anchor Ernie Anastos apologized last night for his Wednesday night gaffe, in which he told weatherman Nick Gregory “keep on fucking that chicken.” Fox 5’s general manager issued a statement expressing disappointment with Anastos, but did not mention firing or disciplining him. The NY Daily News polled its readers online, asking what, if anything, should be done …

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NYC Fox Anchor Drops Live F-Bomb

What the hell does “keep on fucking that chicken” MEAN, anyway?

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Same-Sex Pair Auditions Well On So You Think You Can Dance

You may recall that the last time a same-sex couple auditioned on So You Think You Can Dance, judge Nigel Lythgoe told them they “would alienate the audience” and “I like to see guys be guys and girls be girls on stage.” Lythgoe’s comments were condemned by GLAAD and he eventually issued an apology. Properly cowed, last night Lythgoe was …

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Laugh-In Star Henry Gibson, 73

Henry Gibson, one of the standout ensemble members of the late 60’s counter-culture comedy show Laugh-In, has died at age 73. Actor Henry Gibson, who played roles ranging from loopy poets to vengeful Illinois Nazis and cranky judges during a 40-year film and television career, has died at age 73, his representatives said Wednesday. Gibson was a regular on “Rowan …

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George Takei & Husband To Be First Gay Couple On The Newlywed Game

Star Trek’s George Takei and his husband Brad Altman will be the first gay couple to appear as contestants on The Newlywed Game. I had forgotten the show was back in production, but with Takei’s famous sense of humor, it’ll be worth it to tune for his answer to the show’s classic question, “Where’s the most unusual place you and …

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Friendly Voices- Mehcad Brooks

“I haven’t even gotten that far [about settling down]. But yeah, I want a wife, I want kids. The whole thing. But I’m also not even concerned with marrying somebody until it’s legal for everybody to get married. And what I mean by that is the whole Prop 8 thing. I find it really offensive. I just find it really …

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Remembering Bea Arthur

This afternoon Father Tony accompanied me to a memorial honoring Bea Arthur at Broadway’s Majestic Theater, one of the few houses I’d never been in as Phantom Of The Opera has been playing there for roughly 87 years. As one would expect and demand, it was a star-studded affair featuring Broadway royalty such as event emcee Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, …

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Ellen Joins American Idol

Ellen DeGeneres will replace Paula Abdul as American Idol’s fourth judge on the coming season. “I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol,” said DeGeneres in a press release. “I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save …

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Keith Olbermann Calls On Viewers To Send Him Dirt On Glenn Beck

On tonight’s show, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann will call on his viewers to send him damaging information about right-wing blowhard Glenn Beck and his producers. From Olbermann’s Daily Kos diary: From the Washington Independent, linked below: Glenn Beck’s Twitter feed has become a must-read. In a message from last night, Beck told his followers to “FIND EVERYTHING YOU CAN ON CASS …

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Soap Actress: I Was Canned For My Anti-Gay Religious Beliefs

Patricia Mauceri of ABC’s One Life To Live claims she was fired from the show in late June because her religious beliefs did not allow her to go along with a storyline that involved her character’s son coming out of the closet. Patricia Mauceri says she was fired and abruptly replaced for objecting to a gay storyline because of her …

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On Iraq War: Maddow Vs. Ridge

Rachel Maddow tears in former Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge on the legitimacy of the Iraq war. Required viewing.

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Rachel Maddow: I Had Swine Flu

Last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Maddow revealed that her weeklong absence from her show was due to the swine flu. Maddow: “I went and I got diagnosed and I got the special swine flu drugs. I’m better. I had it. It’s over. It’s done. It’s the predominant strain of flu now. First my girlfriend got it …

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Jenna Bush Joins Today Show Cast

Jenna Bush Hager, the “wild child” of the Dubya twins, will be joining the cast of the Today Show as a news correspondent. The 27-year-old daughter of President George W. Bush will contribute stories about once a month, Today executive producer Jim Bell told The Associated Press. Hager, who is currently teaching in Baltimore, said she always wanted to write …

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Daily Grumble

“Bullshit! God has horns.” Silliest. Episode. Ever. What happened to the Fellowship of the Sun story? And there’s a Queen of Louisiana? Points for Hoyt’s mama’s hilarious freak-out. Otherwise…

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NBC-Los Angeles Hires Homophobic Anchor Alycia Lane

You may recall former Philadelphia newscaster Alycia Lane, who was shitcanned by CBS after she got into a 2007 traffic altercation with a female NYPD officer, calling her a “fucking dyke bitch” and punching her in the face. The most serious charges against Lane were later dropped, drawing the ire of NYC’s gay cops association. Lane has just been hired …

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Dan Savage Taping HBO Pilot

Dan Savage reports that he’s in LA taping a pilot for HBO. “Savage Love,” the (potential) teevee show, “will focus on current events and cultural trends with sex as the filter.” I’m hoping to bring a new kind of conversation to TV about sex—an honest conversation, one that’s informed without being (too) wonky, funny without being (too) cruel, sexy without …

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Letterman Supports Marriage Equality

While speaking to Miss California USA owner Donald Trump last night, David Letterman said, “Anybody who wants to get married ought to be able to get married,” garnering some supportive applause from his audience. Nice, but earlier during his monologue Letterman made some tired cracks about the rumored split of Rosie O’Donnell and her wife Kelli, saying that in the …

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Vogue Evolution, Week 2

Vogue Evolution scored big with the America’s Best Dance Crew judges for their “Beyonce challenge.” RELATED: Father Tony attended this year’s GMHC House of Latex vogueing ball at the Roseland Ballroom this weekend. His report with photos and video is here.

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Daily Grumble

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The Dancing Criminal Congressman

Disgraced former GOP House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who resigned in 2006 in a cloud of criminal charges over campaign finance shenanigans, will be a contestant on the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars. SRSLY. Former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will participate in the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars,” facing off against pop singer Aaron …

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