Here's hoping you bet your last nickel on Modern Family's Emmy domination, because you're about to be rich! Rich in nickel-y goodness! Despite what it might have felt like in real-time, the official Emmy winners list confirms that other funny people and shows did, in fact, win awards last night. People and shows like…
Though the Razzie Awards are still months away, it seems critics are already heralding Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star as a near-lock for this year's Worst Picture honor. Man, awards shows really do just eat it up when stars alter their appearance for a role. And please, those actors, always taking projects totally devoid of any artistic integrity just for the Razzie cred. Pathetic. If Bucky Larson does bring home the big prize for horribleness, don't forget that you heard all about it here first, down to the last weak sputter of ejaculate.
It was announced yesterday that the guy who voices Donkey in the Shrek movies — I think his name is Eddie something? — will host next year's Academy Awards, to be held on February 26, 2012, surely upsetting dozens of Billy Crystal fans hoping he'd receive the honor for a ninth time. Many denizens of The Internet have cried foul at the news (here, here, etc.), but I couldn't be happier. I mean, we're talking about the star of Beverly Hills Cop, Raw, and Coming to America. Sure he's made a Pluto Nash here and a Dr. Dolittle 2 there, but that doesn't mean Murphy doesn't [...]
Cue the sound of a million monocles shattering! Despite claiming he wouldn't return for a third year after a small contingent of fancy people flipped out over his cheeky antics, Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes hosting gig is almost on lock for next year. "I love NBC, I love the fact they stuck by me through it," Gervais said at this weekend's Edinburgh International Television Festival, when asked if he was considering a third year. "I am but I shouldn't do it. It's a second encore. Don't do a second encore. I don't think I should do it. What am I going back as?" Ricky had just better [...]
The Comedy Awards were a sort of strange thing, I thought. And apparently so did the South Park guys, as this week's new episode takes on, well, The Comedy Awards, as well as some rampaging Germans. Whatever, they're just bitter because they didn't win!!!
In order to make up for Steve Carrell's egregious loss last night, The Emmys presented The Office's new employees, everyone else who is currently on TV anywhere, including Tracy Jordan, Olivia Benson and Cee Lo Green in some kind of out-of-control robot chair. I also feel like this bit offers more backstory for Creed than the actual Office ever has. What I wouldn't give for a Breaking Bad cross-over. WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE.
As Will Arnett explained on Fallon last night, it can be difficult to know how to interact with an awards show loser, particularly if she's one half of a notorious "house of losers" like Amy Poehler. Luckily Fallon reminded him of how he consoled his wife after her Emmy loss two years ago to Kristin Chenoweth: by mumbling "God, look at this loser" loud enough to everyone for everyone to hear. A house of losers divided, you guys!
This morning it was a rumor, and now it is confirmed: Eddie Murphy will be hosting February's Academy Awards. I really hope he kills this! For all of his recent crimes against entertainment, I have got to believe that the man who made Raw is still in there somewhere. Let's just all hope that he commits as hard to this gig as he did to singing in the video for "Party All The Time." I mean, just look at how hard he commits to it! And Oscars director Brett Ratner will be playing the Rick James role to Eddie this time. So what I'm saying is, I'm optimistic.
This is curious: despite Community getting completely shut out of the Emmy nominations for a second year in a row, series creator Dan Harmon and series crush object Alison Brie will be presenting an award during the ceremony. I'm guessing that someone over at Emmys HQ has been reading Harmon's Tumblr lately and decided that he needed some cheering up. See, life ain't so bad, Dan!
The Tonys, the nationally televised awards show for a local theater scene, is currently working out who they're gonna snag to host, and their number one choice is Chris Rock. Hey, that might get me to watch the Tonys! Or at least YouTube clips of Rock's monologue the following day, which counts as watching an awards show these days I think. UPDATE: Nevermind!
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Seeing as how everyone lost their mind over a few harmless Robert Downey Jr. jokes during his hosting gig this year, Ricky Gervais' Golden Globes live-blog idea should have the Hollywood sign consumed in spontaneous flame within the hour. "I've had one of my big ideas," he wrote on his site yesterday. "What do you think of this? A live 3 hour podcast during The Golden Globes. Me and a few chums (like Louis CK, Chris Rock, Karl Pilkington, John Stewart, Larry David popping in and out) doing our own alternative commentary." I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that most people [...]
Seeing as how four of his last six acting gigs involved him portraying a cartoon donkey, the idea of Eddie Murphy hosting the Oscars in 2012 makes me want to flap my hands in raw geek excitement. According to Deadline, Oscars' producer Brett Ratner is submitting Murphy's name to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences today as his choice of host. Luckily for everyone who sat through this year's Franco-thon, Murphy is reportedly "showing interest." Granted, Eddie may be the frontrunner in part because he's starring in Ratner's Tower Heist this fall, but really, the fact that Murphy isn't onstage/in front of a live audience all [...]
You know you’re in Canada when a shmuck like me is allowed into a star-studded comedy awards ceremony and the security guard actually apologizes for making me wait in line.
One of the premiere events at this year’s Just For Laughs Festival is the Awards Luncheon, which honored Modern Family Creators Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd for Comedy Writers of the Year, Ken Jeong for Breakout Comedy Star of the Year, Paul Feig for Comedy Director of the Year, Garry Shandling for the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Louis C.K. for Comedy Person of the Year.
Maybe “premiere event” is a little too strong. As MC and Comedy Central Roast [...]
