We know Whoopi Goldberg as that. However, that was not her original stage name. She originally wanted to go by Whoopi Cushiôn.
Yesterday, she told Seth Meyers on his show, Late Night, how she got the last name Goldberg. When the actress told her mom her stage name, she asked her daughter are you crazy. Then her mom explained to her, “You’re diminishing your abilities. And if you call yourself Whoopi Cushiôn, people are not going to appreciate what you can do.”
With that, Whoopi asked her mom what name she should use. Her mom said that Goldberg is a family name, and she likes it. And the rest is Hollywood history.
How did Whoopi repay her mom? Her mom told her I want three things: an English Beaver Bowler Hat, an Ermine Coat, and a Bugatti. Whoopi got her all of those things, even though her mom couldn’t drive. So, Whoopi told her to learn how to drive.
Whoopi loved her mom so much that her mom’s final resting place is at Disneyland’s It’s a Small Word ride and the flowers. Every time Whoopi went, she would bring a little of her mom’s ashes with her and spread them on the ride. What a great place to have be your final resting place, at the Happiest Place on Earth.
Seth Meyers and his friend Julia Louis-Dreyfus went Day Drinking, and I am not sure how strong their friendship will be afterward.
I don’t know if the Emmy-winning actress didn’t know what the segment Day Drinking was about, but she wasn’t up for drinking the concoctions the Late Night host made for her. In fact, she spit them out, partly because she didn’t like the taste and also because she was trying to remain classy.
So, when she got upset that she got some Jaggermeister on her shirt, he felt bad. So bad that he let her throw a shot at him. It was so bad that we all felt bad for her.
But not as much as when she missed a particular person’s name when she had to fill in the two blanks for people with three names. I missed it, too, and it hurt. It hurt a lot.
But not as much as my stomach when she played bartender and was forced to make fun of him. She couldn’t stop laughing, and I couldn’t stop laughing with her.
At the end of the day, we were all tired, but no one as much as Meyers. He didn’t even make it home before he needed to take a nap during the day. And he earned it because it is hard to drink by yourself during the day.
Oh, and I loved that she didn’t hesitate to tell Seth that the worst movie she ever made was Troll from 1986. It truly is awful.
Will Forte and Seth Meyers have been friends for a long time, so they hang out and play games.
Over the Summer, the Late Night host introduced the last man on Earth to a game called Under the Blanket. It is simple to play. At least two people go to a room and come out under a blanket, and the opposing team has to guess who is under which blanket.
The NBC host has so much fun watching it that he asked his former Saturday Night Live co-star to demonstrate the game on the talk show last week. And he agreed
So, Forte went backstage and came out under a blanket with a mystery guest. As soon as the blankets crawled out, Meyers could not stop laughing. And neither could we.
Did he guess right? Yes, he did. Who was under the other blanket? It was Rachel Dratch.
And now I want to host a game night so we can play the game!
Last week,* Jimmy Kimmel was on Late Night, and Seth Meyers had some questions for his fellow late night host because that is what you do on a talk show.
Anyways, Meyers wanted to know if there is anything that Kimmel has noticed over his 21 years of hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live.
At first, the ABC host was like no. But then he did remember something. “One of the things as a talk show host that you get to experience that the home viewers do not get to experience is the smell of the guests,” Kimmel said. “And I’ve found that the worst-smelling guests are the best-looking guys.”
He then elaborated that some of these men who have been People’s Sexiest Man Alive have huge BO, and he is not talking about their box office numbers.
Kimmel and Meyers’ theory is that because they look so fuckable, they are trying to find ways not to be fuckable.
Neither host mentioned any names, so who do you think Kimmel is talking about? I am thinking Brad Pitt and Matthew McConaughey are at least two of the men they are talking about, but I am sure I missed a few.
But it wasn’t only about the male celebrities who stink in a bad way; it was also about the ones who smelled good. Kimmel said that the “best-smelling guests are the old guys,” like the late Don Rickles and Regis Philbin. Their scent is of Aqua Velva from the Cococabana days that Barry Manilow sang about.
I can see what he is talking about because the best-smelling male celebrity I ever got a whiff of was Wayne Newton. I smelled like him for hours after we met, and that was a good thing.
*I know this interview is old, but I don’t have the attention span to watch 15-minute interviews. So I didn’t see this on LNSM posted it on TikTok yesterday. Therefore, blame his social media people and not me for being late to the game!
Seth Meyers’ wallet got some good news today. His talk show Late Night was picked up by NBC until 2028. This is bad news for his liver, which now has four more years of Day Drinking ahead of it.
“Over the last 10 years, Seth has resonated with his audience night after night with a sharp monologue and established segments such as ‘A Closer Look’ and ‘Day Drinking,’” said Katie Hockmeyer, Executive Vice President, Late Night Programming, NBCUniversal Entertainment. “We’re so happy to continue this legacy franchise with Seth at the helm and watch him continue to elevate the success of ‘Late Night.’”
I think this is a smart decision on NBC’s part because Meyers is the best late night host on television today. He is by far the best interviewer, and his monologues are watchable. I can’t wait to see what he is going to do with his renewal, but I know it will be funny.
