Tom Smothers, who with younger sibling Dick Smothers was one half of the culture-defining, norm-tweaking Smothers Brothers, died Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at his Santa Rosa California, home. Tom was an impish figure, but a holy terror when crossed behind the scenes. (Image via CBS) He was 86. Smothers had announced earlier in the year…
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Carol Burnett Wants to Spoof the Kardashians, Streisand & Brolin Inspired Aerosmith Hit & More
November 12, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Window shopping (GIF via GIPHY) EXTRATV: Carol Burnett, 90, opens up about how her iconic Tara look almost didn't happen. Also, if she were going to parody anything today, it would be: "The Kardashians!" Ayyy-list (Image via FOX) DO YOU REMEMBER?: Henry Winkler and the…
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Madonna Musical Opens, Joan Collins Drops F-Bomb, ‘Priscilla’s’ Clothes, Carol Burnett’s ‘Twilight Zone’ & MORE
October 5, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today ... Celebrate! (Image via Holidays) KSLX: Madonna, 65, is opening her new world Celebration Tour October 14 in London, but there's also an all-Madonna jukebox musical opening France! ROLLING STONE: The Frasier revival sucks. Ninety and naughty! (Image via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: Hilarious to see Joan…
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Angela Bassett’s Not Bitter About Oscar Loss, Yoko Ono Retires to the Country & More
March 3, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Will she get an Oscar for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever? (Image via video still) EW.COM: Angela Bassett, 64, is up for an Oscar this year, but she's not bitter about losing for What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). KENNETH IN…
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Networking: TV Shows of the ’40s & ’50s with Surviving Regular & Recurring Cast
I've been fascinated by which classic TV series still have surviving cast members and for how long, mostly spurred on by the fact that so many actors have departed of late. One of TV's earliest surviving titular leads — Jerry Mathers! (Image via CBS) I mean ... the entire main cast of Laverne & Shirley…
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Inside Carol Burnett’s Apartment, Jerry Lee Lewis Is Alive @ 87, Leslie Jordan’s Last Interview & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Carol's corner (Image via Cannon Schmidt/The Salty Shutters for Sotheby's International Realty) PEOPLE: Carol Burnett has listed her lovely L.A. digs for over $4M. A peek inside. TMZ: TMZ accidentally reported that Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, had died. He hadn't. EXTRATV: Carly Simon is grieving the loss of…
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296 Legends Age 80+ Who Are Still With Us!
December 2022 With so many losses of beloved icons in 2021 — it started with Cicely Tyson and ended with Betty White — we can sometimes forget just how many other legends we do have left. Please, 2022, show some mercy! (Image via CBS) Betty was revered, and was arguably the most well-liked, intergenerational, awarded,…
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Peter Scolari of ‘Bosom Buddies,’ ‘Girls’ Dies @ 66
So sad to report the death of Peter Scolari after a two-year cancer battle. He was 66. My pic of Peter from 2019, plus his inscription to me. (Images by Matthew Rettenmund & ABC) Scolari was born on September 12, 1955, in New Rochelle, New York. As a young actor, he made his film debut…
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‘Munsters’ Reboot Wigs Out, Prince Harry Tell-All, ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: But who will hang upside down in this?! (Image via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: Rob Zombie is teasing his upcoming The Munsters movie reboot, sharing an image of Grandpa's wig. I'm not exactly thrilled about this remake, considering Lily will be played by Zombie's own wife. PEOPLE: Prince Harry has…
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Celebrate Elizabeth Taylor’s Birthday Watching Her AFI Tribute
At long last, the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award Special devoted to Elizabeth Taylor from 1993 has been uploaded to YouTube in high quality. Just in time for the 89th anniversary of the legend's birth (Taylor was born February 27, 1932), the upload includes countless clips from her career, as well as touching tributes…
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