No More MacGruber: Will Forte Leaves SNL
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, NBC, Saturday Night Live, News, Video,
UPDATE: You can learn more about the new cast members here.
Given the dismal response to the MacGruber film, Saturday Night Live fans might not care if that character died. But, really—who doesn’t love Will Forte?
The funnyman who was featured in sketches like political candidate Tim Calhoun and opposite band Jon Bovi has just announced that he will be leaving the late night program. The parting of ways was reportedly amicable.
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Glee to Offer Up More Billy Joel Tunes?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Music, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip, Video,
“I said, ‘Yeah, go ahead, use my stuff,’” Billy Joel recently told Access Hollywood. The Piano Man released his songs to Glee for use on the popular series, which has made many songs famous again. “I was in a chorus when I was in high school, why not?” He said.
Joel’s signature song “Piano Man” was crooned on-screen by guest star Neil Patrick Harris during last season’s “Dream On” episode, and there’s good reason to suspect that fans will be treated to more Joel in the future. However, Billy Joel doesn’t plan on doing a Britney Spears - he won’t be making a guest appearance on the series. “I’m just not a big TV actor type of guy,” he explained. “I’m a piano player.”
(To get a look at TV Envy’s Fall 2010 Programming Schedule, click here.)
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Auto-Tune Scandal Unfolds on The X Factor
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Reality, Gossip, Video,
The seventh season of Britain’s The X Factor premiered as recently as August 21, and already it’s the most controversial the series has ever known. The flagship program for its parent network ITV, X Factor has been a reality TV mainstay in the UK - much in the same way that American Idol is a mainstay for the US.
That isn’t the only thing X Factor has in common with the popular US reality series. Like Idol, X Factor is a singing competition where one winner is crowned at the end of the season. Like Idol, X Factor is known for its harshest critic, Simon Cowell. But in light of recent events, American reality fans are hoping that’s all that X Factor has in common with Idol.
Singers on the newest season of X Factor have very clearly had their voices altered with Auto-Tune, an audio processor which corrects pitch and helps singers sound perfectly in tune. Auto-Tune may also be used to the opposite effect, making singers sound very much out of tune when it is applied incorrectly. Cher made the sound of Auto-Tune famous when she used on her “Believe” single. Other well-known singers to apply the technology include Janet Jackson, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
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American Idol 10: Carmina Salcido, Contestant, Survivor, Singer
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The Sonoma News recently reported that Carmina Salcido, 24, has made it through the first round of her San Francisco American Idol audition.
Carmina is a bit of a celebrity in Sonoma, but not for her singing voice. Salcido made national headlines at the age of three, the only survivor in a massacre that left seven dead and her throat almost fatally slit open. The perpetrator? Carmina’s father, Ramon Salcido.
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This Week on TV (8/23-8/29)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Bravo, Cable, NBC, The CW, TNT-HD, Video,
MONDAY (8/23)
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family, 8 p.m.): “Amy’s friends and family forget about her birthday.” Everyone’s so wrapped up with her sister’s wedding to the oily beau-hunk.
- Miss Universe Pageant (NBC, 9 p.m.): “Global beauties compete in swimsuit, evening gown and interview categories at the 59th annual gala, hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales.” It’s like Bret almost died and went to heaven.
- Rizzoli & Isles (TNT, 10 p.m.): “A shooter aims for runners participating in the Boston Marathon.” Boston Marathon, biathlon—same diff!
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GSN Brings More Baggage: Perez Hilton
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Cable, Gossip, Renewals, Video,
GSN has greenlighted their original game show Baggage for a second season, and the cable network is adding even more to the banner series. Hosted by Jerry Springer of talk show fame, Baggage explores the secrets that single daters are hiding from the other singles they meet.
New online segments are being added to the Baggage website in honor of Season 2. The segments are hosted by famous blogger Perez Hilton, a well-known Internet personality.
Perez Hilton’s Baggage Report features segments from the show and Hilton’s comments on what he sees. The newscast-style broadcasts are scheduled to air in 8 weekly segments.
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Stephen Colbert to Celebrate Returning Troops
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, Cable, Video,
Stephen Colbert will give returning troops a true homecoming with two special episodes of The Colbert Report. The two-episode event will not be the first time the Comedy Central funnyman has honored Iraq war soldiers; he previously went to Baghdad for a special series of broadcasts issued from the combat zone.
Iraq war veterans and active service members will fill the audience on September 8 and 9. Other groups of soldiers will visit the set via satellite from Afghanistan, Iraq and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D. C. In typical Colbert fashion, the episodes are aptly named: “Been There: Won That: The Returnification of the American-Do Troopscape.”
Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Jim Webb and General Ray Odiermo will be among the special guests lined up for the event. Odiermo is a “friend of the show;” he shaved Colbert’s head when the comedian previously hosted the series from Baghdad.
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Preview Season 3 of Real Housewives of Atlanta
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, Gossip, Video,
“So I slept with a woman. Big deal. Call it a day. Keep in moving.”
Sorry, Lisa Wu Hartwell. Based on the drama seen in this new Real Housewives of Atlanta preview, it doesn’t really look like you’ll be missed next season.
When the juicy Bravo hit returns this fall, we’ll meet two new cast members: a model (Cynthia Bailey) who’s “only been engaged three times” and an entertainment lawyer (Phaedra Parks) who’s reportedly married to a criminal. Meanwhile, we’ll get more catfights between (thanks NeNe and Kim!), a lesbian relationship, an arrest and a troubled marriage. (Can we say buh-bye to D.C. already?)
Season 3 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta premieres October 4.
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VIDEO: Chelsea Handler to Host MTV Video Music Awards
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Late Night, Music, Talk Shows, Cable, MTV, Video,
Sorry, Russell Brand—there will be no three-peat for you.
For the first time in over 15 years, a female will get the chance to host the MTV Video Music Awards. In 1994, Roseanne Barr from the VMAs from Radio City Music Hall. In 2010, it’ll be Chelsea Handler’s turn.
“Everyone knows that when you think of rap music and hip-hop, you think of Chelsea Lately. And that’s why I will be hosting [the show],” Handler explained tonight about her selection.
Performers joining Chelsea for this year’s event include Justin Bieber, Kanye West, B.o.B, Florence + the Machine. The ceremony will air live September 12 from Los Angeles.
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90210: Season 3 Spoilers
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Gossip, Rumors, Spoilers, Video,
90210 returns to the CW this fall with the Season 3 premiere, scheduled for September 13. New spoilers have revealed that Adrian Grenier (Entourage) will appear on the September 27 episode with his band The Honey Brothers. The episode will center around Naomi Campbell (AnnaLynne McCord), who will be celebrating her 18th birthday.
Earlier in the year, 90210 revealed that one of its main hunks will come to terms with his homosexuality in the upcoming season. We know who it is, and we’ll reveal the name after the jump…
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