David Letterman’s departure from CBS’s The Late Show seems more meaningful the closer it draws near. As I write this, he has one more show left to tape. These past few weeks have been sweet and emotional for those of us who grew up with Dave as our guy. Norm Macdonald getting all choked–who saw that
This week, AM900 CHML’s Scott Thompson starts things off by asking about Jeremy Clarkson, until recently the main host of the BBC hit motoring series Top Gear. Clarkson recently ran afoul of his broadcaster after one temper tantrum too many and was informed March 25 that his contract will not be renewed. This after not enough
UPDATE: Don’t have a bird, man. Oscar ratings plummeted across the U.S. The nearly four-hour statue-fest sank 12% nation-wide in overnights compared to last year. In Buffalo, N.Y., according to my colleague Alan Pergament, ratings were down a whopping 25%. More viewers watched last week’s equally long Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special in Buffalo than
Sunday is the 87th annual Academy Awards 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC, CTV). We’re supposed to just call them the Oscars now, just like we’re supposed to stop using roman numerals for Super Bowl’s after next year’s Lth, but screw that. If you love shampoo ads, there’s a 90-minute red carpet pre-show. Ninety minutes!! So five hours
HOLLYWOOD–Jimmy Kimmel welcomed Bill Maher on his ABC late night show Wednesday and the two wasted no time getting into the Charlie Hebdo murders in Paris. Maher has raised eyebrows lately with his outspoken denunciation of Muslims who he says support terrorism. I was at the taping and interviewed Kimmel later in his office. He
I had to recap this stupid show called Bachelor in Paradise Monday night for TheStar.ca, so I missed the first hour of The 66th Annual Emmy Awards. When I went back and watched it later, I realized I’d missed the best part. The show seemed dull and predictable in its last half, but the first
What with traveling to and from North Carolina and all, I didn’t get to chat with CHML’s Scott Thompson this week until Friday. We had plenty of catching up to do, including a post mortem on Rob Ford’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, another look at Ellen DeGeneres’ job hosting The Oscars and my visit
Monday on Kimmel: a bizarre cartoon… Toronto mayor Rob Ford will guest Monday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live with–wait for it–Gonzo from The Muppet Movie. I kid you not. Gonzo mayor meets Gonzo muppet. I got the run down from Jimmy Kimmel Live executive producer Jason Schrift, who found a few minutes Sunday to take