Monday, November 20, 2023 — Edition: #7600
Tomorrow’s Show Prep Today!
BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ Emma Stone will hit a major “Saturday Night Live” milestone when she joins the 5-timers club on the Dec. 2 episode. She’ll be joined on that week’s “SNL” by musical guest Noah Kahan. Stone will be the 25th member of the elite club of frequent SNL hosts. The last new inductee was Woody Harrelson, who joined the club last spring. The group also includes Steve Martin, who has hosted the show 16 times, and Tom Hanks, and Tina Fey (6 each). The all-time leader is Alec Baldwin, who has hosted 17 times.
-TheWrap
★ A fourth “Creed” film is in development with star Michael B. Jordan set to direct, according to franchise producer Irwin Winkler. Jordan made his directorial debut with “Creed 3,” in which he also starred as heavyweight champ ‘Adonis Creed’. The third Creed movie premiered in theaters in March, and clobbered the box office with its $58 million debut weekend, a record-setting sum for the “Rocky” boxing franchise.
-Variety
★ “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” caught some fire at the box office. The “Hunger Games” prequel secured the top slot at the domestic box office over a busy weekend, with an estimated $45 million total. The animated sequel “Trolls Band Together” came second with an estimated $30 million, ahead of the seasonal slasher “Thanksgiving”, which carved out about $10 million.
-Variety
★ Just one day after R&B singer Cassie filed a lawsuit accusing Diddy, her former boyfriend, of sexual assault and abuse, the pair have agreed to an out of court settlement. The singer, whose real name is Casandra Ventura, said in a statement: “I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control.” In a separate statement, Diddy, real name Sean Combs, said: “We have decided to resolve this matter amicably. I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.”
-TheWrap
★ It’s been more than 4 years since Season 2 of HBO’s Big Little Lies”, but Nicole Kidman says Season 3 is on its way. During a Q&A at the CME Group Tour Championship, she said: “I loved Big Little Lies. We will be bringing you a third one, just FYI.” The casual remark has fueled speculation that a new installment may finally be coming together. The prospect has occasionally come up, and HBO has been largely non-committal.
-Deadline
★ Gerry Turner is ready to turn it up on the dance floor. The “Golden Bachelor” isn’t counting out a possible opportunity to join the next season of “Dancing With the Stars.” He told a reporter that he’d “be open to any and all opportunities”. The 72-year-old wouldn’t be the first reality star from Bachelor Nation to sign on for the ABC dancing competition. In years past, Melissa Rycroft, Trista Sutter, Jake Pavelka, Sean Lowe, Chris Soules, Nick Viall, Joe Amabile and Matt James have all taken a spin in the ballroom. But can he dance? He calls himself “an average guy”, and ranks his skills on the dancefloor “on a scale of 1 to 10, maybe a 5.”
-NYPost
TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC/Global): TBA
• “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Sterling K. Brown, Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush, Davido
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): David Letterman, The National
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Wanda Sykes, Taran Killam
• “The Daily Show (COM): News team takeover
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Josh Gad
• “The Talk” (CBS): Phil Keoghan, chef Curtis Stone
• “Live With Kelly and Mark” (ABC/CTV): Jesse Palmer, JoJo Siwa
• “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (Check local listings): Garth Brooks
• “The Drew Barrymore Show” (Check local listings): Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil, Nate Burleson, Vlad Duthiers
• “Jennifer Hudson Show” (Check local listings): Lil Rel Howery, Tara Lipinski
• “Kitchen Nightmares” (Fox): Gordon Ramsay tries to transform El Cantito, a Puerto Rican restaurant that is struggling to stay afloat.
• “The Voice” (NBC): The season’s best moments from the blind auditions through the knockout rounds are revisited, including some of the coaches’ never-before-seen moments.
• “NFL Football” (Check local listings): Philadelphia Eagles @ Kansas City Chiefs
BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Ed Sheeran — has donated his boxer shorts to raise money for a children’s charity. 149 pairs of boxer shorts – some which have been worn – and 5 pieces of merchandise from his favorite football team, Ipswich Town, will be auctioned on eBay by East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices. Sheeran, who is an ambassador for the charity, also donated jumpers, pants, hats and socks.
• Drake – Friday, he dropped the threequel “Scary Hours 3” EP. In a video filmed at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall, he explained that although he still plans to “disappear” for up to 2 years, music is “coming to me in a way that I haven’t experienced” since 2015, and “Who am I to fight it?” Scary Hours 3 was written and recorded in 5 days. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2fsnwymx
• Evanescence – Friday, they released an expanded 20th-anniversary edition of their debut album “Fallen”. The newly remastered LP also contains bonus material, such as demos and live recordings plus rare B-sides. All physical formats include new artwork, previously unseen photos from the era, plus a handwritten foreword by Amy Lee. A super-deluxe box set will arrive Feb. 23.
• Metallica – A Lego set depicting their current “72 Seasons” tour setup has officially been entered into Lego Ideas – the portal where potential Lego builds are showed off and, if enough support is garnered, considered by the company for real life, buildable set. Fans can support the awesome-looking concept by signing an online petition at Lego Ideas. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/4xpjsh4u
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – While on tour in Brazil, drummer Chad Smith joined a RHCP tribute band onstage. He played 3 songs with the group at the Stones Music Bar in São Paulo, the same day the real Chili Peppers packed Estádio do Morumbi. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/384z928h
• Kane Brown and Lainey Wilson — are among the country stars set to tribute Elvis Presley in an NBC holiday special. “Christmas at Graceland” will also feature Kacey Musgraves, War and Treaty, plus John Legend, Post Malone, Lana Del Rey and Alanis Morissette. The special, airing Nov. 29, will also include never-before-broadcast footage of Presley.
• Dan+ Shay – have scored their 11th top 10 song on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, as ‘Save Me’ has risen to #8 on the latest tally. Smyers and Mooney last hit the Airplay top 10 with ‘You’, which hit #3 in June.
• Blake Shelton – On “The Jennifer Hudson Show”, she asked if he misses his job as a coach on “The Voice”. His answer: “Not yet. I mean, I did that for 23 seasons.” He explained that he intended to end his run after 20 or 21 seasons, but when the pandemic hit, he didn’t want to leave producers scrambling, “But I stayed too long for me to now miss it, I can promise you that.”
SHOOTING THE BULL
WHAT THE BLOOMSY HELL?
It’s the latest “job that you’d love to have that you’ll never get”: Subscription flower company Bloomsy is offering up a gig where they’ll pay someone $2,000 to watch and rate 12 Hallmark Christmas movies. The “special Christmas movie maven” will also receive “an ample supply of Ghirardelli hot cocoa” and 2 pairs of fuzzy socks to ensure their movie marathon is a cozy experience. The film fan chosen by BloomsyBox will be asked to rank each movie for its festivity factor, predictability quotient, chemistry check, tear-jerker test and replay value. In addition to the $2,000 payment, the winner will, of course, also receive a 12-month flower box subscription. Applications are being accepted through Dec. 3. LINK: https://www.bloomsybox.com/hallmark-movie-contest
(Great gig. And what’s especially awesome is THIS: If you’ve ever seen a Hallmark movie, you know that really, you only have to watch one of ‘em!)
(I’m pretty sure that anyone who is interested in watching all 12 of those movies – already has – this season!)
-UPI
FRIENDS REUNION:
How often are you able to see your friends these days? According to a new poll, the average person spends just 4 hours a month socializing with friends – usually meeting up just twice. And more than a quarter of the 2,000 adults polled said they are spending less time in person with friends this year compared to last. The trend is most apparent among millennials aged 25-34, where 37% say they are struggling to find time for pals – compared to 33% of 35-44-year-olds. Gen Zers between 18-24 are the only age group spending MORE time with their FRIENDS this year, as opposed to less. The top 3 reasons for not spending more time with friends are distance (36%), a busy work schedule (35%), and family commitments (33%).
(…also their wife doesn’t want them hanging out with me anymore ever since that unfortunate garden hose incident. What? Just me?)
(I’m LUCKY to see my friends twice a month. Well, actually, now that I think about it, they’re lucky to see ME twice a month…!)
-StudyFinds
NEW GOOD NEWS:
➢ A dog named Daisy embraced her inner Lassie, leading her owner to a mineshaft where a missing cat was waiting to be rescued. After nearly a week of searching for her cat Mowgli, Michele Rose had “almost given up hope” of finding him. But suddenly, her dog started “going berserk,” running back and forth between their house and the nearby woods. Rose followed Daisy to an old 100-foot-deep mineshaft that Mowgli had fallen into. Rose calls her dog a “superstar”, and feels that without her actions, “Mowgli could still be down there, that’s for sure.” He was in good condition after firefighters rescued him, and happy to reunite with Rose – and with Daisy!
➢ A good Samaritan who has been surprising strangers with acts of kindness every day for 3 years has been honored with a statue. 20-year-old Sebbie Hall, born with a rare chromosome anomaly, works tirelessly to help others, and has founded his own charity to encourage others to follow his lead. Since dedicating his life to helping others at age 17, he has donated 400 coats and blankets to homeless charities, gifted 800 toys to children’s homes, raised money to buy computers for underprivileged classmates, and even used his own pocket money to pay for stranger’s coffees. Following a search for the UK’s kindest people by KIND Snacks, he has been crowned the UK’s 2023 Kind Hero and honored with a statue near Tower Bridge in London, alongside the likes of Captain Cook and Winston Churchill.
-TheWeek, GoodNewsNetwork
BEST COVER SONGS OF ALL-TIME:
(…as compiled by the writers at online newspaper AV Club. A great argument-starter!)
1. Jimi Hendrix – ‘All Along the Watchtower’ (1968)
2. Sinead O’Connor – ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ (1990)
3. The Kingsmen – ‘Louie Louie’ (1963)
4. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding’ (1978)
5. Aretha Franklin – ‘Respect’ (1967)
6. Harry Nilsson – ‘Without You’ (1971)
7. Run-DMC – ‘Walk This Way’ (1986)
8. Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson – ‘Valerie’ (2007)
9. Janis Joplin – ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ (1971)
10. Devo – ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ (1977)
WORST COVER SONGS OF ALL-TIME:
1. Mick Jagger and David Bowie – ‘Dancing in The Street’ (1985)
2. Jessica Simpson – ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ (2005)
3. Madonna – ‘American Pie’ (2000)
4. Susan Boyle – ‘Wild Horses’ (2009)
5. Nickelback and Kid Rock – ‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’ (2003)
6. Dynamite Hack – ‘Boyz N The Hood’ (2000)
7. Lenny Kravitz – ‘American Woman’ (1999)
8. Duran Duran – ‘911 Is A Joke’ (1995)
9. Marilyn Manson – ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’ (1995)
10. Michael Bolton – ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’ (1991)
(Complete Top 25 lists: https://tinyurl.com/yc23xuxa https://tinyurl.com/t83xen66 )
-AVClub
DID YOU KNOW?
Apparently, “cricketing” in order to fall asleep is a thing now. The term “cricket feet” has over 53 million views on TikTok, where sleepyheads are sharing videos of themselves explaining the technique that leaves them feeling ‘snug as a bug’. What is cricketing? These people swear that rubbing their feet together in bed — like a cricket — helps ease them into a peaceful slumber. In one video, a woman named Marissa shows herself doing the technique. Commenters claim the ritual is “comforting” and “relaxing”, and a physical therapist explains that the feet are loaded with nerve endings and acupressure points, that, when stimulated, “help regulate and calm your central nervous system.” (My wife has a similar, yet still effective, technique. She rubs her cold feet…on my back!) LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2x7futhz
-NYPost
BS CHRONOMETER 11.20.23
TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Beautiful Day”. Beauty surrounds us. It is in music, pictures, flowers, people, and pretty much everything else. It is in the smallest and most mundane things we walk past on the street, and in Earth’s most magnificent landforms. Today, we celebrate all things of beauty. (A beautiful opportunity to call in sick today?) LINK: http://www.giftypedia.com/Beautiful_Day
• “Absurdity Day”, a chance to put your hair in pigtails or wear that shirt you like, but haven’t, because it is too ‘loud’. Today you don’t have to explain anything … just do it. (As long as you won’t be asked to explain it to a judge later…)
• “African Industrialization Day”, an annual UN initiative to encourage deployment of new technologies in order to raise living standards on the continent, and build industries of the future.
• “Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day” (GOHARD), the 13th annual day of support for those who challenge themselves through long-distance running. The day’s motto: ‘Hug a Runner and Share the Sweat!’. (Ewww!)
• “Name Your PC Day”, what name have you bestowed on yours? (And does it come when it’s called?)
• “Peanut Butter Fudge Day”. Who cares why? Bring it!
• “Transgender Day of Remembrance”, the 25th annual, commemorating those who have lost their lives due to anti-transgender bias, prejudice, or hatred.
• “Universal Children’s Day”, first proclaimed by the UN in 1954 to initiate action to benefit and promote the welfare of the world’s children.
AND REMEMBER . . .
[Tues] Pumpkin Pie Day
[Tues] World Hello Day
[Wed] Start Your Own Country Day
[Thurs] Dr. Who Day
This Week is…Better Conversation Week
This Month is…Sweet Potato Awareness Month
TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1942 [81] Joe Biden, Scranton PA, American politician (US President since 2021/US Vice President 2009-17/US Senator [Delaware] 1973-2009)
1947 [76] Joe Walsh, Wichita KS, classic rock guitarist-singer (‘Life’s Been Good’, Eagles-‘Hotel California’)/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 1998/brother-in-law of Ringo Starr
1956 [67] Bo Derek, Long Beach CA, movie actress (“10”, “Tommy Boy”/TV actress (“Fashion House” 2006)
1971 [52] Joel McHale, Rome Italy, comedian-TV actor (“Community” 2009-2015, “The Soup” 2004-2015)/movie actor (“Spider-Man 2”, “Ted”)
1975 [48] Dierks Bentley, Phoenix AZ, country singer (‘Somewhere on a Beach’, ‘Drunk on a Plane’)
1977 [46] Josh Turner, Hannah SC, country singer (‘All Over Me’, ‘Why Don’t We Just Dance’)
1986 [37] Jared Followill, Mt Juliet TN, rock bassist-pianist (Kings of Leon-‘Use Somebody’, ‘Sex on Fire’)
1995 [28] Michael Clifford, Sydney Australia, pop rock guitarist/singer (5 Seconds of Summer-‘Good Girls’, ‘She Looks So Perfect’)
THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
1982 [41] Drew Barrymore hosts “Saturday Night Live” … at age 7
2009 [14] Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey announces she’ll end her highly successful daytime talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show” at the end of its 25th season, on May 25, 2011
TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2003 [20] Famed “Wall of Sound” producer Phil Spector is formally charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson at his LA home
2015 [08] “25”, the 3rd studio album by Adele, is released (Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2017, Billboard Album of the Year 2016)
TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1985 [38] Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released
BULL’S BITS
BS WHACK FACTS:
✓ You share your birthday with about 21 million people (unless you were born on Feb. 29…)
✓ Every person’s tongue print is different.
✓ The game ‘Yahtzee’ got its name because it was invented by a couple…on their yacht.
✓ The world’s smallest park, in Portland OR, is 452 square inches, and was designed for snail racing.
✓ There’s no such thing as a Cornish game hen – they’re just young chickens (2 lbs. or less).
✓ It would take 19 minutes to fall to the center of the Earth. (Don’t try this at home…)
-BathroomReadersInstitute, Cosmo
Best of BS . . .
BS THINGS OVERHEARD AT THE PLASTIC SURGEON’S OFFICE:
• “Can I have a lift?”
• “Lady. It’s a scalpel, not a magic wand!”
• “But I AM smiling.”
• “Let’s not get the law involved.”
• “If you’d like, we can bag up your old parts for you to take home.”
• “Sorry, sir. We don’t do elbow rejuvenation.”
• “This is gonna be a top-notch botch.”
• “Oh, no! I just ran out of plastic!”
• “Like the Joker’s mouth. But wider.”
• “One more facelift and you’ll be able to blink your lips.”
• “When I asked for a boob job, I meant both of them.”
• “Whoops!”
-Twitter, first published in BS in 2019
TODAY’S SCOOP OF BS:
➠ American Thanksgiving is on Thursday. Thanksgiving Fact: Of things that are supposed to make you sleepy, tryptophan is number 2 — just ahead of soft music. (but way, wayyyyyy behind music award shows…)
➠ Mickey Mouse debuted in “Steamboat Willie” this week back in 1928. (Now, he’s on everything from T-shirts to lunch boxes…to the small of my back. Spring break. Long story…)
➠ Harry Styles has released a new fragrance. (In a related story, scientists have apparently figured out how to bottle the smell of overexposure…)
➠ A study claims that being in love makes you a less productive person. (Which is why employers prefer to hire married people…)
➠ I just read that a Galapagos tortoise once fathered over 800 offspring. (“Challenge Accepted,” barked every NBA player!)
BS WEB GOODIE:
He shoots…he scores!! (***language alert***): https://tinyurl.com/25bu3hta
BS RANDOM JOKE:
I’d love to see grocery stores have Black Friday sales this year. I don’t need another big-screen TV. What I need is to be able to afford cheese again…
BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• How many dice are rolled in a traditional game of Yahtzee?
a) 8
b) 5 [CORRECT]
c) 4
d) A pair-a-dice
• In golf, which course hosts the US Masters?
a) Whistling Straits
b) Cyprus Point
c) Augusta National (CORRECT]
d) The American Masters Golf Course
• What is it called when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
a) Goose
b) Turkey [CORRECT]
c) Chicken
d) Foul
-BestQuizQuestions, Parade
BS PHONE STARTER:
What do you feel is the most historic thing that has happened in your lifetime?
BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: 39% of us skip doing THIS when running late for work. What is it?
Answer: Washing our hair
BS DEEP THOUGHT:
The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday.
