It might seem that an internationally famous actor like Michael Caine would be above the little faux pas of life. Â Not so. Â In fact, had the nearly-80-year-old actor’s health not been as good as it is, he might have died from simply being forgotten! Here is the story from the New York Post. Â …
Longtime visitors here will recall that I’ve been critical of Dick Clark around New Year’s Eve for several years now and I stand behind my opinion that he should have hung up his microphone years ago.
But that doesn’t take away the fact that the man gave us decades of enjoyment and entertainment.
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Ashley Judd impressed the heck out of me and millions of other women when she fought back via a well-written essay against the idiotic tabloids that scrutinize and criticize women. Â …
If you’ve visited here before, you may already be aware that I’m a stand-up comedy nut. Â Nut! Â I have a long list of favourites that includes Jim Gaffigan who is coming to London in July and we have front-row seats for his Centennial Hall show. …
In the radio announcer coaching part of this little enterprise my mantra is always; Â If you have to choose, always choose being clear over being clever. Â If only the members of Coldplay had heard me! Â …
What makes a show become a hit? Â Gee if I could answer that I’d be a squillionaire. …
…always one. Â Mike Myers always has been hilarious. Â As we await the Oscars, this video pokes fun at Hollywood, honours it and makes you laugh out loud all at the same time. Â Whether you take Sunday’s upcoming spectacle seriously or think it’s all a load of over-hyped hooey, this is for you. Enjoy!
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Some might say it really isn’t fair to slag someone’s memoir before I’m even done reading the whole thing but – holy Hannah – I’m three chapters in and I’m already tempted to skip several pages at a time! Â …
Our friend Eddie is a man of truly rare talents. Â He’s an incredible mimic and voice artist and you won’t find a funnier guy on the planet. Â …
Chris Brown should not have a career, full stop, until he gets through his probation for beating Rihanna. …
That awful, screechy I Will Always Love You aside, there was a time when Whitney Houston was the best (known) singer in the world.  As for I Will Always Love You I’ve always preferred the writer, Dolly Parton’s version.  But I digress. …
Perhaps you missed this one. Â Although I’m not hockey’s biggest fan, it brings a tear to my eye to see what happens when a bunch of guys playing pick-up hockey get the star treatment. Â …
Why don’t American political candidates get the rights to the songs they use at their campaign events before they use them? …
Funny 1410 has been on air since the very end of last year. Â If you recall, it’s a new format for a legendary (to me!) frequency here in London, where I worked the all-hit format many moons ago. Â …
I heart Ricky Gervais! I think he should host everything including SPCA fundraisers and wedding receptions. Â …
I’m a rock fan. Â I prefer pounding drums, wailing guitar solos and singers with passion that verges on a scream. And I don’t think that’s ever going to change. …
This city’s best known TV news anchor was recently arrested on assault charges. Â I wrote a blog last week about not judging him until the facts are in. Â But the issue today is whether or not his arrest qualifies as “news”. Â There is no question that it does to every media property in this city except its largest daily newspaper and I and my media brethren feel a) the paper made an incomprehensible decision to not run the story and b) unfairly and now publicly judged by them because we aired the story. Â …
London has exactly one television station. Â Yup. Â One. …