Yesterday was the WGA Awards, and they honored Drew Carey, who paid for their meals during the strike.
The Price Is Right host spent over $1 million at two restaurants near striking locations so that no writer would starve.
Why did he do it? Because it was the right thing to do.
And he also explained, “You writers…made me a fucking million. Everybody in this room makes some actor a million. And you deserve all the money you get. And all the credit you get.”
So, he was paying it forward. Something his accountant and agent were.
were trying to convince him to stop doing it because it was costing the comedian so much money.
But he didn’t stop because if he did, then the producers would have seen it as those who were striking were starting to give up. So he didn’t care how much it cost him because he was fighting for the people who helped him and many other actors become rich.
So thank you, Drew Carey, for having a huge heart.
On November 22, 1968, William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols changed television when his white Captain Kirk kissed an African American Lieutenant Uhura.
Before then, people would go crazy if a white person touched a black one. So for the two actors to kiss was a big thing. It was such a big thing that it could have possibly led to Star Trek’s cancellation.
However, Shatner told Bill Maher on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday that he insisted the kiss happen. Had he not done that, who knows how much longer it would’ve taken for that to have happened?
But we don’t have to worry about that because it happened. So something that is so common today was grounds for cancellation 55 years ago.
We have some so far. And we still have a long way to go. But we will get there. I hope!
In November 2020, Sinbad suffered a major stroke. Since then, he has been recuperating, trying to get back to where he was before the stroke. And that is costly.
His family is “thrilled to announce #netflixisajoke fest, in partnership with Live Nation, a special night of comedy dedicated to honoring the legendary comedian Sinbad! There will be special guests, surprise sets, and more at YouTube Theater on May 6th, so make sure to get your tickets now.”
The event will be hosted by Doug E. Fresh, with guest performances by Deon Cole, D.L. Hughley, Byron Allen, Mark Curry, DJ Trauma, and more surprise guests! I have a feeling one of those special guests will be Sinbad himself.
For a limited time, you can get tickets for $25 if you use the promo code COUNTDOWN.