First things first, tell me about you new show. How did it come about?
Well the new show is called Michael and Michael Have Issues. It’s about my real, long time relationship with Michael Showalter. And you know it’s just about two idiots. Two hyper competitive idiots.
What personal "issues" do you deal with on a day-to-day basis?
My personal issues? Self loathing. Paranoia. Debilitating insecurity. Emotional paralysis. Fear of bugs. Gluttony. Sexual deviance. Hay fever.
See clips of the new show and read about Michael kissing Bradley Cooper after the jump!
Emmy Nominations Announced! Yay Sarah, NPH, Cherry & Ms. Griffin!
If only she'd win... You know a Sarah Silverman acceptance speech would be brutal.
Emmy nominations were announced this morning (it's the 61st year - oy!). 30 Rock and Mad Men got truckloads, no shocker. But some nice surprises... One is that they're allowing more noms in some categories, so now there can be, like, 6 or 7 nominees for stuff like Best Comedy Series and Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
That means, some fresher talent can join the folks who tend to hog all the noms. Like... Sarah Silverman who takes her place among usual suspects Tina Fey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. It's for The Sarah Silverman Program, of course. In which she plays herself (ha!). And which will be on Logo next year. Nice, eh?
Cherry, Neil Patrick Harris and Kathy Griffin get some gay Emmy-nomination love. Suck it!
Gays nominated for prizes include Neil Patrick Harris for Best Supporting Actor on a Comedy Series, How I Met Your Mother (NPH will also be hosting the Emmys); Cherry Jones for Best Supporting Actress for playing the President on 24; Sir Ian McKellen for his King Lear special or movie or mini-series thingy; and of course, non-gay Kathy Griffin (whose tireless inclusion and championing of gays in her show My Life on the D-List is unparalleled) is up for Best Reality series, and one or two others.
Sadly, no Emmy love for RuPaul. Surely, Ru can rank along Heidi and Padma as "Best Reality Show Host," right? Or Drag Race should at least have gotten a nod for Best Lighting! It takes a lotta work to blow Ru's sh*t out with those battleship-worthy searchlights, okaaay?
Who I gotta blow to get an Emmy nom up in heerrrre?
Janet Jackson made a surprise appearance at last night's BET Awards to pay tribute to her brother Michael after his untimely death last week. A very emotional Janet took to the stage to speak on behalf of her family and thank everyone for their support and let them know that his memory will always live on in the hearts of his fans.
Many of the performers and presenters at last night's show paid tribute to the late artist, with host Jamie Foxx performing the dance moves from Jackon's Beat It video and singer Ciara performing Heal the World.
This is how I like my Speidi best: covered up and almost unrecognizable. Hopefully they continue to mask their faces.
It's time for a celebration! Celebrity news channel and follower of all things Hollywood E! has decided to no longer cover anything related to Hills' stars Heidi and Spencer Pratt. The decision came after a whopping 94 percent of the channel's viewers voted last week saying they do not want to see any more news about the fame-whoring couple.
I'm surprised to find out that actually 6 percent of people voted to keep the couple around. Do people actually like reading about how obnoxious and creepy Spencer is or how delusional Heidi can be? To each their own. I just know that this is a very happy moment for me. Hopefully this means their extended 15 minutes of fame are finally coming to an end!.
The pop-star, attempted country singer, and ex-reality star sure knows how to put her all into a performance. Hopefully she'll be just as expressive on her new show.
Everyone's favorite blonde Jessica Simpson is once again making her way back to reality television in a new VH1 show called "The Price of Beauty.” The show will involve Simpson traveling the world, learning about the standards of beauty in other cultures as well as practicing different beauty regimes and learning about their fashion trends. I'm guessing her failed attempt to become a country star has led her to resort back to doing reality TV.
Jessica said about the show: "I have always believed that beauty comes from within and confidence will always make a woman beautiful, but I know how much pressure some women put on themselves to look perfect."
Oh boy. I'm hoping Jessica will keep her ditzy demeanor in check and won't offend anyone. She has a track record of perpetuating the dumb blonde stereotype, most notably on her previous reality show "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica" that she did with her hunk of an ex-husband Nick Lachey. Though it's not set to air until 2010, I can't wait to see what kind of messes she may get herself into.
America's Got Talent kicked off its summertime talent show deliriousness last night, and this was one of the more charming gay moments. A nice loan officer from Seattle, David Johnson, strummed about his high school crush... on David Hasselhoff!
Cute! Weird! But it's nice to hear the audience get into it eventually, cheering. Awwwww...
Ready for some hot girls, beautiful beaches, and crazy cat fights? Well, the wait is finally over, and the first episode of Gimme Sugar: Miami is here to fulfill your dreams of seeing hot lesbians get drunk, make out, and scream at each other! Check out the first clip of the new episode above and then head on over to LogoOnline to see the rest.
As an added bonus, the girls are taking to Facebook after the episodes air every Monday to join viewers in an online chat! Hop on over to the Gimme Sugar chatroom and join in each week as you get the chance to ask girls all about the drama that goes on in their lives. Tonight, Charlene and Maisi will be there for the chat, which runs from 10:30 pm EST to 2 am EST. Be sure to tune in tonight and then dish it out with the girls!
Bravo Exec Andy Cohen Steps Further Into the Limelight
Bravo's Cohen always knows how to get the best out of the Housewives during the reunion shows. Hopefully his new show will be just as entertaining!
Andy Cohen, Senior Vice President of Production and Programming at Bravo and unofficial face of the network, is set to take the skills he learned from hosting Real Housewives reunions to his own show on the the network. Premiering July 16, the new show will be titled "Watch What Happens," taken after the network's slogan.
Unless you're a night owl, you probably won't be watching what happens, as the show is supposed to air at midnight. As for what the show entails, Cohen said it will be him, either a Bravo personality or a real celebrity, some cocktails, and questions from the viewing audience. Sounds like a more tipsy and reality TV driven version of Inside the Actors Studio. Hopefully he'll have Kathy Griffin and the Real Housewives on at the same time so the comedian can rip them to pieces! Now that would be worth checking out.
NewNowNext Awards Pre-Show: Watch the Red Carpet Insanity Now!
The NewNowNext Awards are gonna be airing any moment now (at 9pm, actually, but sooner right here). But til then, watch the freaked-out red carpet coverage of the very special NewNowNext Awards Pre-Show! The first clip is above to get you started!!!
It's hosted by NewNowNext PopLab's crazy-tastic Mike Diamond, Charlene from the Logo reality series Gimme Sugar: Miami and me (er, that's John Polly of NewNowNext.com, y'all)!
To watch the rest -- featuring Cheyenne Jackson, the Real Housewives of NYC, Christian Siriano, the gigantic Wendy Williams, Scissor Sister Del Marquis, stylista Robert Verdi, hotter-than-hot rapper Eve, and lots more, click to the NewNowNext Awards Pre-Show playlist!!!
Oh, Janice Dickinson. You gotta love her. Especially when the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here contestant expresses her undying love for the gays by screaming over and over, "Say no to Prop 8!" and calling out to blogger Perez Hilton, which you can see in the above video.
Who cares if her mind may have been whittled down to nothing more than a handful of sporadically functioning brain cells due to years of imbibing God knows what... Who cares if she's had so much plastic surgery she looks like she used a plunger to enlarge her lips and probably has more botox running through her veins than blood? At least the brilliant Ms. D knows who her main supporters are (and viewers of her very homoerotic Oxygen show), and is willing to look like a complete mental case in her defense of the gays. Janice Dickinson, I adore you. Don't ever change.
Known to many as the Very Good Looking (VGL) Gay Boys, internet stars Jeffery Self and Cole Escola are making the jump to television with their steaming new Logo series (and even given its title, Paula Deen is not involved). Premiering Friday, June 22, at 11:00pm ET/PT on Logo, Jeffery & Cole Casserole will suck you into the very, very unique and often times outright bizarre world of these young NYC-based comedians.
Er, yes, some of their skits are slightly puzzling. But trust, it's nearly impossible to not laugh at these two guys. They definitely go all out, the editing is jerky and brilliant, and there's no way you can deny that they're creative. Their skits are all over the place... Watch the sneak peek above and you'll understand...
The cute stars of "Jeffrey & Cole Casserole."
The show will also be available on Logoonline, and you can even start watching now. Expect pop culture to get skewered, lots of weird impersonations, and slightly unnerving “jazz” performances. Check out a sneak peak (above) of the first episode premiering this Friday, June 12, at 11:00pm ET/PT, as part of Logo’s NewNowNext Awards Weekend.
Heyyyyyy, did the best woman win???? She better had.
The big news from last night's NewNowNext Awards taping in NYC? No, it wasn't RuPaul's costume changes (which were HOT). It wasn't Lisa Lampinelli's filthy jokes (which hopefully will make the cut on-air). Okay, it could have been the riveting live perfs from bands like Morningwood, The Fire and Reason, Storm Lee and the Paradiso Girls featuring Eve (although they were all pretty legendary as you'll see...), but that's not what I'm talking about.
It was THE WINNERS!!!!
And since gays suck at keeping secrets, after the jump you can read the full list of who won what! Of course, you still have to tune in on Saturday, June 13th to watch it all unfurl, but for now... We'll share.
[Psssst! There's another hot pic of Ru after the jump, too!]
At the end of last week's Lost finale (SPOILER ALERT!) Juliet said goodbye to Sawyer, fell down the big pocket hole full of metal stuff and managed to bang some life into that slippery H-bomb, thus possibly blowing up the island and her chances at coming back for the last season.
And now Entertainment Weekly reports news that might confirm her status as really dead (if anyone's ever really dead on Lost), as Elizabeth Mitchell is officially on-board to star in the new ABC relaunch of the campy 80s sci-fi alien-lizard series V. Fun!
I finally warmed up to Mitchell's Juliet, after spending about two or so seasons HATING her. But I still had a bit of trouble really buying her undying love for Sawyer... Maybe I'll enjoy her more as a lizard queen?
Now if only someone could find another series for Desmond! I want more Des!
Lindsay Lohan Talks to Ellen about Samantha and the Break-Up
You may have seen this by now, but WOW, this is good TV! Lindsay Lohan guested on Ellen yesterday and she and Ms. D talk openly about Lindsay and Sam's big break-up! It's frank. And relaxed and funny. And nicely salient... "I really care about Samantha and we'll see what happens," Lindsay says.
It's a refreshingly candid gay conversation, that's not about "gay" stuff at all; it's just about a relationship and its unraveling and all the attention that gets in Hollywood. Yes, it's a little weird for the usually uber-private Ellen to probe about Lindsay's personal life, but Lindsay presents herself pretty well.
It's also a cool conversation about being young, in the tabloids, in showbiz, and how one becomes a target and how misbehavior gets translated into gossip. Meanwhile, Ellen comes across like a nice showbiz mother hen, concerned about the young starlet.
By the way, who knew Lindsay and Natalie Portman were big buds? I wanna have dinner with them! Ellen can come, too.
Lifetime hasn't even annoounced when they're gonna officially air the already-shot, mega-delayed and much-litigated L.A.-based Season 6 of Project Runway, but the casting calls are now going out for designers to compete in Season 7! On MyLifetime.com there's a little video clip of Heidi encouraging you to audition, which then links to the Bunim-Murray productions site.
So Bunim-Murray is helming the show, now? They're the geniuses behind such lofty fare as Bad Girls, Road Rules, The Real World and Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Will they deliver the more high-brow stylishness we expect from ProjRun? Or can we expect all our designers to just sit around drunk, yanking on each others' weaves? (Which I may not mind at all, come to think of it.) At least Nina wouldn't be bored.
And what of Project Runway Season 6? The Bryant Park finale shows happened back in February, after all???! Lifetime has only said it will air this summer. And Tim Gunn told folks last week in Chicago that Lifetime is waiting for Bravo to air their upcoming ProjRun knock-off, The Fashion Show, before we get to see any more Heidi/Michael/Nina pile-on action. Oy!!!
Maybe this means I actually have time to enroll in F.I.T. myself, get a fashion degree and audition for Season 7? At the rate they're going with airing this stuff, I've got time!!!
The Gossip Girlspin-off, which follows a young Lily (Serena's mom) through her teen years in L.A., has been in the works for a while now. We knew it was going to take place in the '80s, but who knew it would look so ... cliche?
The fact that it's called Valley Girl certainly doesn't help, either. (Originally, it was known as Lily). The show, which stars Brittany Snow, is set to premier on the CW May 11.
Kelly Rutherford, who plays adult Lily on Gossip Girl, will kick off the pilot of Valley Girls by considering Rufus' marriage proposal. Cue flashbacks to their early romance, which is intended to be enough to carry a whole series. Doable? We'll see.
Bravo's A-List Awards: More than a Kathy Griffin special
Since Bravo's A-List Awards taped a couple weeks ago, we've heard all about host Kathy Griffin's "make out session" with former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O'Day. But last night, we finally got to see what all the fus was about. Pretty sloppy. Although, Kathy, who hosted what she calls " "the anti awards-show awards show" for the second year in a row, was fantastically hilarious as always.
Plus, there was Lady Bunny, the dancing drag queen. Basically, Kathy + Lady Bunny is all that was needed. But then some awards happened as well (what, awards during a Kathy Griffin special? How distracting.) Although, Neil Patrick Harris did win for A-List actor for his womanizer, womanizer role on How I Met Your Mother.
I've had some serious Work Out (read: Jackie Warner) withdrawal lately. And just when I've given up on Bravo ever renewing the reality show for a fourth season, they've made my day, albeit a bit differently than I was expecting. They just announced a whole new show for Jackie: Jackie's Gym Takeover.
In the same vein as Tabatha's Salon Takeover, the new show will feature the out celebrity trainer visiting struggling gyms and getting them into shape, business-wise. Hopefully there will still be plenty of drama and shots of Jackie's abs.
Or, you know, that fourth season of Work Out could always happen. There's never enough Jackie Warner. She's so ... motivating.
Joan Rivers slated for next Comedy Central 'Roast'
Joan Rivers has just been confirmed to be the next verbally-abused victim for Comedy Central's Emmy-nominated "Roast."
The special will be taped in July, with an air date scheduled for Aug. 9. While the lineup of participating comedians hasn't been nailed down yet, former roast special producer Joel Gallen will be back on board.
Can't wait to see who tackles the obvious topics like plastic surgery, red carpet schmoozing and gay iconography. Surely, Joan will be a good sport. In fact, she said in a press release:
"I'm thrilled to be doing this for Comedy Central. The last time I was roasted, I was half of a two-for-one special: Joan of Arc and me."
Good news, everyone: the Project Runway drama is over (well, at least the network legal drama, surely there will still be plenty of on-camera drama)!
The sixth season of the hit fashion design reality show will finally make its way back into our living rooms and hearts sometime this summer. Whew! However, it will, in fact, be on Lifetime, not Bravo.
So long as Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia, and Michael Kors' sunglasses are still involved, the network switch shouldn't matter, right? I just hope I don't get sucked into a depressing four-hour movie that could come on afterward.
Bravo's PR replacement,The Fashion Show, kicks off May 7. We'll see how that goes.
Wanda Sykes Goes Back to Fox with New Late-Night Show
It was just announced that Wanda Sykes will be getting her own late-night show this fall. The Sykes Show will air on Fox, the home of her former sitcom, Wanda at Large.
The Sykes Show is being said to be more like Bill Maher's HBO show than a typical late-night talk show. The plan thus far is to have recurring guests discussing everything from pop culture to current events and politics (great idea: Rachel Maddow as first guest!). Sykes will also film field segments as well. How exciting!
The industry is all abuzz about how this will fill Fox's void left by MadTV's cancellation. Sykes currently stars on CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine, and will host the 2009 White House Correspondents Association dinner next month. Busy lady!
Jennifer Hudson will be going back to American Idol ... at least, for one episode. The 26-year-old Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer/actress is to tape a performance on April 1, after the live broadcast, and the appearance is slated to be used in an upcoming segment.
No word yet on what the performance will entail, but it's likely to be a song from her self-titled album, which won her the best R&B Grammy award last month.
Idol must be glad to have her back, even if for just one night, as are we.
Completely Adorable Russell Tovey Gives Very Cute Interview
Super-cute and very talented young British actor Russell Tovey (The History Boys) is out. And he's starring in the UK sci-fi BBC3 series Being Human as a werewolf.
To answer your first question, "Who's Clementine Ford?" She's Cybill Shepherd's daughter (Work! Cybill rules.) and she's been starring on The L Word (along with her mom) as frisky student Molly. Ford served up her coming out news to the UK's lesbian mag, Diva.
You know Mama Cybill is already starting up a new Hollywood PFLAG chapter. She's so rambunctious and gay-loving! And now Samantha Ronson has someone to date once Li-Lo moves on.
What's your take on the whole Sam Adams/Beau Breedlove Portland affair< thingy? Are you still a fan of Mayor Sam? Would you have puts the moves on eager teen Beau? Boinked him? Not sure yet?
You'll get a good chance to ruminate on these questions watching tonight's big exclusive interview with Breedlove on Logo's 365Gay News at 7pm ET. In the above clip, Breedlove says "I do feel like it was inappropriate," looking back, anyway. Oopsie.
We searched high and low and near and far. We explored the vast continent known as Wikipedia. We braved undiscovered corners of the jungle known as the blogosphere. Finally, like the religious fanatics who played heavy metal records backward to see if there were any covert messages from Satan, we even read the AfterEllen.com archives and did handstands to read them upside-down to see if there were any hidden messages telling us that Rachel Maddow is mortal. Just as we were convinced that Maddow was not a human being but a cyborg planted on Earth by an advanced civilization from another galaxy to make the rest of us look shabby in comparison, yesterday we had a breakthrough.
You better sit down. We found her Achilles' heel.
Rachel Maddow cannot cook. The woman is absolutely hopeless in the kitchen. There's video evidence after the jump.
No big shocker here. Jon Stewart and The Daily Show crew, pretty much nailed all of yesterday's inaugural pomp and circumstance. Just watch and enjoy...
And below, Stewart visited with gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, who delivered an invocation at Sunday's Lincoln Memorial shindig. And Bishop Gene is a hoot! He even one-ups Stewart with a "queen" joke. Attagay!
Grab a penny (It's got Lincoln on it! Oh, the significance!) and play along!
The fellows over at AfterElton are really turning it out this Inauguration Weekend. First, Brian Juergens unveiled the genius of "Obama Bingo" this morning. Print out the card and play along as you watch all the historical shenanigans on TV today.
Yes, today is an amazingly thrilling landmark occasion. But it also means TV folks will be talking nonstop live today, and undoubtedly it's gonna get wonky. Grab a bingo card and play along. More details on AfterElton.com.
All day today, 365Gay’s Jennifer Vanasco has constant Twitter updates from the scene in D.C. Are you among the throngs packing our nation's capital?
As you may know, HBO didn’t show openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson’s prayer which kicked off Sunday’s “We Are One” concert and inaugural kickoff ceremony. But AfterElton was on it! And it will be included in the rebroadcast.
Josh Groban gave a shout out to his backup singers, the DC Gay Men’s Chorus, for Sunday’s inauguration concert. He loves the gays!
In Dupont Circle in D.C., you can throw a shoe at Bush (a big effigy, anyway). But keep your boots on. It’s cold!
And Bishop Gene Robinson will be on The Daily Show tonight. Last night Jon Stewart recapped Obama’s weekend, including his 7-hour “express” train ride to D.C.
Enjoy some Daily Show video. (Sorry Philly!) More to come later!
RuPaul Vs. Tyra: Miss J Weighs In! Jaslene Loves Drag Queens! Duh.
Last night, Oxygen hosted a NYC party for America's Next Top Model: Obsessed, a new Sunday night show that's a weekly mash-up of the series' craziest clips (or something like that).
Anyway, I stopped in and while I didn't get a chance to bend Tyra's ear (her bulldogish lady-publicist whooshed her by all of the reporters from the likes of Us Weekly, In Touch, the Enquirer and me), the uber-legendary ANTM judge/runway-coach Miss J Alexander did chat for a hot mo'.
Most importantly, since RuPaul claimed last week that she taught Tyra everything she knows, I wanted J's take on this tidbit of tiff-tempting trivia.
Quoth Miss J: "Well, everybody’s got a teacher. It goes from one drag queen to the next. Why not? I’m sure RuPaul taught her how to do her makeup and her wigs!"
When asked who'd win a supermodel walk-off between Tyra & Ru, Miss J was quick to answer: "RuPaul. He would bring a little extra something special."
Ouch... Ya think Mama Ty would condone such treason?
Gay action at the Golden Globes last night? Eh... Not so much. But there were still some fun blips and burps on the radar if you watched.
That nice Kate Winslet fared well. Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson were charming to watch together onstage. Tina Fey told online haters to "suck it!" (Yay!). Director Darren Aronofsky playfully flipped winner Mickey Rourke the bird, which made it on air (in the live telecast anyway). And Colin Farrell is back to looking scorchingly hot again these days... Hurrah!
Milk was a non-presence at the shindig. Why wasn't Sean Penn even there? His presence on the red carpet might have spurred some good gay political questions... But alas, we had only Neil Patrick Harris to gaze upon for a nano-second when his nomination was called out.
After the jump, check out my quickie photo-album with dorky gay commentary... And kudos to Renee Zellweger for bringing her demented sourpuss for a good scare.
Rachel Maddow is the new queen of the news world, which is a good thing! And last night, she joined forces with Jon Stewart (her straight-guy soulmate) on The Daily Show to talk about TV news, the loons over at MSNBC, dorky Barack Obama, crusty Pat Buchanan, motormouth Bill Clinton, and why you don't ever wanna let Australians vacation in your home! (Kidding!)
And where do you think Maddow got her kickass glasses? Can I get a pair? I wanna be smart, too!
Hmmmm... What other intimate tests does Brody have in mind for his "Bromance" boys?
I'm not sure if Brody Jenner is really as cool with gay folks as he appears to be, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. After all, his new dopey MTV reality show Bromance, which debuted last Monday, does feature an elimination round in a hot tub, cooking up a bubbling mix of cute(ish)straight boys soaking in Jenner soup.
As AfterElton blogged about hilariously today, last week saw solitary gay contestant Michael getting some good airtime, then as he realized that Brody's world isn't as faboo as The Hills, he bolted. Can you blame him?
Chances are if you've watched, you've picked out a bohunk you're rooting for... Tune in tonight for more man-on-man Broman-tic idiocy. And below, you can watch the clip of Michael's departure, all handled suprisingly eloquently, below.
Happy December 23rd! As of today, posts will be a bit more scarce here on NewNowNext, as we've all pretty much decamped for the holidays. Between now and the New Year, we'll keep you distracted with some fun seasonal clips, but check back with us for more full-on daily action after January 5, 2009. Which isn't really that far away, now is it?
And to start, here's The Daily Show's killer recap of some of their best holiday reporting from recent years. Merry, indeed!
Daily Buzz Bits: Sam's Hospital Visit, Pattinson's New Do & Thomas Jane = Hung
Samantha Ronson feels stressed. Checks in to the hospital. Eats soup. Checks out. And how was your weekend? - NY Mag
Twilight hottie Robert Pattinson has chopped off his glorious locks! Why, God why? - People
TMZ says that Matthew McConaughey jogs without underwear. I’m not convinced. - TMZ
MTV asked music stars like David Archuleta, Vampire Weekend and Cobra Starship’s Gabe which tunes they dug this year. And they answered! – MTV
AfterEllen smartly asked cool lesbian rockers and celebs what were their favorite tunes of 08, and they answered. Yay for dialogues! – AfterEllen
Sometimes we might forget how gay sports fans can be. Thanks to Andy and Deadspin for reminding us! (Congrats Brady Quinn! Tom Brady must be miffed!) – Towleroad & Deadspin
And one more reason why HBO rules: They’ve greenlit the series Hung, about a guy who uses his large thang to get ahead. Starring Thomas Jane. Schwing! – Dlisted
It's Hanukkah time! Or is it Hanukkah vs. Christmas time? Here's a lovely roundup of some of the best Daily Show moments honoring the Jewish holiday through the years.
Best Gay Year Ever? It's Time for the AfterElton & AfterEllen 2008 Visibility Awards!
It was the best of times (Obama wins! Rachel Maddow! Ellen! Matthew Mitcham! Torchwood!), it was the worst of times (Prop 8, Grey's axes its lesbians, Katy Perry). And all year big gay entertainment sites AfterElton and AfterEllen have been keeping close tabs.
Now they're announcing the winners (and losers) of their 2008 Visibility Awards! And you voted! Check each of them and see how your faves like Brothers & Sisters, Project Runway, The L Word, Kathy Griffin, Ugly Betty, Uh Huh Her, 3-Way, Brad Pitt and the rest all fared.
Daily Buzz Bits: Neil Patrick Harris Takes Over, Seann's Strapping & Jonny's Just Naughty
Neil Patrick Harris does TV Guide's "Best of 2008" cover. - Just Jared
Speaking of NPH, he and his HIMYM castmates re-enact the year’s biggest moments. Cute! – EW.com
Cynthia Nixon is gonna float into the New Year. - AfterEllen
Seann William Scott looks good in a jock strap. And a cheesy ’stache. What? You’re surprised? – Towleroad
What’s a Golden Globe anyway? Milk scores a fridge-load of Screen Actors Guild award nominations! And a bunch of Critics Choice Awards, too. Three cheers for lactose! – AfterElton
What would we do without her? Check out Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s “25 Most Annoying Moments of 2008!” – Jezebel
Jonny McGovern’s jonesing for a “Dirty Gay Christmas.” He’s got “six queens ki-ki-ing and five gold c*ck rings...” and so forth. God bless us everyone! – Queerty
Looks like local favorite Ugly Betty is hitting the ground running for its first episode of 2009 when it welcomes out designer Zac Posen and gay-faves Bernadette Peters and Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky as guests.
The January 8th episode picks up with Betty and Marc (Michael Urie) starting the Y.E.T.I. program (how excited am I that Marc has been pulled into this plotline?) and coming head-to-head with Betty's idol, editor Jodi Papadakis (Peters), and an annoying assistant at ELLE (Blonsky).
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have jumped on the Xmas song sleigh ride. They’ve got their own take on “All I Want for Christmas.” And no it’s not the Mariah tune. - MySpace
Gahhhh! A sneak peek at the new season of Lost. Ben and Jack are shacked up in a hotel. And Locke’s still in the orchid station? Plus, Sawyer! And Juliette! And general confusion. - NY Mag
All this and True Blood season 2 dish, too??? Fang-bang me, already! - EW.com
Finally, the Kardashians' modest Bev Hills manse is on the market. For $3.4 million. Can you keep up? – L.A. Times
RuPaul must feel that Christmas came early this year, namely on November 4th (I might agree)! The Supermodel of the World's new holiday card is a fierce homage to the next Commander-in-Chief and First Lady Michelle. Wurk it out, Ru!
The hot photo above is part of a bigger holiday card that Ru whipped up to celebrate the spirit of "change" rocking the season. And isn't about time somebody put a little bit of the "ho" back in "hope"??? Talk about audacity! I expect to see this on sale on TV as a commemorative plate by nightfall.
I think Ru may just be jockeying for a Cabinet appointment (are there any left?). Maybe she can head up the Department of Homeland Realness. Or Secretary of Ki-Ki, perhaps. She can be sworn in on the Christopher Street piers, and then we'll have an Inaugural "Ball" in the real sense of the term. Are you feeling the House of Obama??!
But I digress... You can see the full card below, which is also a sassy plug for Ru's new reality show, RuPaul's Drag Race, coming in February.
And get a little old-school Ru holiday flavor after the jump! Santa: Consider yourself warned.
Daily Buzz Bits: Daniel Radcliffe's Gay Horse Dance, Star Trek Update, Naked Aussie Ruggers
God, I love Australia. Presenting the Gods of Football 2009 Calendar. Sexy. Ridiculous. Necessary. – AfterElton
Daniel Radcliffe sings and dances gaily about “The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Neigh.” Awwww... – Towleroad
Brody Jenner and his Bromance men did sort of gay it up in a hot tub. And he’s cool with that. – E! Online
And I don’t think I can link there directly (we're a family site), but go over to Defamer and scroll down if you’re a fan of Scott Caan. – Defamer
J.J. Abrams is talking to MTV about the Star Trek movie. Woo-hoo! - MTV.com
David Archuleta looks like he’s nine years old in his new video “A Little Too Not Over You.” – Just Jared
A nice gay NYC couple got married at their country house in Connecticut. They met in the Hamptons, have a super cute dog, a great home or two, and matching sweaters. Watch the video. And don’t hate them. You'll meet the right guy someday. Of course you will... – NY Times
Okay okay, he's not actually going to shoot anyone. But as a part of his presenting gig at last night's Spike Video Game Awards the recently-nominated out actor tapped his inner Jack Bauer while handing out the award for Best Indie Game.
Not sure what the joke was around the gun (but I'm sure there was one); to be honest I was more distracted by the other metal on NPH's hand ... while boyfriend David Burtka wasn't on the red carpet with NPH, he was there in spirit.
The testosterone-targeted event was hosted by Jack Black and featured appearances by Kiefer Sutherland, Eliza Dushku, Jerry Stiller, Megan Fox, Weezer, 50 Cent and more. Oh, and gay metal god Rob Halford of Judas Priest was also on the red carpet; check him (and more NPH pics) doing what he does best, after the jump!
Daily Buzz Bits: Hugh Bags Oscar, Tom Ford Flips, Next's Men of '09
Tom Ford has some advice for gays: "Sleep with a woman for once, why don’t ya?" - Queerty
Javier Bardem sucks on a stogie in L’Uomo Vogue. This came yesterday, but I still love it! – Towleroad
Next Magazine is serving up its 2009 Calendar in this week’s issue. It features NYC bartenders in their undies. Cheers! – Next
Hugh Jackman to host the Oscars? Must he wear clothes??! – Gawker
Feeling chipper and full of holiday spirit? Not for long! Here’s a roundup of the saddest Xmas tunes—ever! “Please Daddy Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas” is only #9. Ouch! – EW.com
And as if you hadn’t heard, Liza’s on Broadway. And you really oughtta go. - AfterElton
Finally, let’s all have a moment of silence and serve up some leopard-print bikini-clad homage: Bettie Page has died. – AfterEllen
And finally, here's sort of a holiday song... It's Miss Piggy and Rudolph Nureyev - really! - getting frisky in a steam room. Ah-maz-ing!!!!!
From the looks of the new trailer for The Real World: Brooklyn (which is #21 in the series -- oy!), the producers seem to be going for a bit less drunky Girls Gone Wild in a hot tub vibe, and they seem to be playing up some emo-fueled self-identity crisis drama. With of course, lots of yelling, tears and self-important grand-standing thrown in! And a smashed coffee table.
In the clip, they set up the discussion of trans cast member Katelynn up front and center. Maybe it's good to present that right away, so people can respond and move on respectfully. And Katelynn is a martial arts whiz with a black belt. Maybe she can chop someone if they get out of line. She also does advocacy work in the LGBT community, says Newsday.
There's a bisexual sex educator, Sarah, with her "intense past" which includes "sexual abuse." While in NYC shooting, she managed to teach art therapy at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Center.
There's apparently an Iraq War vet (Ryan) on board, too. Sounds like a loaded bunch. I'm guessing they had therapists on the set?
And yes, there's a gay! It's JD, who's a U of Miami grad who at 18 became one of the youngest dolphin trainers ever! Awwww. Of course, he's got a troubled family past too. (But then again, who doesn't?)
Pics of Sarah, JD and Katelynn after the jump! And the whole cast out partying!
This morning the nominations were announced for the Golden Globe Awards, and there were a host of nominations of gay interest. But disappointingly, Milk was all but shut out of the nominations, failing to earn nominations in any category except Best Actor.
Okay, that just sucks.
On the bright side, out actor Neil Patrick Harris earned a nomination for How I Met Your Mother, and several gay-inclusive television shows got nods, including Alan Ball's True Blood, The Office, Ugly Betty, Weeds, Mad Men, The Office, and Bernard & Doris. A list of the noms of interest, after the jump.
Daily Buzz Bits: Brit's Tour Togs, Ricky Martin's Babies, Brad's Bad 'Stache
Gay/Trans designers The Blonds are suiting up Britney for her big tour! - Hollyscoop
Oh, Daddy! Ricky Martin debuts his surrogate-born twins! He doesn’t have a nanny... Who wants to volunteer? - People
Er, not the best Rolling Stone cover shot for Brad. The ’stache is creepy! - DListed
I don’t watch Battlestar Galactica. But the way gays love it I assumed the whole cast was queer already. But now it’s official! They have a gay! - AfterElton
The whole T.R. Knight “I want off the show” thing with Grey’s Anatomy is not going to end well. - NY Mag
Somebody at MTV whipped up a list of the best songs of 2008. Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” is #2. Wha? Check out where Kanye, Estelle, Katy & MGMT fall in there, too. - MTV.com
I could watch Candis Cayne dance and fling her hair around forever. - Queerty
And finally, Morrissey has new music coming in 2009. And that’s not his surrogate baby. Is it? - Brooklyn Vegan
Carrie Fisher Is Hilarious Discussing Her Gay Husband, Eating Acid
Carrie Fisher is priceless. She's always been outspoken, but she's taking it to new levels these days as she's promoting her new memoir, Wishful Drinking.
This morning she hit the Today Showand make quite the splash. She's by turns absolutely loopy and slightly deranged, while also being completely on point and sharp. Watch! And Matt Lauer basically pants and wags his tail, he's so happy.
Watch her riff on her gay husband, Mom Debbie Reynolds, being too fat to play Princess Leia, eating acid, drug advice from Cary Grant and other cuckoo-ness. The Today Show producers were in fact so thrilled with the bonkers-ness Carrie brought, they kept her around and had Al Roker chat her up later in the show.
Maybe she can join up with Kathie Lee and Hoda and they can start a daily mini-View of their own! I'd watch that forever.
When Lauren London guest-starred as cheerleader Christina Worthy on 90210 this season, she gave a drive-by shout out to her bisexuality. Today, it was reported that London will be back when the season returns — and this time she's got a girlfriend.
The skeptical part of you is probably yawning and saying, "Oh, wow, and just in time for sweeps, too." Or maybe, "Still being billed as a guest-star, I see. I guess that's so she can disappear into thin air when the Very Special Episodes are over." Or even more likely, "Wow, has this show not been canceled yet?"
I understand the reluctance to jump up and down, especially after the lesbian community has been burned so badly by network TV this year, but a teenage bisexual woman of color isn't exactly something you see every day on television, so I say it's probably a good thing.
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