Billy Eichner asked Mariah Carey to walk the streets of Manhattan with him and she actually said yes. How did the people of NYC react to seeing the Queen of Christmas? As excited as they are to hear All I Want For Christmas for the first time every year. How do we react to the bit? Just like when we hear the tune for the 1 millionth time every year. It slowly gets on your nerves the longer it goes on.
I will openly admit, I am not a fan of Disney’s live-action remakes. I also did not care for The Lion King that much when it was an animated movie. Therefore, I have no intention to see the live-action film that is out now. Especially, after they cast Billy Eichner to play Timon and Seth Rogen as Pumbaa. Why did they think that was a good idea?
Then today my friend, Michael, sent me the audio of them singing The Lion Sleeps Tonight. How bad is it? Where is a Trump kid or that dentist when you need one? I normally am against trophy hunting, but in this case, it is OK to kill meerkat and warthog like they murdered the classic tune.
Since it is one of my all-time favorite tunes, I will listen to my favorite version of it from The Tracey Ullman Show. I think you should do the same. This way it will numb some of the pain caused by that movie version that sounds more like a hyena being eaten by a boa constrictor. Damn you, Jon Favreau, for doing this to us.
Billy Eichner took the cast of This Is Us to meet their fans on the streets of New York, and he had a hard time actually finding fans of Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Justin Hartley and Chrissy Metz. I know it is Manhattan and NYers aren’t as star struck, but still I would think it is cool to see the four of them together like that. Guess not for all those people who encountered Billy on the Street with the cast of this season’s hottest new show. What is up with that?
On a positive note, at least Moore got asked out by a stranger who never saw the show.
I am sure you heard they are making a live action version of The Lion King and it sounds like they have their Timon and Pumbaa. The Wrap is reporting that Jon Favreau will direct Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner in the roles. Rogen will play the warthog while Eichner is the meerkat. Like I said they look the parts.
Danny Glover has already been cast as Simba and James Earl Jones will play his dad. Who at Disney casts these movies because the casting for the live versions are always wrong.
We have seen Billy Eichner bring his shtick to the streets of Manhattan, but the one street I never that I would see him walk was Sesame Street. That all changed because he got to travel where the air is sweet and hand out cookies to the Muppets on Sesame Street with Cookie Monster. He asked them things like “Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?” He also asked The Count what is his favorite number is. While that one did not go over that well, it went much better than when he tried to ask Oscar the Grouch a question.
You know who is not grouch? Anyone who watches this video because it is pure joy! That is why it is always a sunny day there, sweepin’ the clouds away!
