While watching the NFL playoffs this evening, you’ll probably hearing San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle‘s name quite a bit! You might also be wondering about his love life…. well, he’s married to the lovely Claire!
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David Steinberg “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” writer and performer David Steinberg pays tribute to Tom Smothers, who died Dec. 26 at age 86. I met Tommy (and Dick) Smothers when we were performing at the Hungry I in San Francisco in the late 1960s. I did standup, and Tommy immediately wanted me to be on the show they were creating because I was a different kind of comedian — like they were.
I had done a sermon, which was something I had developed at Second City. Tom and Dick, Tom especially, couldn’t get over the uniqueness of it. “Let’s put it on the air!” he said.
The second time Tommy asked me to come on the show, I did one of my sermons. “Moses takes the shoes off his feet, approaches the burning bush, burns his feet. God goes “Aha! Third one today!” Moses swore.
We are not sure what he said. There are many Old Testament scholars who believe that it was the first mention of Christ in the Bible.” CBS was irate. A week later, Tom and I were hanging out, and he said “I want to show you something!” He opened up the door to his room and there were bundles of mail.
“That’s your hate mail!” Tom said, as if I should be so pleased and excited by this. Tom was thrilled that it created such an uproar. Tom was mischievous.
So when CBS told him not to do another sermon, he says “We’re going to have Steinberg on again.” I did another bit on their show, and then the next time, Tommy asked me to do another sermon. I chose Jonah. One of the lines in that bit was “And the gentiles, as is their want from time to time, threw the Jew overboard.” The rest is history.
The network got what they wanted: the Smothers Brothers were thrown off the air. For a variety of reasons. The sermons were a final straw, because who isn’t offended by
.While watching the NFL playoffs this evening, you’ll probably hearing San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle‘s name quite a bit! You might also be wondering about his love life…. well, he’s married to the lovely Claire!
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lifeless “Captain Marvel,” their latest movie has, um, flecks of the supernatural heroism and urban vigilante justice that we associate with the comic book genre. Running time: 106 minutes. Rated R (strong bloody violence, language throughout including slurs, sexual content and drug use).However, unlike many of those bland caped behemoths, “Freaky Tales,” which had its world premiere Thursday night at the Sundance Film Festival, also boasts enough forceful, nerdy personality to fill the San Francisco Bay.
A string of popular Love Island stars have returned to reality TV for their second chance at finding love. The brand new series filmed in South Africa, Love Island All-Stars, will see a twist to the original ITV2 format, with stars from previous seasons coming together in a bid to find romance once again.The line-up includes some of the biggest bombshells from years gone by who can't wait to get back to the villa in the hope of finding lasting love this time around.
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Lola Young has announced a UK and European headline tour for 2024 – find all the details below and purchase tickets here.The Londoner will be kicking off the tour with a hometown show at Scala on March 5, before continuing on to the Deaf Institute in Manchester (6) and Bristol’s The Island (7).After that, the singer-songwriter will embark on her North American tour on March 17 at Vinyl in Atlanta, Georgia, before going on to perform in cities like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.She’ll return to Europe in April for dates in Paris (20), Amsterdam (23), Cologne (24), Hamburg (25), and Copenhagen (26).Tickets go on sale this Friday (January 19) at 10am GMT, and you can purchase tickets for UK dates from here.The tour news comes on the heels of Young’s new single ‘Wish You Were Dead’, which the BRIT-nominated artist said helped her to “process an abusive and at times toxic relationship I experienced”.She added on social media that “even though at times i felt trapped, it’s about loving a person regardless of the fact they are hurting you”.Wish you were dead is out now !! ❤️
After spending 30-plus years honing his craft for stage and screen, Colman Domingo is more than ready for his close-up. Considering the actor’s versatile resume, which includes memorable performances in Selma, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fear the Walking Dead, or his Emmy-winning role on Euphoria and a handful of Tony nominations, it’s bewildering that his recent portrayal of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, in Netflix’s Rustin, marks his first leading role and Golden Globe nomination. Also, this year, Domingo features in another highly acclaimed film, The Color Purple, where he plays the dastardly Mister.
EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic Documentary Films is returning its Oscar-shortlisted documentary Bobi Wine: The People’s President to select cinemas over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
Fat Dog have released their latest energetic single ‘All The Same’ and have shared new tour dates in the US.The track marks the band’s second release under their new label, Domino. Co-produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Geese, Shame, Blur) and the band’s frontman Joe Love, ‘All The Same’ features a retro beat reminiscent of old 80s-90s video games.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Audacy, the troubled radio and audio-streaming company, said Sunday it filed plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization to slash its debt. Audacy is the second-largest radio broadcaster in the U.S. (after iHeartMedia) with 235 owned radio stations across 48 markets.
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Ian Ziering is the latest celebrity victim of the California crime wave. Ziering was caught up in a brawl with a group of people riding minibikes on Hollywood Boulevard Sunday.
has posted her husband on Instagram a handful of times, sometimes posing with him, sometimes not, but they almost never look as couple-y as they do here. Also, apparently they're into watches!The sweet, looking-into-my-loved-one's-eyes-as-if-there's-no-camera snap was tucked inside a carousel she uploaded on January 1, featuring a selfie in front of the Christmas tree and a few photos of fireworks going off around the Burj Khalifa skyscraper.
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