Every time I get frustrated with Howard Stern’s radio show I imagine myself having a personal conversation with Stern and telling him everything he needs to improve. But I don’t have to — because Chris Rock does my dirty work. Rock Called Stern’s show today and told Stern that his show “needs some improvements.” Stern was quiet, presumably because he doesn’t take criticism well. Rock wasn’t intimidated and said that if he’s going to take Friday’s off he should still have an original show on the air. He also told him that the “unannounced Mondays have to fucking stop.” Rock is referring to Stern’s incessant vacations, which Stern never announces. It’s infuritating because you get into the car to go to work on a Monday morning, turn on your radio in anticipation of a new Howard Stern show, and you get dated, repeated crap instead. When Stern said he would stay on the air if he could work less hours, Rock said, “you barely work now.” Stern told Rock that Oprah does less hours than him and gets away with it, and Rock said that it’s a ridiculous comparison. Way to go, Chris!
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Oprah Interviews Michael Jackson’s Kids, After a Child Molestation Show
Oprah has been seriously annoying me lately. She’ll be interviewing Michael Jackson’s children, and the show will air on the Monday following her Friday show about child molestation. Oprah’s camp insists that the programming decision is merely a coincidence, which is no excuse. First of all, if your programmer can’t rub two brain cells together and realize that you shouldn’t air a child molestation show before you interview Michael Jackson’s children, then that programmer should be fired. Second, I find the interview highly inappropriate regardless of the poor programming decision. These are children, and their father died. Can you not wait until their 18 years old to interview them? And lastly, Michael Jackson was so overly protective about his childrens’ privacy, I imagine he’s turning in his grave.
Jenny McCarthy on Oprah — Says a Whole Lot of Nothing
Oprah has once again scored the less famous half of a Hollywood couple (or ex-couple). Jenny McCarthy appeared on Oprah to promote her new book, Love Lust & Faking It, and Oprah predictably asked about her break-up with Jim Carrey. I’d love to summarize what McCarthy said, but it’s impossible. I’ve posted the video below, and you can figure it out for yourself. She did seem to imply that she dumped Carrey though, which may or may not have been beneficial for Carrey’s career. McCarthy often discussed their relationship in interviews, which peeved me. A-listers should remain private, and piercing the Hollywood veil damages the necessary mystique. Let’s hope that Jim gets back to his comedic roles. I miss him.
Dear Sirius — You’re Doomed Without Howard Stern
Many people don’t remember how they first heard about satellite radio, but I’ll remind them — it’s because of Howard Stern. Before Stern publicly announced that he was moving his terrestrial radio show to Sirius, satellite radio was an urban legend. So with the news that Joe Namath will host a radio show on Sirius, I couldn’t help but wonder whether the folks over at Sirius have any idea about what goes in to a decent radio show. You can’t just pull any famous name off the street, give them a radio show, and hope for the best. You have to find someone seasoned — someone who spent years polishing their craft — someone like Howard Stern. But with every entertainment medium suffering, I suppose I cannot expect radio to understand how to seek out new talent. Even the record industry is incapable of doing this. I get the feeling that Sirius no longer thinks Howard Stern is worth the $100 million per year they originally paid him, and Stern feels disrespected by their current offer. Plus, Sirius keeps putting big names on their stations, in hopes that it will generate the same devoted base that Stern created, but to no avail. Have you not learned your lesson yet guys? After all, they paid Oprah $60 million dollars, and the woman never even appears on her own station — they just play repeats of her television show. Did I mention that she hasn’t once even uttered the name “Sirius” on her own television show? Good job guys for not working that into her contract. But I’m digressing. Here’s my point — pay the guy the $100 million — otherwise, start making those bankruptcy phone calls now. Further Reading: Will Howard Stern Leave Sirius for an Adam Curry Podcast?
Simon Cowell on Oprah – Watch the Clips
Simon Cowell made an Oprah appearance, as a send off to his last season on ‘American Idol.’ He acknowledged many of the criticisms that we’ve all been talking about, which reminds me of why I like Cowell so much in the first place. He’s real. He blamed the sinking ratings on Paula’s exit, but I’m sure he bit his tongue on many of the other complaints. Watch some clips below.
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Bret Michaels Describes His Brain Hemorrhage on Oprah – Watch Video
Bret Michaels on Oprah – Watch a Clip
Bret Michaels gave Oprah his first interview since his brain hemorrhage. This brain hemorrhage horror reminds me of Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character in Jerry Maguire when he got the football injury. Michaels was famous enough for the entire world to root for him, and now that he’s okay, this will catapult him into super-stardom. Trump is already milking this for all it’s worth, with various press announcements about Bret’s attendance on the live ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ finale. I think it’s fair to say that Bret will win. Watch the Oprah clip below.
Christina Aguilera Performs on Oprah – Watch the Video
Christina Aguilera performed her new single on Oprah, ‘Not Myself Tonight,’ and the irony is that it’s the same old Christina Aguilera. Is it me or does she sing every song exactly the same way? We know you have a good voice, you don’t have to show it off every other note. She takes every song and trills to the point of destroying any semblance of the original melody. We know that when you started in the business you were being compared to all those lip-syncing pop stars and felt you had something to prove to set yourself apart. Stop and take a look around – those days are gone. Just sing it straight for goodness sakes!
Is Oprah The Next Dr. Drew? – Oprah Will Air a Rehab Show
Oprah announced a new rehab show for her OWN network. The show will follow individuals in rehab that are trying to conquer their eating disorders. No offense to the Queen, but I cannot think of a show I would like to watch less. I can barely get through Celebrity Rehab, but I stick around to see Heidi Fleiss’ antics. Unless Oprah is going to get Heidi Fleiss to fight with Tom Sizemore, this sounds like a bust.
Oprah’s New Talk Show Revealed
Oprah will be doing a late night talk show on her new network, OWN. Radar Online reports that she will be interviewing guests at locations around the world. Because this is her own 24-hour network, I am sure you will be getting many announcements about the other shows that she will airing to fill the time. That sure is a lot of programming that she has to take care of! We’ll see how this little experiment works out. Everything she touches turns to gold though, so I have high hopes.