Kim Kardashian, Jack Black, Oprah and more stars sang a “So Long, Farewell” parody to Jay Leno on his final “Tonight Show” episode. The “Sound of Music” spoof was led by Billy Crystal and the Shut Your Von Trapp Singers, with celebs like Sheryl Crow, Jim Parsons, and Carol Burnett taking on verses. “So long, […]
Read moreJay Leno ends his “Tonight Show” run this week following a 22-year run during which the world’s biggest celebrities visited his couch. Now there’s a highlight reel featuring some of the most memorable celebrity moments during Leno’s tenure. (Sources: NBC-TV and GossipCop.com)
Read more
Last night, Piers Morgan spoke to transgender advocate Janet Mock and some of the words he used and chyrons the show used ended up earning Morgan quite the social media blowback, and Morgan took some serious umbrage at all the people tweeting at him about the segment. He brought on Mock tonight to confront her […]
Read more
Conservative radio host Glenn Beck on Monday reacted to a Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial that included people of different cultures singing “America the Beautiful” by insisting that it was a cynical plot to “divide people.” After Coca-Cola’s ad featuring “America the Beautiful” being sung in different languages caused a firestorm of racism on Twitter on […]
Read moreFox News praised Gov. Chris Christie’s handling of the bridge scandal plaguing his administration as a “lesson in leadership” despite the many lingering questions surrounding his office’s involvement in the story. Gov. Christie held a nearly two-hour long press conference on January 9 amidst allegations that a four-day traffic jam in Fort Lee, NJ may […]
Read moreJay Leno took on the Chris Christie bridge scandal Thursday night and had some fun with the governor over the news. Because as Leno put it, no one knows about 2016, but Christie will “cross that bridge when he comes to it.” Leno offered a slight defense of Christie, saying that he couldn’t have possibly […]
Read more![Gretchen Carlson 010714 [YouTube]](https://www.talkbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Gretchen-Carlson-010714-YouTube-800x430-365x235.jpg)
Fox News host Gretchen Carlson was raked over the online coals on Tuesday for apparently conflating atheism with Satanism, just before one of her guests did the same. Tuesday morning, Carlson previewed a segment on the Satanist Temple’s proposed Oklahoma Statehouse statue by posting on Twitter, “Atheists unveil Satan statue for OK capitol: smiling kids […]
Read more
Transgender model Carmen Carrera and “Orange Is the New Black” star Laverne Cox sat down on Monday with Katie Couric to discuss their careers, upcoming projects and their experiences as high-profile transgender women using their platforms to bring issues of trans justice to national attention. But Couric, it seems, was mostly interested in talking to […]
Read moreLast night, Stephen Colbert came to the defense of embattled reality television star Phil Robertson. “This is a terrible day for Americans,” Colbert said. “But admittedly, a pretty good day for ducks.” “Why did A&E A-and-axe him?” he asked. “Because this good Christian man spoke his mind to GQ about the gays.” After quoting Robertson’s […]
Read more
The sun is setting on Katie Couric’s daytime talk show. The newswoman and ABC have pulled the plug on her daily talk show, “Katie,” which will not return for a third season next year. “While production will continue on ‘Katie’ through June 2014, we’ve mutually agreed that there will not be a third season of […]
Read more
