celebrations
Dave Chappelle Shows James Lipton The Joys Of Being On The Biographical Ass-Licking Receiving End
9:39AM STV | Dave Chappelle’s most recent AWOL streak ends Monday on Bravo, when he will appear on the 200th episode of Inside the Actors Studio. Except, in a clever twist we’re presuming occurred only because Diana Ross was unavailable, Chappelle will interview Lipton for the whole show. More »
3:05AM STV | Happy 75th, Variety! Defamer wishes the best of anniversaries to Daily Variety, which today celebrates 75 years in business — albeit a month late, as is customary with so many of its biggest stories, but in a festive, infectious spirit nonetheless. Not to mention surprising as well, according to the blurb featured on its Web site’s front page; we knew Peter Bart had been tottering around the deck for a while now, but to think Bart himself may have once run the printer with one hand while memoing Gone With the Wind notes to Louis Mayer with the other… Well, kudos indeed. And don’t stay up too late partying! [Variety] More »
7:16AM STV | IMDB is Finally Legal: We know where your mind probably went hearing that the Internet Movie Database turns 18 today. But despite the lovely note passed along by founder Col Needham, we’re mostly just relieved we can finally throw it out of the house. So, IMDB, consider yourself emancipated — write if you get work, and don’t forget to vote. [IMDB] More »
