Obama Kills Again at Correspondents Dinner
Some memo got around Hollywood regarding the White House Correspondents Dinner this year – that it was somehow more important to attend than the Oscars. Never mind it’s a largely…
TV Tonight: Kimmel Hosts Political Event
Count on Jimmy Kimmel to do a good job as keynote comedian at this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner (CSPAN, approximately 9:40 p.m.). He’s done well in other high profile…
Friday TV: Marvel Man, Draft Resumes
With ‘Marvel's The Avengers” eminent in theaters next weekend, time to explore the man from whom its fantastic characters sprang, in the bio film “With Great Power: The Stan Lee…
’30 Rock’ Goes Live into Sketch Show
The second attempt by the sitcom “30 Rock” to gain attention by performing its episode live was a mixed affair. In some ways it was a static collection of sketches…
On ‘Idol,’ Elise, Alas, Is Last
You can’t say she didn’t see it coming. Elise Testone, who despite compliments for her strong and soulful voice, had found herself in te bottom three five of the seven…
Thursday TV: Live ’30 Rock’ and NFL Draft
May sweeps start tonight, while we’re still in April. At the least it means there will be no network reruns for now; at the most, it will open the doors…
Wednesday TV: Queen Music on ‘Idol,’ Madonna on ‘ABDC’
The first big acting job in a while for Erik Aude, who was in “Dude Where’s My Car” comes in recreating his own travel nightmare in “Locked Up Abroad” (National…
Good Knight, Gladys
L.A. proved too much for the gal. So she’s leaving the life she’s come to know. She said she’s goin’ back to find, Ooh, what’s left in her world, the…
Obama Slow Jams the News
It was sort of an appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” but more a case of “Late Night” going to where President Obama was – talking to college students…
Tuesday TV: New ‘Complex’; Streisand, Houston Saluted
Young people scamper off to Hollywood to make it big? It’s the familiar premise to a new series imported from Canada, “The L.A. Complex” (The CW, 9 p.m.) starting tonight.…