Entries from LAist tagged with 'larryking'
August 6, 2008
Tonight at 6pm, Adam McKay will talk to Larry King about the new Funny or Die video featuring Paris Hilton. In the 24 hours since the Paris for President video premiered, it has been viewed more than 4 million times. Tonight on Larry King Live we can find out how it all went down. You can see it for yourself right here.......
Continue Reading "Adam McKay on Larry King Tonight about Paris Hilton Vid"July 11, 2008
The corner of Sunset and Cahuenga in Hollywood was officially renamed Larry King Square by the City of Los Angeles yesterday. City Council President Eric Garcetti introduced the 74 year old broadcast journalist and talk show host after honoring him with accolades of his accomplishments in his field. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his professional journalism career. On hand were several members of the CNN staff who did not need to travel far......
Continue Reading "Larry King Square Dedicated to Broadcast Icon"July 8, 2008
You've seen them around the city, right? Those light beige signs designating an area as a historical square. There's Amelia Earhart Square in the NoHo Arts District and the "I Love Lucy Square" near Paramount Studios. Now, after being approved last year, Larry King is getting his officially designated this Thursday at the intersection of Sunset and Cahuenga boulevards where the CNN building is located.......
Continue Reading "Larry King to Get an LA Square"February 18, 2008
Now that the writers' strike is over and it's full-steam ahead with the Oscars, you can bet that just about every TV channel is going to dogpile on the gala event. Yeah, the Grammys went ahead without interference but the Grammys are nothing compared to the Oscars. E! and CNN already have several shows lined up (look for Oscar host, Jon Stewart, on Larry King this Wednesday night) ready to tackle the exciting topics of:......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Monday"December 10, 2007
No deal in the writer's strike before Xmas folks, so we might just have to entertain ourselves. Monday's looking sparse - oh wait, was I supposed to highlight dreck like K-Ville, Samantha Who?, and Deal or No Deal? No thanks. 6:00pm Larry King Live CNN - Relatively new Los Angelino Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham is the interviewee today. Will there be more talk about her hubbie's giant schlong? Or about how she sleeps naked with......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Monday"November 21, 2007
Say what you will about Larry King (he's old, he gets married too much, he's not flashy, he's not hip) but the old fart sure has kept himself in the news lately. Last week, if you recall, he "ambushed" Marie Osmond by revealing to his tv audience that her son was in rehab (which led to much drama and Osmond-family-signs-of-support), and yesterday Larry had the infamous plastic surgeon Dr. Jan Adams walk off his......
Continue Reading "Jan Adams Walks Off Larry King Live After They Flew Him Out to LA to Be on The Show"September 14, 2007
A dead blue whale washed up on the shores of a beach near Ventura today; scientists from all over the state are at the scene to examine the body and determine why it beached. Lucille Ball and Larry King had streets renamed in their honor this week: the block surrounding the CNN building in Hollywood will now be known as Larry King Square, while the intersection of Melrose and Plymouth Boulevards has been rechristened......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: Beached Whales, Dry Weather, Magic Fundraises"July 7, 2007
This may be the first time anyone has ever heard me say this, but last night the Dodgers lost and I still feel like a winner. My sheer joy was a gift from a generous benefactor who will be referred to as JC, not only because those are his initials but also because he is now holier than Christ himself. JC hooked us up with seats in the Dugout Club, which is where I......
Continue Reading "Malingering 1, Dodgers 0"June 29, 2007
- Two Long Beach teens are heroes after rescuing two kids in apartment fire - CBS2 - The LAFD and the FBI are investigating a tip that animal rights extremists placed a bomb under the car of a UCLA eye doctor - LAT - The LA Times has a new managing editor? Yes, no, maybe so? - FishbowlLA - Heck of a job, BushCo - Milk could cost $5 a gallon by end of......
Continue Reading "Smile, it's Friday"June 28, 2007
Paris Hilton went on Larry King last night. It was her first tee vee interview after spending twentysomething days in the slammer. Before the interview Paris said that jail had changed her for the better. During the interview she told Larry that she had never done drugs. King: "Ever taken drugs?" Hilton: "No." Unfortunately Paris must had forgotten about all of those videos that came out last year on the ParisExposed.com website that showed......
Continue Reading "Paris Hilton Says She's Never Done Drugs?"June 24, 2007
Britney Spears gets way philosophical...or high on her website - Dlisted In more Britney news, she's joining Cyndi Lauper's True Colors tour Y'all...- TMZ And she finally shows off adorable Jayden James - Im Not Obsessed Foxy Brown gets in a fight with ex's new girl, gets hearing aid and weave ripped off. Ouch - Daily News Prince William off the market...again. Reports say he's back with ex-gal pal Kate Middleton - People Paris......
Continue Reading "Weekend Gossip Roundup"April 5, 2007
A Word or 46: Boy what a hubbub over this American Idol dreck - didn't the show producers see what a joke Howard Stern made of People magazine's "Most Beautiful People" contest back in '98? That's what you get for inexperience and idiocy, watch the guy with bad hair win. Tonight - Thursday - April 5th, 2007 The Office (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) Supersized 40+ minute version Survivor: Fiji/CSI: Crime Scene Investigation/Shark (CBS, 8-11:00 p.m.)......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Supersized 'Office' Tonight; Kaiser Chiefs on Conan "April 4, 2007
A Word or 52: Some people hated last week's "useless" Lost because it didn't further the storyline but I thought it was a humorously macabre and welcome break that reminded me of some of the better tangential X-Files episodes from 10+ years ago. If looks like we're going back to that story line tonight, oh well. Jericho (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) Roger goes off the deep end, and who can blame him Friday Night Lights/Crossing......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: 'Lost'; Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on Conan"April 3, 2007
A Word or 73: LA, get ready for your dirty underbelly to be nauseatingly exploited as the sixth season of The Shield gets underway tonight. There's a bit more room on the dial after, thank god, the following shows got the ax last week: The Wedding Bells (Fox) which was truly awful, Six Degrees (ABC) another bad one, 7th Heaven (the CW) which I don't even know about and The Black Donnellys which was......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Tony Bennett on 'Idol'; Vic Mackey's Back on 'The Shield'"March 30, 2007
A Word or 35: TV On the Radio was great on Letterman last night - check 'em on Kimmel tonight. Also, Will Arnett, Mr. Amy Poehler, is on that show. If you have premium channels then Sunday is your night. Tonight - Friday - March 30th, 2007 Angels @ Dodgers (KCAL, 7:30 p.m.) Rockets @ Lakers (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) Clippers @ Kings (PRIME, 7:30 p.m.) Ghost Whisperer/Close To Home/NUMB3RS (CBS, 8-11:00 p.m.) All new.......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Amy Poehler on Leno; TV On the Radio on Kimmel; Reno 911 is Back on Sunday"March 21, 2007
A Word or 73: Was sad to learn of the death of Larry "Bud" Melman aka Calvert DeForest who spent over 20 years as a regular on David Letterman's shows - always able to suffer indignities and deal with situations that exceeded Punk'd and Jackass in terms of humor and sophistication by decades. Fox lostsome couple slots in the top 5 last week: American Idol got 1&2, followed by GRey's Anatomy, Deal or No......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Larry "Bud" Melman Is Dead"March 19, 2007
Tonight - Monday - March 19th, 2007 Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) Season premiere. Featuring peg leg Heather Mills, Ian Ziering, Clyde Drexler and Paulina Porizkova, Cliff Clavin, that skating guy Apollo Ono, etc. How I Met.../The New Advent.../Two and a Half.../Rules of Engag.../CSI: Miami (CBS, 8-11:00 p.m.) All new tonight. Prison Break/24 (FOX, 8-10:00 p.m.) New episodes for old thrillers. Larry King Live (CNN, 9:00 p.m.) Senator and prez wannabe Barack......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Dancing With the Semi-Stars (no Big Pussy)"March 16, 2007
Tonight - Friday - March 16th, 2007 College Basketball: Arizona vs. Purdue (CBS, 4:00 p.m.) College Basketball: Arkansas vs. USC (CBS, 6:30 p.m.) Trail Blazers @ Lakers (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.) Take the Money and Run (TCM, 6:45 p.m.) Bumbling bank thief, Woody Allen, is released from prison and continues his crime spree (1969) 20/20 (ABC, 9:55 p.m.) Bawbwa talks to Venezuelan Prez Hugo Chavez Larry King Live (CNN, 9:00 p.m.) thighmistress Suzanne Somers,......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: "March 15, 2007
A Word Or 37: Lotsa new episodes and shows on NBC tonight. ABC is also stepping up with new episodes. I wish I felt more positive about Andy Barker, P.I. but it didn't look so great on Conan. Raines looks apalling. Tonight - Thursday - March 15th, 2007 College Basketball: UCLA vs. Weber State (CBS, 4:00 p.m.) Narc (IFC, 6:00 p.m.) Jason Patric and Ray Liotta team up as cops in this thriller from......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Toga! Toga! Toga! Also Andy Richter's Back w/Andy Barker; An Hour of 'The Office', plus 'Ugly Betty' and Others..."March 14, 2007
A Word Or 28: Fox did it again last week. The top 5 most watched programs were a combination of American Idol, Are You As Smart As a 5th Grader?, and House. Tonight - Wednesday - March 14th, 2007 Dick Tracy Marathon (TCM, 5:00 p.m.) The classic from the '40s Clippers @ Rockets (KTLA, 5:30 p.m.) Suns @ Mavericks (ESPN, 6:00 p.m.) Blue Jackets @ Ducks (PRIME, 7:00p.m.) Jericho (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) The Marines......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Diana Ross on 'Idol'; the Shins on Conan"March 13, 2007
Tonight - Tuesday - March 13th, 2007 Clippers @ Spurs (KTLA, 5:00 p.m.) Dateline NBC (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) Top 10 preverts American Idol (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Down to the top 12 finalists Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll (the CW, 9:00 p.m.) Welcome to the Dollhouse - the finalists move in. Primetime (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) Porn porn porn porn porn The Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 10:00 p.m.) Season finale.......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: John Waters on 'The Daily Show'; Chuck Close on Charlie Rose; the Nuge on Kimmel"March 9, 2007
Tonight - Friday - March 9th, 2007 Lakers @ Sixers (KCAL, 5:40 p.m.) Clatterford (BBC America, 9:00 p.m.) Series premiere. A new show from AbFab'sJennifer Saunders Close To Home/NUMB3RS (CBS, 9-11:00 p.m.) New. Las Vegas (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) Season finale. Larry King Live (CNN, 9:00 p.m.) Remembering Johnny Carson - do you remember him? I do. 20/20 (ABC, 9:55 p.m.) New trial for momma murderer; Nigerian Internet scams Party Monster (IFC, 9:00 p.m.) Macaulay......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Party At Home With Macaulay Culkin; A New One From AbFab's Jennifer Saunders"March 8, 2007
Tonight - Thursday - March 8th, 2007 The Yakuza Papers (IFC, 5:00 p.m.) All 5 flicks from the gangster saga. Survivor: Fiji (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) More shenanigans from paradise. American Idol (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Carrie Underwood performs, top 12 finalists revealed. Scrubs (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) Sad news for the Army guy. Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) Well, are you? 30 Rock (NBC, 9:30 p.m.) Last one before show goes......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Yakuza Rules IFC; Catch Last '30 Rock' Before Hiatus"March 7, 2007
A Word Or 45 (or so): Fox has got it down, the top 5 most viewed programs on TV were on Fox, 3 were episodes of American Idol and the other 2 were Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? Someone at Fox is smart enough to know that most American adult's aren't. Tonight - Wednesday - March 7th, 2007 Lakers @ Bucks (KCAL, 5:00 p.m.) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (TCM, 5:00......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: 'South Park' Premieres; Sarah Silverman Finales; Basil Rathbone Runs TCM "March 6, 2007
A Word Or 29: Slim pickins tonight my friends. I'm half inclined to just park it in front of TCM for a night of private eye flicks (Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, Mike Hammer). Tonight - Tuesday - March 6th, 2007 Lakers @ Timberwolves (KCAL, 5:00 p.m) Kings @ Blackhawks (Fox Sports, 5:30 p.m.) The Big Sleep (TCM, 7:00 p.m.) Bogie as Philip Marlowe in this classic Raymond Chandler private eye flick, directed by Howard......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: Private Eyes on TCM; The New Pussycat Doll Show; New 'House' & 'Idol'"March 2, 2007
A Word Or 30: A wall of repeats ends a fairly good week of new TV. They had to pull celebrity commentators off of Anna Nicole's coffin today, leaving nail marks on the lid. Tonight - Friday - March 2nd, 2007 Sharks @ Ducks (PRIME, 7:00 p.m.) Kings @ Lakers (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.) 38th NAACP Image Awards (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Hosted by LL Cool J Las Vegas (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) Ed thinks about......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: the Queen on Leno; 'Monk' Season Finale; New Rob Corddry on Sunday"March 1, 2007
Today - Thursday - March 1st, 2007 Ducks @ Kings (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.) College Basketball: UCLA @ Washington State (PRIME, 7:30 p.m.) Survivor: Fiji (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) Someone has a tantrum on the island. Swinging (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) Series premiere Scrubs/30 Rock (NBC, 8-9:00 p.m.) New episodes. Larry King Live (CNN, 9:00 p.m.) Reporter Bob Woodruff Ace of Cakes (Food Network, 10:30 p.m.) Off to Baltimore. If only this show had the balls......
Continue Reading "TV Junkie: 'Swinging' Debuts; Bob Woodruff-orama; Korn on Leno "