VIDEO: Introducing the founder of "The Right Network"

By GottaLaff

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Yesterday I posted about a brand spanking new network coming to you, courtesy of Comcast! (Yes, that would be the same Comcast that's trying to acquire NBC). This little endeavor is called The Wrong, er, Right Network!

I did a little digging with the help of Twitter pal JamieHarbor, and thought I'd introduce you to its founder, David "We need new program ideas" Jaget:

Here he is on Twitter:

Apparently, he's really into getting thousands of free Twitter followers... or he's oblivious to having been hacked.

Jaget mentions that he is proud to be Jewish in his Twitter bio, here at a rally in D.C. (at 1:59), and in the following video of his appearance in Lansing, Michigan. I'm not sure why he feels it necessary to emphasize that, but, well, he does:



And here he is in Wisconsin, once again, drumming up business for his new venture with Comcast, and using others to further his mission:



And finally, here's documentation of a rather modest donation to Rudy Giuliani:

It's comforting to know David, his BFF Kelsey Grammer, and Comcast are doing everything they can to "protect this country against Liberalism."

Time to switch your cable provider, if you haven't already.

UPDATE: Seems he may be a Las Vegas chiropractor who's trying to sell an $800,000 home. Or not. But if not, there are two David Jagets living in Vegas (his Facebook page references Las Vegas as his "current city"):

Dr. David Jaget and Laura Jaget have listed for sale a five-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at [xxxx xxxxxxxx Dr.] in Las Vegas for $799,900.

Dr. Jaget bought the property for $395,000 in Dec. 2000. The 3,315-square-foot house was built in 1995.

Frank Napoli of Prudential Americana Group Realtors is the listing agent for the property.

Dr. Jaget is a Las Vegas-based chiropractor and owner at Spinal Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Jaget is the co-owner of Spinal Rehabilitation Center.

Some digs:
Looks like they were going for the Voyeur club look.

UPDATE: Comcast denies any involvement.

VIDEO: Righties launching own network. Fox wasn't enough?

By GottaLaff

COMING THIS SUMMER to a Tee Vee Machine with bad reception near you!



Breitbart? In a promo that's supposed to draw viewers?

Kidding aside, Progressives need to do get their message out on a network of their own, as I opined the other day here and on Twitter. It's something many of us want, but nobody is funding yet, to our knowledge. Al Gore's Current TV is as close as we've come.

But this isn't just about news coverage, as you can see:

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Click on the link to see more promos of what they promise us will be wacky zany wingy Tee Vee antics.

UPDATE: Clarification, via Will Bunch:

Great stuff, but you should know there's some separation between "Comcast Corp." and Snider's "Comcast-Spectacor". That is, Comcast sunk a lot of money into Snider's Spectacor, but he has a lot of independence -- here in Philly we see the two as very separate. Comcast Corp. -- despicable as they are -- has more ties to Democrats than the GOP, actually -- Corp.'s No. 3 used to be Rendell's top aide.

So noted. Thank you, Will!

UPDATE: Comcast denies any involvement.

H/t: JamieHarbor

Discovery Channel Insider: Sarah Palin's Show "New All Time Low", rolled eyes

By GottaLaff

Somebody pinch me. Reality is starting to become... a reality. First the Tea Tantrumers shoo away Orly Taitz like the annoying little gnat she is, and now the Discovery channel ad buyers call out Bendy McFlexStraw's new reality show for what it is: a bad joke.

Discovery had the ad buyers in for their yearly sales conference. That's when they showcased their new shows, including Sarah Palin's Alaska.

Maybe they should think about doing a reality show about reality, because hey, it's a concept that's just novel enough to sell. Cenk has the scoop:

Our source says "the whole thing [was] comical." Apparently the ad buyers were not impressed. This Discovery insider said, "When the promo was over, people (employees and buyers) were rolling their eyes, snickering, and even laughing. People were laughing and it's not even a comedy. No one took it seriously."

This person was concerned that given the lack of interest from ad buyers that Discovery would have to dump the show to "a crappy time slot" to cut its losses. They added, "Bottom line everyone thought it was a new all time low for Discovery. My guess is the show is going to tank big time."

Sounds like it has already. And Bendy's pulling in a cool 250 grand per episode for the snickerfest. But at least she can see First National Bank of Alaska from her house.

Cenk makes a great point:

Many people would argue that Palin did great ecological damage to Alaska and would like to do more by drilling all over it. So, getting her to host a show about the natural beauty of Alaska is a bit like getting Jeffrey Dahmer to host a cooking show for the Food Network.

Dahmer would have probably gotten better ratings.

H/t: 42bkdodgr

Conan O'Brien coming to TBS

By GottaLaff

Looks like somebody found a home... on cable. And it's not ClusterFox:

According to a press release sent out by the cable network (which, like CNN, is a unit of Time Warner), the comedian is joining TBS to host a late-night show that is expected to debut in November. O'Brien's show will be followed on TBS' schedule by George Lopez's "Lopez Tonight," which will move to midnight.

Palin Surrogate Disses Entire East Coast

By GottaLaff

Tactless McBadShow should probably instruct her spokespeople to start using some--What's it called again? Oh yeah-- tact.

"Real American Stories" garnered "unspectacular" ratings. So how does she cope?

Ahem...

How to alienate an entire segment of the American population, one that apparently doesn't fall into that folksy, patriotic, spunky "Real America" category:

“It’s not the kind of thing that’s going to excite you guys on the East Coast, but everyone else is dying to hear stories like these,” said one of her representatives who was not authorized to speak on the record but was authorized to slam the East Coast.

Look. The East Coast contains six of the country’s ten largest metro areas and is the region that created the damn country in the first place.

Thank you, Mudflats, for calling this to our attention. It's always good to know when a major pop culture (no, not political, that would be stretching it) figure disses a major swath of the country to assuage their own wittle feewings.

Maybe she should call her little show "AlieNation."

Laffy on the radio: The Nicole Sandler Show VIDEO- March 31, 2010

By GottaLaff



My segment starts at about the 30 minute mark.

Nicole Sandler is a pleasure to talk to. It's like a couple of pals gabbing our heads off, a sort of stream of consciousness.

Thank you, Nicole, for putting me at ease and making a half hour fly by!

First LL Cool J. Now Toby Keith: "We were never contacted by Fox"

By GottaLaff





Our friends over at The Mudflats just added a nice big P.S. to the Fakey McNoInterview story:

If you haven’t quite yet recovered from your previous shock that Sarah Palin would be engaging in fake interviewing, you may need to sit down… This just in about her interview with Toby Keith:

“Toby was not asked to participate nor has he ever done an interview with Sarah Palin,” his spokesperson said.

Here is what The Insider has to say:

Only problem is they're using old interview clips and not asking for the stars approval. Heck, they're not even notifying the stars that they're taking part in the show at all. Needless to say, Toby Keith, LL Cool J, and others are a bit surprised that they're the ones being touted as guests.

And via Hitfix:

"We were never contacted by Fox," his rep tells Hitfix."I have no idea what interview it's taken from. They're promoting this like it's a brand new interview. He never sat down with Sarah Palin."

Maybe ClusterFox should quit the Fakey Show. It would be a fitting end to a show that couldn't get off the ground without lies.

Fox v. LL Cool J. Guess who won...

By GottaLaff

Yesterday I posted about ClusterFox's using LL Cool J to promote Barbie McLipSchmutz's new Fox show, including LL Cool J's protest tweet, here.

It said, , "Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palin's Show. WOW."

Wow, indeed.

Two Twitter pals, StopBeck and QuitPalin were instrumental in alerting LL to what was going on, and for that we thank them. It's a genuine accomplishment when the Twitterverse can bring the truth out into the open by exposing deception.

Especially when the outcome is this positive. Via MSNBC:

However, Fox News has now removed the LL Cool J segment from the Thursday (April 1) special and issued a derisive statement to Media Bistro's TVNewser blog.

"Real American Stories features uplifting tales about overcoming adversity and we believe Mr. Smith's interview fit that criteria," a spokesperson tells TVNewser. "However, as it appears that Mr. Smith does not want to be associated with a program that could serve as an inspiration to others, we are cutting his interview from the special and wish him the best with his fledgling acting career."

Once again, ClusterFox lives down to their image.

To track LL's "fledgling" career, go to the MSNBC piece.

Tuh-WEET! LL Cool J: Fox "lifted old interview" to promo Palin's show

By GottaLaff

Wow is right!

LL Cool J sets us straight, and yes, he has a verified account on Twitter. Bust. Ed:


ClusterFox of the first order.

My original post about Fox's apparent lie is here.

Note: I corrected the title.

H/t: Imzadi44

Networks reject $arah Palin, who wants BIG money for small reality show

By GottaLaff

$eems ol' Greedy McBadShow has been rejected by the Big Three and has been sent to CableLand. So much for her irresistible celebrity pull:

Sources say A&E Networks and Discovery Communications want to acquire Palin's project, which focuses on the ex-governor giving a guided tour of her native Alaska [...]

But here's the money line, as it were... so to speak... after a fashion...

The former vice presidential candidate is asking for between $1 million and $1.5 million per episode, a hefty amount for a first-year cable series.

It's good to know she's staying true to her money-grubbing self. She can add this outlandish effort to rake in some more cash to her habit of making a few bucks by avoiding property taxes, her ghostwritten book, and her exorbitant speaking fees.

To put her salary demands into perspective:

Stars tend to receive about $10,000 to $25,000 per episode for their appearances on reality TV, according to a recent report in the New York Post. But that does vary. For the second season of “The Osbournes,” for example, each member of the clan reportedly received $5 million, bringing MTV’s bill to $20 million. That was a huge salary increase, considering they only received about $5,000 each, per episode, for the first season. Then again, it was a huge hit for the network. [...]

For the first season of “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump received $50,000 per episode, and double that for the second season. For the third season of “Dancing with the Stars,” participants were offered contracts that had variable pay rates, depending upon how long they lasted, for a maximum of $245,000.

It's nice to see that Greedy's priorities are consistent. It's never about America, it's all about Greedy.

Palin initially pitched the show to broadcast networks. Given the show's laid-back nature theme and lack of high-stakes drama that tends to typify broadcast reality hits, industry executives see cable as a better fit.

And by "better fit" the networks mean it sucked too much for words, they wouldn't get near it and knew better than to rely on a failed, lying quitter to carry a series, especially a boring one.

Shorter version: Don't call us, we'll call you.

H/t: DAKGirl

Betty White to Star In New Sitcom for TV Land

By GottaLaff

First SNL, now her own brand spankin' new series. It has an initial order for ten:

Betty White will star in a new sitcom for TV Land. Her character in "Hot in Cleveland" is described as "snarky but lovable." She'll play the caretaker of a place where characters played by Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick are staying after their plane makes an emegency landing in Cleveland.

It starts up in June. Go Betty!

Palin pitching TV show

By GottaLaff

Pitchy McClueless, who belongs in UNreality Tee Vee, is pitching a documentary. This could be a first! And by that I mean, the first time she approaches anything near the truth:

While Palin and famed reality TV producer Mark Burnett are in New York and Los Angeles this week meeting with six networks about a new series - a story first reported Wednesday by Entertainment Weekly - the source emphasized that the show would be a "Planet Earth-style" documentary about Alaska.

Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, will likely be featured in the show, the source said. But the source added that "it's not going to be focused on her family, or in her house, or in Wasilla.

Good move. Especially because her house(s) don't exactly help her credibility issues.

"She is just going to use her name to help produce and promote the show," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. [...]

"This is not 'The Osbournes Go North'," said the source, referencing the MTV reality show that featured rock singer Ozzy Osbourne's family. "This is not a reality show based on the Palins."

How clever that they're going out of their way to convince us that Pitchy and her family are not-- repeat, not-- the focus of the show.

A memo must have gone out to avoid them at all costs.

VIDEO- Boston Legal's Alan Shore: "Enough of this Freedom of Religion Crap"

By GottaLaff

This was tweeted to me in response to my previous post, Christians claim Matthew Shepard hate crimes law "criminalizes the Bible":



You can't "license persecution":

Alan Shore (James Spader) of Boston Legal argues to cut down on freedom of religion.

H/t: Nanotyrnns

"Shannyn Moore won’t talk to conservatives. Too afraid..."

By GottaLaff

My pal Shannyn Moore has a post up at her place, and this paragraph made me smile:

This week’s taping of Moore Up North was delicious. While driving downtown to Bernie’s Bungalow, I heard a RWNJ talker on one of the radio stations tell his listeners that liberals like Shannyn Moore won’t talk to conservatives. Too afraid…no game…whatever. I laughed and switched back to NPR. This weeks entire panel consisted of Conservative, Republican, Elected Representatives. Oh, and my favorite Conservative, my Pop, was there with my more liberal mother for their first taping! Makes you wonder what else that radio mouth lies about.

The post goes on from there about a Republican who reviews her show, so please go read the rest here.

But don'tcha love the assumptions RWNJs make? And yet they refuse to go on shows like Shannyn's or Rachel Maddow's. Because, you know, they're probably "too afraid... no game...whatever."

VIDEO: Harry Connick Jr. Calls Out Blackface Jackson Family on Aussie TV

By GottaLaff

Much more here:

A few months ago, Harry Connick Jr. was in Australia for a reunion with his dear old gang on a TV variety series called Hey Hey It’s Saturday.

More like Hey Hey It's Racism:

The Jackson Jive, all Afro wigs and black face paint, led by their late superstar brother, Michael, done up with a pasty clown visage and aviator sunglasses. Not cool, said Connick: “If they turned up looking like that in the United States, it’d be like Hey Hey There’s No More Show,” the crooner spat, giving the group a score of zero in the episode’s mock-talent competition. (The Aussie judge beside him was much more forgiving, allowing for a smile and a 7.)

To the host's credit, he did apologize... after the fact:

“I know that to your countrymen, that’s an insult to have a blackface routine like that on the show, so I do apologize.” Connick thanked him, adding, “I know it was done humorously, but we’ve spent so much time trying to not make black people look like buffoons, that when we see something like that, we take it really to heart."

You know why? Because it's not 1830 any more.

After today's post about KFC's ad, one wonders what's up with Australia's racial attitudes these days. And by "these days" I mean 2009. The present. Post 1830.

The sketch brought international backlash with some US bloggers describing Australia as a "racist" country, while other news outlets said the Jackson Jive was "vile" and "disgusting". [...]

Marina Hyde from Britain's Guardian newspaper described Australia was "the world's most savagely self-parodic country,” and introduced the skit as, “news of an important breakthrough in race relations". [...]

"In Australia, of course, [blacking up] is perfectly acceptable, and we thank the nation for yet another important contribution to the annals of human culture."

Connick went on to say:

"If I knew that was going to be part of the show, I probably - I definitely - wouldn’t have done it.”

You know who would have? These people (click on images to enlarge):


H/t: Greg Skilling

Thanksgiving TV Marathon Guide: Friday

If you're looking for something to watch after you've cleaned that kitchen, EW has some suggestions. (The only one I'd follow would be the Gold Girls.)

Here’s our guide to the best marathon programming for Friday, Nov. 27.

*Bravo is running The Real Housewives of New Jersey all day long. I don’t know why exactly this qualifies as “special” holiday programming since they pretty much air the various Housewives incarnations all the time anyway. But hey, that doesn’t mean it ain’t still tasty. Watch these well-mannered ladies and their tastefully decorated homes…Ah, who are we kidding? Let the catfighting and kitsch begin!

*For a classier (but just as bawdy) bunch of dames, head over to WE for its Golden Girls marathon.

*Nothing will make you feel lazier than spending a whole day watching brawny men risk their lives to catch Alaskan King Crab. That’s right, Discovery is trotting out a mess of Deadliest Catch episodes. So bust out the Slanket and heat up some crab dip. Yummo!

*We would never actually advocate watching E!’s “Kardashiathon“, but we do like the cute name they came up with. Instead, why not check out a much better show from another L.A. hip zip, SOAPnet’s “Chillin’ with Dylan” Beverly Hills, 90210 marathon?

*Thursday’s James Bond marathon over on Syfy continues on Day 2 with Thunderball, From Russia With Love, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Casino Royale, Goldeneye, Goldfinger, and Never Say never Again.

*Finally, TV Land gets a gold star for its nostalgic block of Sanford & Son episodes.

Confirmed: Oprah and Obama, together again

By GottaLaff

I betcha Prez O doesn't laugh like this during his interview:

The reigning queen of daytime talk, Oprah Winfrey, will tape an interview with President Obama in the White House next week, White House sources confirmed.

I may actually watch Oprah for the first time to see this one.

VIDEO- Shannyn Moore Show panelist: Palin “A Sociopath?”

By GottaLaff

Shannyn Moore, who you've seen on Countdown with Keith Olbermann and elsewhere also has her own shows on the Radio and Tee Vee Machines.

Here's a tickle-me excerpt from one of her latest, in which an audience member asked "Is Sarah Palin sane?"



Shannyn, now I know why our friendship is blossoming.

Tom DeLay's new reality as... the "Expert". At what? Drinking?

By GottaLaff

"Dancing with the Felons" didn't quite work out for Two Left Mouths DeLay, so he's taking another crack at the Tee Vee Machine, this time as an employee of, of all companies, Disney:

On Friday, Disney-ABC Domestic Television announced they'd found another reality-TV home for DeLay. He will sit in as the "Expert" in the "Ask the Expert" lifeline for episodes of the syndicated show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" airing all next week, Oct. 26-30.

More like the "Expired".

Contestants who have correctly answered the $5,000 question can ask to be connected to a pre-determined "expert" via Skype.[...] He told contestants ahead of time he knows a lot about politics, sports, history, and science. He also warned contestants he's weak on pop culture [...] celebrities, and literature.

An expert on science? Really? As for literature, maybe if he acquires some actual reading skills, he'll be able to add lit to his "expertise" column. He does have an aptitude for drinking, but unfortunately, that's not one of the topics.

And when it comes to history, well, let's just say his is troubled.

New Special: ‘Bill Maher: The Decider’ Skewers Conservative America

By GottaLaff

The material practically writes itself, but Maher knows what to do with it:

Comedian Bill Maher has a new cable show: “ Bill Maher: The Decider” debuting Monday, July 13 at 12:00 a.m. on Comedy Central. In this one-hour special, Bill Maher intends to use satire to roast conservative America, leaving no topic untouched as he attacks the most controversial subjects of the day including war, sexuality, drugs and religion.

Hell, he could do an entire hour on Palin alone.

Set your DVRs.

H/t: Cody