Hulu is actively developing the tentatively titled dramedy, Queen, a slightly fictionalized version of Emmy-winner RuPaul’s rise from club kid to drag queen to gay icon, then global star. Set in NYC during the Reagan-era ‘80s, the series is being produced by J.J. Abrams (Alias, Star Wars: The Force Awakens). RuPaul Andre Charles, born in…
Pauly Shore was a ubiquitous presence in early ’90s on MTV and with modest box office hits like Encino Man and Son In Law, but was he ever really funny? It’s debatable (OK, it’s not really — he was annoying AF), but he was definitely inescapable. We haven’t really thought about him much since then,…
When beleaguered (to use a fave word of the president’s) White House communications director Anthony “the Mooch” Scaramucci was relieved of his duties this week after a mere 10 days on the job, our thoughts immediately turned to Mario Cantone. The comic actor, an Italian-American like Scaramucci, seemed a natural to portray the lively financier-turned-politician…
If you weren’t already looking forward to seeing Amy Sedaris offer her unique spin on good housekeeping, you probably will after watching this first preview clip. The comic actress, best known for her unforgettable turn as user-boozer-loser high school drop-in Jerri Blank in Strangers With Candy and countless guest appearances on sitcoms and talk shows,…
Melissa McCarthy might be out of her nighttime gig sending up former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live, but thankfully Mario Cantone has filled the comedy void as livewire Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. The Sex and the City star has been employed by Comedy Central’s The President Show to ridicule portray…
Showtime has greenlit 10 episodes of a cartoon series from Executive Producer Stephen Colbert about President Trump, his family and comrades, which will debut this Fall. A press release claims the series, “will present the truish adventures of Trump’s confidants and bon vivants – family, top associates, heads of government, golf pros and anyone else…
A satire by Enrique Marie Presley Do that to me one more time, Daniel Craig… MGM and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson of Eon Productions have announced a November 8, 2019 release date for the 25th installment of the James Bond franchise. After several months of speculation about possible Bond replacements (Tom Hardy,…
A Confession by Enrique Marie Presley Social media is atwitter over news of a new female-targeted “premium lifestyle” beer from the Czech Republic called Aurosa. #beerforher is generating more ire than praise throughout the twitterverse with its cloying, faux feminist diatribe that proclaims itself “a representation of a woman’s strength and a girl’s tenderness. The two contrasting…
The Fake News Liberal Mediocracy just can’t seem to hold it in. The unshakable coverage on the data dump known as the Steele Dossier remains a warm and steady stream that dogs Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia. Though downplayed when news of former British Intelligence Officer Christopher Steele’s dossier first leaked, the most…
Take your steaming pile of Goop and shove it, Gwyneth dear. There’s a new sheriff in town; and she’s got a new TV show. Comic tsunami and DIY doyenne Amy Sedaris will bring Gay Christmas early this fall with the launch of her 10-episode scripted comedy series At Home With Amy Sedaris. Presenting network TruTV…
