Tuesday, March 24, 2020 – Edition: #6661
Tomorrow’s Show Prep Today!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Celeb chef Jamie Oliver is making a fast-turnaround cooking show, in which he plans to solve culinary conundrums for people who are self-isolating during the coronavirus crisis. “Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On” is airing each evening this week on British television, featuring the chef helping viewers make the most of the ingredients they have in their homes at a time when many are rushing to the grocery stores and panic buying.
-YahooNews
★ Meghan McCain has broken the big news — she’s expecting her first child. “The View” co-host has announced that she and her husband, Ben Domenech, are expecting their first child together and consequently, she will be making her appearances on the daytime talk show remotely due to the pandemic. The View is one of several talk shows that has been filming without a studio audience during the outbreak. Moderator Whoopi Goldberg has also been working from home and co-host Joy Behar is taking some time off from the show due to coronavirus concerns.
-TheBlast, CNN
★ Rosario Dawson has joined the Star Wars universe by signing on for the new season of spinoff TV show “The Mandalorian”. She’ll play ‘Ahsoka Tano’, an apprentice of Jedi Anakin Skywalker, in the Disney+ streaming series. Ahsoka had only appeared in animated form before Dawson agreed to portray a live-action version of the character for the second season of the show.
-Canoe
★ Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” script was locked in a safe during filming. The acclaimed comedy-drama was one of the most talked-about films of 2019, and Tarantino tried his best to keep details of the project under wraps. First assistant director of the film, William Paul Clark said in an interview: ”We kept the third act in a safe in the accounting department…You come, you get your script, you go into the little room, you go read the third act … When you’re done, you give the script back, they put it back in the safe and you leave.”
-ContactMusic
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Elle Fanning, Dave “Lil Dicky” Burd, Local Natives (R)
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Mandy Moore, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dane DeHaan (R)
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): Sen. Kamala Harris, Lady Antebellum (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Sen. Bernie Sanders, Julio Torres, DeRay Mckesson, Carter McLean (R)
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Anna Drezen (R)
• “Conan” (TBS): Jameela Jamil (R)
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, guest co-host Sara Haines
• “The Talk” (CBS): Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, guest co-host Lisa Ling (R)
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell, Selena Gomez (R)
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS): Lucy Hale, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval
• “This Is Us” (NBC): Season 4 finale
• “Council of Dads” (NBC): Series premiere. The Perry family comes together to deal with Scott Perry’s health crisis; Scott reveals he has a plan to create a “Council of Dads” that will be there for the family if anything should happen to him.
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Donald Glover – Yesterday, he released the album “3.15.20” on all digital streaming platforms, a week after its release on his website. There are two versions available: a continuous play version under “Donald Glover Presents,” and a standard track-by-track version under “Childish Gambino.”
• Diplo — is joining soccer players around the world in taking on the “Toilet Paper Challenge” that’s been inspired by the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday, he shared a comical video of himself kicking around a fake roll of toilet paper, similar to that of clips posted by professional soccer players Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/wu8funk
• JUNOS – Although the Canadian music awards ceremony was scrapped this year, one person did pick up a Juno award. A man found the trophy for rap record of the year from 2001 in a Richmond, BC storage locker that he recently took possession of. After taking to the internet, he managed to locate Madchild, one of the Swollen Members rappers who won the trophy. Madchild was quoted as saying: “I threw this away…no idea how someone found it.”
• Bon Jovi — keyboardist David Bryan says that he has tested positive for coronavirus and urges others not to “be afraid”. He confirmed the news on his Instagram, writing: “I’ve have been quarantined for a week and will for another week. And when I feel better, I’ll get tested again to make sure I’m free of this nasty virus.”
• Foo Fighters – The recording of their new album recording was reportedly disrupted by ghosts. The band took up camp at a property in Encino, CA to record, but soon found their instruments inexplicably becoming detuned and tracks they had been working with mysteriously deleted. Dave Grohl says that the house has a mysterious history, but he signed a non-disclosure agreement with the owner. He does say, though, that the band set up cameras which picked up some ghostly goings-on.
• Neil Diamond — posted a video of him at home playing a new version of his classic ‘Sweet Caroline’ with the revised chorus: “Hands, washing hands, reaching out, don’t touch me, I won’t touch you.” As of Sunday morning, the video had more than 1.2 million views on Twitter alone.
• Kacey Musgraves – hasn’t lost her sense of humor in this time of social distancing. She tweeted: “Corona had made me realize how many corporate emails I need to unsubscribe from.”
• Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans – while in isolation together, they honored the late Kenny Rogers by performing his iconic hit with Dolly Parton, ‘Islands in the Stream’. She captioned the video: “For Mr. Rogers- thank you for your music, may you rest well.”
• Chris Stapleton – His postponed March 14 show with Willie Nelson and Family, Jamey Johnson and British country soul sensation Yola to celebrate the grand opening of the new Globe Life Park retractable roof baseball stadium in Arlington, TX, has been rescheduled to November 21st.
THIS WEEK’S NETFLIX (Canada) RELEASES:
➢ March 24:
• “Life Of The Party” (Comedy): When her husband divorces her, a middle-aged mother decides to complete her college education — much to the dismay of her daughter, with whom she shares her classes. (Melissa McCarthy)
➢ March 25:
• “The Occupant (Hogar)” (Netflix film-Thriller): An unemployed executive is forced to sell his apartment. When he discovers that he still has the keys, he becomes obsessed with the family that lives there and will do anything to go back to the life he had before.
• YooHoo to the Rescue: Season 3 (Netflix original-Children’s, animated): It’s time to take flight again! YooHoo and his adorable crew travel the world to help animal friends, one marvelous mission at a time.
➢ March 26:
• “Black Lightning: Season 3” (Netflix original): Cress Williams (“Prison Break”) brings DC’s first major African American superhero to life in this multilayered series.
➢ March 27:
• “Ozark: Season 3” (Netflix original): Jason Bateman’s answer to “Breaking Bad” continues with the adventures of ‘Marty’, who lives with his family in a small community in the Ozarks, but has to run a money-laundering business to stay alive.
(Full list: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/netflix-canada-march-2020_ca_5e4db18dc5b6db259021ef12 For releases in other Netflix regions, click here: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/)
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY:
Dogs have become the thing to have during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown. Why? Walking the dog has become an enviable “get-out-of-jail” card in the country, as almost all other movement in public has been strictly banned. But as you know, dogs need to go outside, and the dogs in Spain seem to be enjoying more walks these days than ever before, as family members quarrel over who gets to leash Rover up next. Some dog owners are even offering to rent theirs out. The subject has sparked a flood of humor on social media, with posts of pups offering themselves at 15 euros a walk, and other dogs supposedly collapsing in exhaustion with captions like: “But you’ve already taken me out 38 times today”. One man in Northern Spain was caught by police (and on a viral video) dragging a stuffed toy on a leash, and another video shows a man getting ready to “walk” his daughter, who is disguised as a dalmatian.
(Just another reason why they’re man’s best friend. Plus, they don’t use toilet paper!)
(It’s the first time in history that when an owner said the word “walk”, the dog ran the other way!)
-TheLocal
FAKE NEWS:
You’ve definitely heard of some low-lives trying to profit off the COVID-19 outbreak, whether it be people hoarding essentials and trying to sell them for profit, or stores drastically hiking their prices for things like toilet paper and hand sanitizer. But I have no idea why someone would make up fake stories about the pandemic and circulate them online, putting peoples’ health at risk. Here are some recent viral fake coronavirus stories:
✗ Blasting hot air from a blow dryer into your sinuses, eating a banana filled with vitamin B-6 and gargling with warm water mixed with salt or vinegar will kill the coronavirus. (Doctors say the coronavirus can be detected in the throat for at least a week, but there’s no effective gargling remedy.)
✗ Those people testing vaccines in Washington were actually paid actors being injected with saline. The bogus post claimed it was obvious because the needles used in videos weren’t typically used for vaccines. (In reality, testing began last Monday on screened volunteers selected by Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle.)
✗ Baby food companies Gerber and Enfamil will send an entire case of their product to families who cannot afford formula during this time. Just call the number on the back of the can. (Gerber and Enfamil publicly denied the giveaway.)
(Pandemic or not, I was REALLY hoping the one about the Costco gift card was true!)
(Oh, and FYI, the one about “You should stay home” – that one’s real!)
-NYPost
BS POLL VAULT:
There are a lot of lineups at the household bathroom door in these “self-isolating” times. Here is what a survey of 250 couples found:
• 56% of couples don’t mind sharing towels.
• 23% of men say they’re comfortable in leaving the bathroom door open while inside within the first month of a relationship. Just 8% of women are.
• 63% of the couples surveyed currently leave the bathroom door open while using it.
• 18% of men would even use the toilet while their partner is in the shower or bath. 4% of women would.
• 21% of women say they would never remove their makeup in front of their significant other.
• 40% of women say that what annoys them most is their partner not cleaning the toilet after use.
• 34% of men say what annoys them most is their partner’s hair clogging the drain.
• 4% of men say that “nothing bothers them” about their partner’s bathroom habits.
• 0% of women say that “nothing bothers them” about their partner’s bathroom habits.
-StudyFinds
DID YOU KNOW?
In spite of last week’s leak of information regarding two new iPhone models being readied for release later this year, it looks like the wait for the iPhone 12 will be significantly longer than expected. Reportedly, the iPhone 12 may not launch this year due to the impact of the Coronavirus. The reasons are twofold: first, the considerable disruption to Apple’s supply chain in Asia, and second, the spread of the virus has drastically reduced demand for new smartphones as people shift their financial focus to more immediate priorities. (Which means I’ll be getting one in 2025, rather than 2024…)
-Forbes
BS CHRONOMETER 03.24.20
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1951 [69] Tommy Hilfiger, Elmira NY, fashion designer (‘Tommy Hilfiger’, ‘Tommy Girl’)
1953 [67] Louie Anderson, Minneapolis MN, comedian/actor (‘Christine Baskets’ on “Baskets” 2016-2019/TV host (“Family Feud” 1999-2002)
1973 [47] Jim Parsons, Houston TX, TV actor (‘Sheldon Cooper’ on “The Big Bang Theory” 2007-19)
1974 [46] Alyson Hannigan, Washington DC, TV actress (‘Lily Aldrin’ on “How I Met Your Mother” 2005-14, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 1997-2003)/movie actress (“American Pie” franchise)
1976 [44] Peyton Manning, New Orleans LA, retired NFL QB (Denver Broncos 2012-15)/2 Super Bowls with 2 teams)/5-time NFL MVP/14-time Pro Bowl selection
1977 [43] Jessica Chastain, Sacramento CA, movie actress (“Interstellar”, “Zero Dark Thirty”) COMING UP…”The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, 2020
1978 [42] Amir Arison, St Louis MO, TV actor (‘Aram Mojtabai’ on “The Blacklist” since 2013)
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Chocolate Covered Raisins Day” … but not the kind you find in your kid’s bunny cage.
• “World Tuberculosis Day”, to build public awareness that TB remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of about 1.6 million each year, mostly in Third World nations.
• “National Agriculture Day”, every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.
• “National Cheesesteak Day”, if you’ve never had one, you should know that you can really only get an authentic one in Philly. Other places try, but Philadelphia is the real deal. The roll is filled with chipped steak, and you can order it with or without cheese and onions.
• “National Cocktail Day”, cocktails are drinks typically comprised of wine or a distilled beverage (such as whiskey, brandy, vodka, rum, or tequila) and mixed with other tasty ingredients such as cream, soda, liqueurs, fruit, juices, honey, beer, etc. (and if you don’t drink, celebrate the movie instead!)
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] International Waffle Day
[Wed] Pecan Day
[Thurs] Legal Assistants Day
[Thurs] Solitude Day
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2002 [18] Halle Berry (“Monster’s Ball”) & Denzel Washington (“Training Day”) take home the top acting Oscars at the Academy Awards. Berry becomes the only woman of African American descent to have won the award
2005 [15] The US version of “The Office,” created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, starring Steve Carell and John Krasinski, premieres on NBC
2016 [04] Comedian, actor, screenwriter Garry Shandling (“The Larry Sanders Show”) dies at age 66
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2000 [20] Elton John’s “Aida” opens on Broadway (21 days to write the music, 5 years to develop the stage production)
2001 [19] The segment of Highway 19 that runs through Macon GA is renamed “Duane Allman Boulevard”, in remembrance of the Allman Bros guitarist who died in a motorcycle crash near there 3 decades earlier
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2002 [18] After a record 15 nominations, Randy Newman wins his first Oscar for ‘Best Song’, the “Monsters Inc” composition ‘If I Didn’t Have You’
TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2015 [05] HJ Heinz Co and Kraft Foods Group merge to form the 3rd-largest global food company, Kraft Heinz Co
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.
✓ Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
✓ Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland.
✓ You have no sense of smell when you’re sleeping.
✓ Approximately one-third of people can’t snap their fingers.
✓ The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning!
-RandomFactGenerator
Best of BS . . .
BS SIGNS SPRING IS FINALLY HERE:
• Your slothful neighbor finally returns your snowblower.
• Screams of women experiencing ‘bathing suit shock’ heard throughout the mall.
• Vladimir Putin orders the flowers to bloom.
• Everywhere you look, adorable baby potholes!
• More than usual, people are mating in the streets.
• Melting snow reveals the entire country is covered in dog turds.
• Your furnace repairman calls to say he can finally make it over next week.
• For the 53rd year in a row, Toronto Maple Leafs don’t win the Stanley Cup. But at least it’s for a different reason this time.
• Canadians pull their summer parkas out of storage.
– First published in “BS” 2003
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ The CDC warns that people are not socially distancing themselves and performing proper hygiene amidst the pandemic. (Wash your hands with antibacterial soap after all activities, including washing your hands with antibacterial soap…)
➠ The CDC says that those hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic are the very old, while the next wave could target the young. (That’s doubly bad news for Demi Moore!)
➠ Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte says his country has enough toilet paper to “poop for ten years.” (If that’s what’s going on over there, he should be way more worried about his supply of Pepto-Bismol!)
➠ Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for cornavirus. He was one of eight senators to vote against the $100 billion federal coronavirus aid package. (It’s the most humiliating thing to happen to him since his parents named him ‘Rand’.)
➠ In a viral video, country singer Zac Brown tearfully blasts young people who party during coronavirus scare. (Sorry, I won’t form an opinion until Kix Brooks chimes in!)
➠ A man had sex with a dolphin named Dolly for a year – and he claims that Dolly seduced HIM. (Sex with a sea creature….What’s the Porpoise?)
BS WEB GOODIE:
One Week – 2020 version: https://tinyurl.com/wn8tugk
BS PHONE STARTER:
What is the biggest or best thing that you have ever won?
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I have a fear of over-engineered buildings. It’s a complex complex complex.
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: About half of us have one of THESE, and about ⅔ of those who have one, hate it.
Answer: A nickname.
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
Stop being ashamed of how many times you’ve fallen and start being proud of how many times you’ve gotten back up.
