It has been almost 18 years since The Sopranos ended its run on HBO, and we are still talking about the series’ final seconds.
So much so that yesterday, when Lorraine Bracco was on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon had to ask her about it.
She was sitting next to James Galdofini when he found out what the ending was going to be. He stood up, said, “That’s it,” brushed his hair back with his hand, and walked out. And she was like, “Yeah. I guess that’s it!”
She didn’t say whether or not she agreed with the fade-to-black ending. But she did say the show’s creator, David Chase, did something right because we are still talking about it. As much as we hate not knowing the family’s fate, it is one of the most talked-about series finales ever.
Bracco also discussed working with Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries, and she told the NBC late night host that the Oscar winner had a “very cute ass!” I am not sure that is the best thing to say about the actor who is playing your son. But you have to respect her candidness.
I just love the actress. I have adored her ever since I saw her in one of my favorite movies, Sing. Talking about movies. She was there to talk about her film Nonnas. Can you believe this is the first comedy she has done in her career that spans 45 years? Hopefully, there will be more in her future because she is funny.
Jonathan Groff and Gracie Lawrence were on Late Night yesterday to promote their Tony-nominated musical Just In Time about Bobby Darin and Connie Francis’ love affair, and they turned Seth Meyers on.
How did the actors do that? The two of them sing duets in the show, and their faces get so close to one another that she can feel her co-star’s breath in her mouth.
Also, because the friends are so physically close to each other, they can’t stop laughing. So the NBC late night host wanted them to demonstrate what they were describing. As they were preparing to do it, Meyers admitted he was getting turned on.
Then, they sang Give My Regards to Broadway within spit distance to their faces that you can see why she was able to taste his salt and vinegar chips. When they were done, Groff asked Meyers if he wanted to try it. To which he told the Mad King of Hamilton, “I will say, ‘As turned on as I was before you guys did it, the opposite now.'”
So we are just left to imagine what could have been… And I have not stopped doing that.
Back to the chemistry between the two men, I would so adore it if the Late Night talk show asked Groff to go Day Drinking with Seth! They would have so much fun drinking and singing, it would probably be one of their best ones.
Now, I must talk about Gracie, my niece is obsessed with her band, Lawrence! I didn’t know she is also a Broadway star. So this post is for her! Oh, and she is also a huge fan of Groff and saw him in Merrily We Roll Along!
Maybe since she will not be able to get to New York City again before the show cancels, Late Night can book her and her brother to perform!
On Monday, Fox is going to announce their 2025-2026 season. Today, we found out that Rescue: Hi-Surf will not be on it.
The news is not a surprise. The Hawaiian lifeguard drama was supposed to air a special episode after the Super Bowl. However, they decided to scrap those plans. Once that was the case, the writing was on the wall.
Hopefully, that same writing is not on the wall for Joel McHale’s Animal Control.
Seth Rogen has another hit on his hands with The Studio, so Apple TV+ is not going to let it go away. Therefore, they have picked it up for a second season.
“We’re thrilled to be making a second season of ‘The Studio.’ We’re looking forward to taking the lived experience of making season one and immediately putting it into season two, then repeating that loop for ten more seasons,” said creators and executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. “And, we’re excited to keep all our industry friends and colleagues guessing as to when one of their personal stories will stream on Apple TV+.”
Are you as excited as Rogen and Goldberg that it will be back to show off how dysfunctional Hollywood is?
