You know who ruined the Seinfeld finale? The liberal media!
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-FreeI read Bill O'Reilly's new book, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, over the weekend. The title comes from something a nun called him when he was a kid. Besides finding out how much of a great guy he is (I found this out from O'Reilly, not from friends or associates), I also found out why the series finale of Seinfeld was so bad. It was the liberal media's fault. That's right, the FOX News host says that Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David are so cynical that they "tanked the

Video: Pharrell in Microsoft ‘I’m a PC’ Ad
Microsoft has scrapped comedian Jerry Seinfeld and replaced him with celebrities such as Pharrell Williams and Eva Longoria Parker in a new series of TV ads promoting Windows. Pharrell claims to be a PC in the commercial, but he’s actually a Mac user. In this case, there’s no truth in advertising. This entry was posted on Sunday, September 21st, 2008 at 5:00 am and is filed under Pharrell, Videos. You can follow any responses to this ent

A week in which there was nothing wrong with that [Recap]
After announcing a multimillion-dollar campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Microsoft canned the comic's commercials with founder Bill Gates. Not "canned" as in "fired," but "canned" as in "put away for later." Maybe. eBay's also thinking about dumping StumbleUpon, the social something-or-other site it bought last year for $75 million. Facebook users want to trash the site's redesign. Sarah Palin seems to have deleted her hacked Yahoo Mail account. Amidst all of this relinquishing of things material and immat

JERRY SEINFELD, ELLEN DEGENERES, DANE COOK, KATT WILLIAMS TRACY MORGAN & JEFF DUNHAM SLATED TO APPEAR AS TBS PRESENTS A "VERY FUNNY" FESTIVAL: THE COMEDY FESTIVAL
TBS will televise several programs from the event, including the variety special "Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show"; "Laffapalooza," an evening of performances by top comedians hosted by Tracey Morgan; and a celebrity roast of Cheech and Chong. [09.26.08 - 11:44 AM] ABC WINS THE OPENING THURSDAY OF THE SEASON IN VIEWERS AND KEY ADULTS ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, September 25. [09.26.08 - 10:38 AM] ACTOR Steve Valentine TO LORD OVER 'ESTATE OF PANIC,' SCI FI'S NEW REALITY

Microsoft vs. Apple Fight Enters New Round
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- After only two weeks, Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates' rambling conversations about nothing have been jettisoned for a new campaign in which Microsoft tries to rebuild an image that has long been battered by rival Apple. A new spot for Microsoft features a dead ringer for actor John Hodgman. A new 60-second spot breaking today for Microsoft from agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky opens with a dead ringer for actor John Hodgman, who plays PC in A

Increasingly Desperate Jerry Seinfeld Reduced To Quoting Jackie Chiles In Slander Case [Newman!]
In defending himself from a slander lawsuit—that's the one filed after he went on Letterman and called the woman who his wife ripped off her cookbook idea from a "wacko" and "hysterical" before suggesting her three names might mean she's an assassin—Jerry Seinfeld is pulling out the big guns: His beloved, long-running, top-rated sitcom has now been entered as evidence. The Smoking Gun reports: In an October 3 court filing...Seinfeld claims that his remarks were consistent with a "recurring the

Microsoft's agency, spokespeople love their Apple products [Advertising]
Ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky made Microsoft's "I'm a PC" ads using Macs, according to a Flickr user who downloaded an image version of the ad from Microsoft's web site and perused its meta data. After Digital Daily posted the news, a Microsoft flack confirmed the news and said: "Agencies and production houses use a wide variety of software and hardware to create, edit and distribute content, including both Macs and PCs." Along with its ad agency, Microsoft's spokespeople in the "I'm a PC" campaign ar

Microsoft Picks Another Apple Lover For Its Ad Campaign [Embarrassments]
First Microsoft hired proven Mac lover Jerry Seinfeld to crappily kick off its new $300 million ad campaign. Then the company dropped Seinfeld and brought in a slew of new celebrities to declare their love for PCs. Including hip hop star Pharrell—Another. Proven. Apple. Lover. Research! Payoffs! Do something, Microsoft! Pictured, Pharrell and his beloved golden iPhone. Here's a video where he describes his Mac tendencies. Fiasco! Ridiculous! And here's a brand new Microsoft ad with Pharrell declaring he i

Pharrell joins Madge onstage in NYC
Pharrell Williams thrilled fans by making a surprise appearance onstage with Madonna in New York. Williams joined Madonna during a gig at Madison Square Garden on Saturday to perform the star's hit "Give It 2 Me," which he co-wrote and co-produced. Madonna used the show to continue her tirade against U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, after slamming the Republican at two previous concerts on her Sticky + Sweet world tour. She played a screeching note on her guitar and said: "This is the sound o

Chris Rock On Larry King: Gives Some Good Reasons On Why You Should Vote For Obama. Plus Takes Shots At Sarah Palin "She's Just Like Kim Kardashian On Dancing With The Stars, All That Ass & Cant Shake It"
Chris Rock on Larry King. Full interview

The Insider: Jeffrey Ross on Reaching for the ‘Stars’
The Insider has long had a soft spot in her heart and on her funny bone for comedian Jeffrey Ross, so she was starting this season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” with something she usually didn’t have: a predetermined rooting interest. Then fate, and partner Edyta Slewinska’s fingernail, intervened during the final rehearsal before last Monday’s season premiere and Mr. Ross went down with a cornea injury that changed everything. The Insider talked to Mr. Ross Thursday, just after he’d bee

Susan and Tony Bennett's Exploring the Arts Gala Raises Over $1.2M for Art Education in Public Schools
FUNDRAISER WAS HOSTED BY Whoopi Goldberg AND FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY BENNETT, Jerry Seinfeld, John Mayer AND Terrence Howard The Evening Honored Reed Hastings, Sumner Redstone, and Steve Wynn NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 500 guests attended Susan and Tony Bennett's Exploring the Arts (ETA) gala tonight which was held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The evening raised over $1.2M for the Bennett's non-profit Exploring the Arts organization that supports arts educa

First Look: Beth Ostrosky On The Day Of Her Wedding To Howard Stern
I'm pretty sure that we are going to get to see a full spread of these wedding shots over the next few weeks thanks to one of the rags. But in the meantime, here is a quick shot of Beth Ostrosky walking into Le Cirque restaurant where she married shock jock Howard Stern last night. It looks like Beth was carrying black lilies? Guests included Joan Rivers, Barbara Walters, Donald Trump, Chevy Chase, Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Kelly Ripa and Stern's radio co-host, Rob

Candy Dish: Bromance Is In The Air Tonight
Aw, such sweet bromance… Understand the economy with Chris Farley movies At last, something to do with your ex’s testicles once you cut them off Celeb camel toe AND mom jeans alert Disney on Depressants Howard Stern ties the knot, Mr. Kelly Ripa officiates, celebrities now control the universe Britney channels the other Madonna Diddy is afraid of Palin It’s official, [...]

TV On The Radio Bring "Dancing Choose" To Letterman's Fire Escape
It was a tumultuous week at NY's Ed Sullivan Theater. Bill Clinton stopped by Monday (LOL @ Chris Rock afterward) and on Wednesday John McCain canceled at the last minute because the economy exploded. The high-profile week of musical chairs was capped off with TV On The Radio & Friends' horny, wordy "Dancing Choose," an appropriately anxious soundtrack for a country lobotomized by the media. The Friday night edition of the Hello Deli Concert Series was actually filmed on Monday, but by now you should know t

Pharrell Williams Joins Madonna Onstage During Live Show
In News: The producer sang with the pop star on Saturday night

Pharrell Williams Joins Madonna Onstage In New York
To Perform 'give It 2 Me'

Tomorrow Is Tonight For the Biggest Names in Comedy
The comedians were out in full effect at last night's 11th Annual "Tomorrow is Tonight" Gala to benefit Project ALS. Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel continued to stick together, which will only keep fueling the reports that they're back together. Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor looked happy as ever together while Jon Stewart kept people laughing from up on stage — I imagine there were a few politics jabs as they were missing last night's debate. Laughter might be the best medicine a lot of the time, bu

Obama Noose Poster New Low In Citizen Propaganda [The Internet]
Those people making Barack Obama monkeys and booing John McCain for saying Obama is a person "you do not have to be scared of?" Some of them have blogs! Which means they are free to put all sorts of terrible things on the Web, like the virtual poster at left, the one with Obama, a noose, and the headline, "Asphyxiation/The Fucking Solution." The gent who made that lovely thing, and posted it to his website Sunday night, said he did so in retaliation for comparably nasty images of Sarah Palin (also at left),

FOX 411: Madonna Wails on Sarah Palin
Madonna takes shots at Sarah Palin in final show of "Sweet and Sticky Tour" at Madison Square Garden last night.

David Hasselhoff to Star in Beverly Hills Ninja 2. David Spade to Star in Divorced Guys From House Bunny Director
“Kung Fool!” In a casting decision undoubtedly made to set the Internet on fire, that guy David Hasselhoff will star in Beverly Hills Ninja 2, the sequel to Chris Farley’s 1997 contribution to the fat joke. Apparently the sequel will be a theatrical release from Sony. It wasn’t confirmed whether Hoff will play the titular throwing star handler. Mitchell Klebenoff, who scribed the original as well as the 1987 Fatboys’ pill party, Disorderlies, will shoot the film primarily in So

Stars Shine Bright at Obama's Big Fundraiser
A group of big-name celebrity politicos turned out to a Barack Obama fundraiser in Beverly Hills Tuesday night, where the presidential nominee raised $9 million for his presidential campaign and the Democratic Party! The fundraiser, which set back attendees $28,500 per ticket, drew the likes of Jodie Foster, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Rock, Tobey Maguire and Will Ferrell, says the Associated Press. The night's festivities included a dinner at the Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills, fol

Buzz Bites — 10/13/2008: Young Jeezy Joins Rest Of World In Worrying About John McCain’s Frail ‘Old Person’ Status
+ Young Jeezy isn’t exactly a glass-is-half-full kinda guy, (in case you couldn’t tell from his album title, The Recession). And not surprisingly, he’s taking the upcoming presidential elections very seriously: “I understand [Sarah Palin]’s the soccer mom and all that,” Jeezy said. “But if something happens to McCain, then what? Do you want a soccer mom to run the country?” (MTV News) + Who says romance is dead? New mommy Jennifer Lopez and her hubby Marc Ant

Blergh: The New York Times is as fed up with ... [Ben Silverman]
Blergh: The New York Times is as fed up with the lack of 30 Rock as we are, noting that Tina Fey "is about the hottest star in show business at the moment" thanks to those Emmy wins, American Express commercials, and Sarah Palin guest spots, and yet the third season of the rating-challenged sitcom still hasn't yet premiered to take advantage of Fey's heat. Embattled NBC head Ben Silverman takes the blame: "If we knew then what we know today about how hot Tina was going to be, would we do it differently? May

Tina Fey On Sarah Palin: "If She Wins...I'm Leaving Earth"
Tina Fey told TVGuide she'll be "done" if John McCain and Sarah Palin win the election next month. The "SNL" veteran who has come back to play the Republican Vice Presidential candidate (and whose own show, "30 Rock," is still nowhere to be seen), said, "We're gonna take it week by week. If she wins, I'm done. I can't do that for four years. And by 'I'm done,' I mean I'm leaving Earth." Fey also said it's a busy but exciting time for "SNL." "Election time is always good for [SNL] and this is a bonkers el