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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: CNBC (tv network), Music Theater, Prednisone (drug), Ronald McDonald House Charities, Social Services
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Larry Hagman dies at 81; TV's J.R. Ewing
Los Angeles TimesFervor for the television show “Dallas” was intense in 1980, when the Queen Mother met actor Larry Hagman and joined the worldwide chorus asking: “Who shot J.R.?” “Not even for you, ma’am,” replied Hagman, who...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Theater, Entertainment Events, TNT (tv network), Celebrities
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Three great sitcom sets for last-minute holiday shoppers
Los Angeles Times Television CriticI am going to use the excuse that it's Christmas next week and you may have some shopping left to do to review three DVD sets I have been meaning to write about for months. (Something came up.) All are comedies. Two are complete sets and one is the...Tags: Music, David Letterman, Paula Prentiss, ABC (tv network), John Astin
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Top TV of 2012: Poehler's Leslie Knope shines on 'Parks and Rec'
Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central...
Tags: 2012 Democratic National Convention, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Current TV (tv network), Frank Capra Jr., Amy Poehler
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'Django,' unchained, looks at U.S.' past
Quentin Tarantino had been shooting "Django Unchained" for two solid weeks at a plantation outside New Orleans, but a pall of uncertainty hung over the cast and crew: Just what kind of slavery movie was this going to be? After all, this was a white...
Tags: Music, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment Events, Christoph Waltz, Arthur Penn
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Michael Ian Black Talks Guns, Politics and Loving America
An Evening with Michael Ian Black Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m., $30, $35, The Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, (860) 280-3130, marktwainhouse.org. One night, not too long ago, comedian and actor Michael Ian Black got high on Ambien,...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Michael Ian Black, Comedy Central (tv network)
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Comedian Katt Williams In Trouble With Police
Comedian Katt Williams' troubles with the law continued. Williams was arrested Friday on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen firearm, police said. It's the latest of several brushes with the law for Williams in Sacramento and...
Tags: Crimes, Entertainment, Trials, Los Angeles Times, Police Arrests
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The best of Chicago fringe theater in 2012
Life on the fringe can be precarious, and this year three small Chicago theater companies with a combined 31 seasons among them decided to call it quits: BackStage Theatre and Caffeine Theatre (both on our best-of compilations in the past) and New Leaf...
Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), Chess Playing, Game Shows (genre), Arts and Culture, Tim Meadows
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Las Vegas: Aces of Comedy to return to Mirage next month
We all could use some more laughter in our lives, and the Mirage resort in Las Vegas promises to serve up plenty of rib-ticklers during its 2013 Aces of Comedy series. The list of performers -- whose gigs begin in January -- reads like a who's who of...
Tags: Entertainment, Daniel Tosh, Ron White, Seth Meyers, Kevin James
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Guide to December 2012 TV premieres, movies and holiday specials
RedEyeDecember is all about the holiday specials on TV, but you'll find other interesting viewing as well. On Dec. 7 Sundance debuts "Restless," a gripping two-night miniseries about a former WW II spy. Nat Geo Wild kicks off its annual Big Cat Week Dec. 9...Tags: Diana Ross, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jim Carrey, OWN (tv network), ABC (tv network)
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Katt Williams, amid rocky tour, says he's quitting stand-up comedy
What the heck is up with Katt Williams? The comedian on Monday told a Seattle TV station that he's quitting his chosen profession. "I'm just going to go ahead and announce my retirement from stand-up," he told KOMO News in an interview as he exited what...
Tags: Entertainment, Stroke, Television Industry, Heart Attack, Katt Williams
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Composer Danny Elfman's year: 6 film scores, 6 different styles
Composer Danny Elfman was deep into completing his work on David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" when the director called an audible. Perhaps, the musician remembers Russell telling him, there should be no original music. Elfman said he tried...
Tags: Music, Psycho (movie), Movies, The Beach Boys, Bernard Herrmann
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