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Jerry O’Connell was on Live with Kelly and Michael today, and he had Michael Strahan and Taraji P Hensen (who was filling in for Kelly Ripa) laughing so hard, they were in tears.
The actor started it off by telling the Empire star that her character on the show has influenced how his wife, Rebecca Romijn, and he handle their six-year-old girls. When Dolly and Charlie are acting up, the couple think, “What Would Cookie Do?” Since we’ve all seen the show, we know the twins better be good whenever there are any brooms around.
Then after commercial break, he talked about his Broadway show Living on Love that begins performances on April 1st (my birthday) and he was complaining about one of his co-stars, who is a real bitch. He explained his beef with Trixie, who plays Puccini, “I got to tell you, those dogs, you know, you rehearse for months, you put on these plays, the second the dog walks out everyone is like, ‘Oh! Yes!!!'” Then he added, “Now, I know why people hate people working with dogs because we’re memorizing lines to do comedy, and the dog just walks in and everyone is like, ‘Oh, it’s amazing! It’s amazing how it sat there.'” Finally, he admitted, “But it’s a cute dog.” Jerry, next time she steals a scene from you, just think, “What Would Cookie Do?”
Back to Trixie, O’Connell had better hope she doesn’t like bones because he will practically being showing his on the stage. That’s right, the Fat Kid from Stand By Me (which he hasn’t been since he was in that movie) is going to be almost completely naked in the show. If that’s not a reason to go see it, I don’t know what is. Oh yeah, Trixie is the main reason to see it, but him nearly naked is a close second in dog rankings.
So get your tickets now for Living on Love while they are still available. They have tickets that start at $25 and I am about to order mine because everything Jerry does is like, Oh, it’s amazing!”
Rebecca Romijn was on Conan yesterday and Conan O’Brien asked her about the reality show she hosts on the Game Show Network called Skin Wars. Basically, the premise of that competition show is that the contestants use other peoples’ bodies as their canvas. Something the Guardian on The Librarians knows all too well, since she played Mistique in the X-Men movies and was the first model to wear a painted on bathing suit for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
She then explained that even though you are naked, you don’t feel that way when the paint is on you. So the TBS late night host pondered, what it would be like to do his show in painted on suit and tie. So she asked him if he would do it and he said he only would only do it if she did it too. Then when she agreed to do it, he suddenly realized what he got himself into and it was too late to get out of it.
It is too early to know when they will do it and if Andy Richter will join in (I hope so!), but I know I can’t wait for this episode. Thankfully, Skin Wars was picked up for a second season, so there is no way he can get out of it. Or can he? We will just have to keep tuning in to find out.
Jerry O’Connell is one of the nicest people in Hollywood and everyone loves him! So when I read on The TV Page that he is testing a daytime talk show called Man in the Middle, I just had to share the wonderful news with you. This, besides acting, is what he was born to do.
I remember when I interviewed him; he actually wound up interviewing me. He was listening to every word I was saying, and asking me relevant questions. Now as I look back at that experience, I can see that he is going to be a great host of a show like this.
In addition, he is so warm to strangers and makes them feel welcomed. The first time I saw him was at Jimmy Kimmel Live’s green room after I saw a press screening of Piranha 3D. He actually walked the room and shook everyone’s hand to say hi. I’ve never saw a guest do that before or after in any of the green rooms that I have been in. Another story like that about him, is my friend was an extra on that Veronica Mars movie; and she told me he was the only one who introduced himself to all of the extras on the set. To me that is a quality very few talk show hosts possess, and I wish more of them did. And I’ve been going to talk shows since I was a teenager in NYC, so I know.
So what is the premise behind Man in the Middle? Here’s the description from OCATV, “Jerry will be joined by celebrity co-hosts and celebrity guests and tickets to join them in the live audience are FREE! If you’re a woman who loves love pop-culture, celebrity stories, what was on TV last night, and want to share your life stories then this show is for you! There will also be audience games and prizes.”
If you want to see him try his hand at hosting, free tickets are available for the show’s tapings this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at OCATV. Besides seeing him, a few of the celebrities that are part of the shows are DL Hughley, Busy Phillips, Joel McHale and Joe Manganiello. Not a bad group of guests for a taping. So why not go and let’s get this show picked up!
When it gets picked up, I know I will be watching because his personality is so addictive and I know this show will be unlike any of the other ones. As in it will be the one daytime talk show that everyone will be able to watch and enjoy whenever it is on.
Shia LaBeouf opened an art exhibit with him sitting in chair at a table with a paperbag over his head that says he is sorry. Well Jerry O’Connell realized how much press he was getting for that stunt and opened up his own exhibit right next door because he is sorry too. FunnyOrDie documented the Fat Kid from Stand By Me’s show and I haven’t seen someone that funny under a paperbag since The Unknown Comic was on The Gong Show.
CBS just announced that they made the huge mistake of cancelling We Are Men. 2 Broke Girls is moving to 8:30p and on November 4th Mike & Molly will take over the 9p slot. So Chuck Lorre will have the 9p hour with M&M and Mom.
Now when it comes to We Are Men, I don’t think CBS promoted this show properly. It was a touching buddy comedy of 4 men trying to adjust to the single life. I think most people saw the Jerry O’Connell, Tony Shaloub, Kal Penn and Chris Smith starrer as a 4 men acting like dudes. But it was so much more. It really had the potential of being CBS’s replacement to the desperately needs to die How I Met Your Mother that will be put out of misery at the end of this year.
CBS is pushing for Mom and Hostages to be bigger, but I don’t think that will happen. Both shows are lucky to still be on CBS’s schedule. Which I don’t think they should be. I love Chuck Lorre, but I am not loving Mom. I loved We Are Men.
