In this era of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, of Ellen DeGeneres and Chelsea Handler – not to mention Melissa McCarthy’s Oscar-nominated turn in Bridesmaids, where she broke new ground for female gross-out humour – it’s kind of funny to think of a time when a

Nat Sherman recently launched The Bench, a limited-edition collection of cigars that includes The Legacy Series - created to celebrate the Shermans' most loyal employees. Sam Perry, who has worked at Nat Sherman for more than two decades, is the first em

The Concours d'Elegance of America is pleased to announce that 'Jet-Age Station Wagons' will be a featured class for the 2012 Concours d'Elegance of America at St. John's. This special class will feature some of the most beautiful, most interesting and r

Let's take a moment to reflect. I was about six years old before my parents bought a television set (the automobile had successfully replaced covered wagons by then). It was the happiest moment of my life when my parents guided me into the living room wh

Eenhana — Laughing out loud, LOL, is a common terminology used on the online and sms in Namibia, and all over the world these days. This terminology simply means laugh or laughing out loud. Sometimes many Namibian youths, and even parents these days, use

The Laugh Makers is an affectionate tribute to Bob Hope and his script writers - Used With Permission: Joe Bevilacqua Gag writer Bob Mills recalls three decades of working with comedian Bob Hope giving a rare insight into the comic legend's career via an

BOSTON (MainStreet) -- For as long as there have been celebrities, there have been celebrity endorsements. Milton Berle introduced America to the mighty men of Texaco (working pumps from "Maine to Mexico"). Mean Joe Greene's spot for Coca-Cola (Stock Quo

Greg Garrison was a behind-the-TV-cameras legend who got his start directing comic Milton Berle’s early 1950s show, The Buick Circus Hour. He obviously took to heart one of the star’s quips – “poverty isn’t a disgrace but it is terribly inconvenient” – s

Actor Dick Tufeld, who voiced the Robot on the 1960s sci-fi series Lost In Space, died January 22 at age 85 while watching the NFL playoffs. You may not know his name, but Tufeld created two of TV's most enduring pop culture catch phrases -- "Danger, Wil

Minneapolis, prepare to be roasted. The Roast Master General himself will be embarking upon our fair city, as part of his “Jeff Ross Roasts America Tour” — and he’s already set his sights on prospective targets. If you’ve ever watched Mr. Ross in action

TV Guide Magazine: It's nice to talk to the character that gave so many generations so much pleasure. Dick Tufeld: You know there was a guy inside the tin can — Bob May. He had to be there eight hours a day on the set and move the arms and legs and memor

Harvard lawyer, couples mediator and bestselling author of Fight Less, Love More "There are two sides to every argument, until you take one," said Milton Berle. Whether you know it or not, smart people have dumb arguments about unimportant things. Rather

Despite the hoopla that invariably surrounds controversial incidents within popular culture—Lady Gaga wears raw meat dress! Muppet movie spreads anti-corporate message!—social dissent is largely absent from our film, TV, music, and radio output. Moreover

Remember all the awesome NFL apparel you had growing up? From jackets to jerseys, official NFL gear was the isht to wear back in the 90's. Check out this collection of retro print ads featuring Muhammad Ali, Milton Berle, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Pete Sam

“Elvis and The Beatles were the death of music.” I was always a Beatles man, not Elvis. I remember arguing the Fab Four versus the King with my parochial schoolmate Margaret all the way from St. Joseph’s Elementary to her house, though what

ABC has relented to objections from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and cancelled the unbelievably bad comedy “Work It” after only two episodes. It’s my guess that with the protests from GLAAD gearing up, ABC felt it would be hopeless to tr

In the spring of 1971, I was co-producing and writing a 90-minute, live, late-night television show on KNBC, the local NBC affiliate in Los Angeles. A precursor to Saturday Night Live, this satirical program was hosted by Al Lohman and Roger Barkley, two

What do they call them, guilty pleasures? Recordings have finally been disconnected from careers. Did you catch Troy Carter tear SoundScan a new asshole in Friday’s L.A. "Times"? You’ve got to read Bill Werde’s response, it’s priceless. ‘It’s probably s

The GOP debates could make a profit on Pay TV if they let Stephen Colbert join the panel. How much would it be worth to see him match wits with Mitt Romney and Rick Perry? Sadly, like his other ventures, Colbert’s South Carolina candidacy is only fodder