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Nice to see you, Sir Brucie

As part of Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday it’s been announced that British entertainer and icon, Bruce Forsyth is to be knighted.

In the long and colorful history of this award there can be few people whose claim to deserve it is as solid as Bruce’s. This unique man got famous [...]

Keith Olbermann exits MSNBC…or was he pushed?

[The Limey] – MSNBC has dropped Keith Olbermann. His last show was tonight. Lawrence O’Donnell gets his slot, starting Monday.

This is pure spite by the network for his win in November. It is also both deeply unfair and unprovoked.

I say this was not resignation it was assisted [...]

CBS ‘concerned’ by Charlie Sheen case

[The Limey] – The former CBS ‘comedy’ ‘Two and a Half Men’ has attracted a lot of press recently – for all the wrong reasons. The show hasn’t been funny since about the time the dinosaurs left and Charlie Sheen has had some serious problems.

And their Entertainment President, Nina Tassler [...]

American Idol insults viewers with Ryan Seacrest rumors

[The Limey] – For reasons that mercifully escape me celebrity gossip has a huge audience, and the most popular flavor of all is a romance. Today, we hear of one that is clearly a ploy – American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest is apparently about to propose.

Ryan, 36, has been dating [...]

Bill O’Reilly blasts the Simpsons for political bias

[The Limey] – Fans of The Simpsons will know that Keith Olbermann, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart have all been guests on the show. But Bill O’Reilly has not. Yet in another daunting display of his unshakable grasp on a different reality dear little Billo is hitting back – at a cartoon.

Tina Fey’s review of Sarah Palin snipped by PBS

[The Limey] – The disturbing intrusion of Sarah Palin into the collective American consciousness has been a gold-mine for comedians; None more so than 30 Rock’s Tina Fey. But when Tina obliquely thanked her at last week’s Mark Twain Awards, PBS did some cutting.

Joining past recipients such as Whoopi Goldberg, [...]

Today Show’s film critic, Gene Shalit declares fade-out

[The Limey] – In a move that will remodel the landscape of breakfast TV, and certainly its neck-wear, ‘Today Show’ movie critic Gene Shalit has announced he’s retiring from the post.

Born in New York on March 25, 1925 the now 85-year old film buff has been a fixture of the [...]

Charlie Sheen needs real justice, not rehab

[The Limey] – Already no stranger to negative press, Charlie Sheen seems eager to dismiss most of the stories that emerged since New York police escorted him from his Plaza hotel suite on Monday night.

The 45-year old actor says reports of him binging on cocaine and booze while entertaining a [...]

Jackie Evancho wows on America’s Got Talent

[The Limey] – The history of music has been blessed with many whose vocal dexterity could hold an audience spellbound, and thanks to America’s Got Talent a new name can be added to that lustrous list – Jackie Evancho.

For Tuesday’s show all the contestants had to submit their auditions [...]

Jason Bateman shows inflated ego at iPhone event

[The Limey] – Fans of Apple’s curious form of overpriced bling are often blessed with a calm outward demeanor, but Jason Bateman made more than 2,000 of them implacable enemies yesterday when he cut in line for the new iPhone 4G.

The former “Arrested Development” star was waiting in line outside [...]