BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Among the Top-5 no-nos at press tour: never open a session with stand up.Bill Maher bombed a few days ago leading into the HBO executive session and Joel McHale hit the same wall Monday starting NBC’s day. The Community star probably didn’t help his own cause by opening by goofing on the TV
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–Hugh Laurie knows how to make an exit. The star of House blasted away from the TCA press tour hotel in his fire engine red, ’66 Ford Galaxie 500. The Hilton car jockeys left it parked right outside the front door as Laurie worked press tour, promoting PBS’s Let Them Talk–A Celebration of New
BEVERLY HILLS, CA–The amazing this about Jerry Lewis is that he’s still here.Dean’s long gone. Sammy’s gone, Frank’s gone, almost all of those ring-a-ding-ding rat packers checked out years ago. Lewis, the subject of Encore’s biographical documentary Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (airing this fall), has had ticker problems for decades but endures. He’s
TCA TV critics were treated to dinner Friday at Mel’s Drive-In in West Hollywood. Sundance Channel EVP and GM Sarah Barnett hosted the event. Instead of the usual menu of burgers and fries, Chef Ludovic Lefebre (Sundance’s Ludo Bites America) prepared a four course meal. It included a Red Beet Gazpacho, a Honey Grilled Summer Fig
The Rosie Show launches Oct. 10 on OWN BEVERLY HILLS, CA—Oprah Winfrey says she wants to turn OWN into “the world’s biggest classroom.” Will that be enough for the Canadian broadcast regulator who this week threatened to revoke OWN Canada’s license?Winfrey made a brief appearance Friday at the Television Critics Association press tour. She was
BEVERLY HILLS, CA—Like television itself, the TCA press tour is often more about the sizzle than the steak. Especially during cable days, animal acts, multiple-partner families and Kardashians tend to drown out the smart stuff.Day Three of this press tour aimed higher. It helped that HBO and BBC America were both part of the mix.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA–BBC America hosted an evening event for the TV press at an appropriate venue–the swank London West Hollywood Hotel. Critics partied poolside on the rooftop while local mermaids performed their water ballet. Some guy by the name of Gordon Ramsay cooked up the tasty vittles. The stars and creators of such BBC America
From Conan: The government is less than a week away from not being able to pay its bills. We may have to move in with Canada for a while.