The Onion News Takeover
From its origins as a satiric newspaper in Wisconsin, the Onion has become something of an empire suddently this month with the premieres of both “The Onion News Network” on…
Joan Rivers, Off the Red Carpet and on to Reality TV
Joan and Melissa Rivers are back on cable, but not on the red carpets where they stood sentinel for so long. We’ve done it,” says Melissa, who stars with her…
Playlist 1-21-11
The snowstorm meant the jazz DJ before me didn't show up at all. So I got in a little early to play a little something for that audience, leading into…
Olivia Munn’s Imperfect Sitcom
One weak spot on the three-hour comedy night on NBC Thursday, which resulted in pretty good ratings for both “The Office” and “Parks & Recreation,” seen by 8.2 million and…
Kelley’s Law: New Drama from Former Whalers Stickboy
Kathy Bates and David E. Kelley at press tour. I wasn’t surprised to see that “Harry’s Law” did fairly well in its debut this week, drawing 11 million viewers. There…
Polarizing Piers Premieres
The public persona of Piers Morgan, the Brit who takes over the Larry King slot on CNN tonight, is that of a snide judge on “America’s Got Talent” and an…
Retooling Miss America
Chris Harrison looked like he'd be more comfortable handing out roses; Brooke Burke seemed like she wanted to give out call-in vote numbers. But the abc reality show hosts from…
Charlie Sheen: Too Big to Pull
CBS kept the company line when discussing Charlie Sheen, who stars as a cad on TV’s most successful comedy and ends up in headlines for his cavorting with call girls…
Conan: It Still Hurts
Conan O’Brien sat forlornly in a director’s chair on his modest talk show set. It’d been months since the turmoil that yanked him from “The Tonight Show,” two months since…
The Story of Conan’s Beard
There are rally beards, and strike beards and holiday beards. And the beard grown by Conan O’Brien, the lanky talk show host with the cascading pompadour, was one that first…