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Emmy Awards

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2013

    Ryan Quincy Talks About Transforming From Reluctant Voiceover Actor to Creator of the New IFC Show Out There

    Emmy-winning animator Ryan Quincy has always dreamed of having his own show. During the decade and a half he spent working his way up to animation director for South Park, he spent his hiatuses creating a world entirely his own, inhabited by hairy but harmless creatures just trying to sort out the d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2013

    Carl Reiner on His New Memoir, Holding Steve Martin's Baby and His Love of Zooey Deschanel

    See also: *10 Best Stand-Up Comedy Shows in L.A. *12 L.A. Comedy Acts to Watch in 2013 *5 Best Comedy Shows in L.A. This Week He tweets. He Tivos. He's excited about the video components included with the eBook version of his new, self-published memoir, I Remember Me. Carl Reiner may be 90, but the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2012

    The Shrine Used to Host the Oscars. Now it Hosts Steve Aoki Parties

    The Shrine Auditorium, once home to the Academy Awards, hosted countless landmark concerts in its prime, but now is less in the spotlight than its rival up Figueroa -- LA Live. Still, the Shrine has found a second life as a hub for L.A,'s rave scene. See also: *Jack White at The Shrine, 8/10/12 *St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2012

    That Musical About Veganism Starring Jon Secada and Based on the Poetry of Supreme Master Ching Hai, Explained

    Kelly Packard "is well known for her acting work on Baywatch," the emcee in a tux told everyone within earshot Saturday afternoon as Packard approached the red carpet, just before the debut of a new musical playing for one day only, titled Loving Silent Tears. The musical's publicity materials said ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2012

    5 Best Comedy Shows in L.A. This Week, Including a Fake Mayor Villaraigosa

    This week's list includes lots of political humor: 5. Risk! Kumail Nanjiani and Pete Holmes host horrifying stories on the topic of "Eek!" from Cindy Chupack (writer, Modern Family), Dava Krause (writer/performer, Inappropriate Fairy Tales), Matteson Perry (host, The Moth), Dominic Dierkes (writer, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2012

    Emmy Awards Governors Ball: 3 Courses, 656 Servers 1,425 Pounds of Beef

    As soon as the doors to the Emmy Awards Governors Ball at the L.A. Convention Center opened Sunday night, the band started to play. Songs like Coldplay's "Clocks," "Bésame Mucho," and suddenly a fast and frenetic tune like something out of "Riverdance." Back in the kitchen -- actually an enormous r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2012

    National Reality TV Awards: Kim Kardashian Didn't Show, But the Helicopter Dude From The Bachelorette Was There

    So Kathy Griffin has this term of, well, not endearment -- whatever the opposite of endearment is -- for the Creative Arts Emmys. She calls them "The Schmemmys," basically because they're the nerdy little sister of the Emmys, where the supposedly second-tier awards are given out. We don't know if M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2012

    Bertolli Sponsors Emmy Swag Suite for Celebs

    It used to be easy to shower celebrities with lavish gifts. Back in the good old days, companies put together gift baskets worth tens of thousands of dollars that they gave to presenters and other celebrities attending awards shows such as the Oscars and Emmys. Then those spoilsport Feds decided t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2012

    DUI Checkpoints in Downtown Los Angeles, Studio City

    The LAPD will wrap up summer with a pair of DUI checkpoints. One of them is near Staples Center and the other is in Studio City. While we sometimes question the department's placement of such dragnets (they never seem to happen L.A.'s wealthier enclaves), we give the cops credit for this much: At ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2012

    From Lena Dunham to Matthew Weiner, TV's Best Writers Gathered in a Room Last Night. Here's What They Said

    See also: Is This the Golden Age of Television? A Zocalo Event Asks the Question See also: Boys Who Like Girls: Three Theories on Why Men Are Into This Show See also: Two and a Half Men vs. Mad Men at PaleyFest: Is it Better to Have Ratings or Emmys? Lena Dunham had a Hannah Horvath moment before e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2012

    Veep-Inspired Cocktail: A Recipe for the Emmys

    HBO is hosting its 10th annual Luxury Lounge in honor of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills on Sept. 21-22 to ply the stars of its hit shows, plus all of the Emmy nominees and presenters who care to show, with gifts (handbags, jewelry, clothes, makeup, baby strollers ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2012

    On a Hopeful Note

    HBO is hosting its 10th annual Luxury Lounge in honor of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills on Sept. 21-22 to ply the stars of its hit shows, plus all of the Emmy nominees and presenters who care to show, with gifts (handbags, jewelry, clothes, makeup, baby strollers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2012

    What Cookie Monster Will Be Eating at the Daytime Emmys

    In case you were wondering what Regis and Kelly, Dr. Phil, Alex Trebek and Cookie Monster will be noshing on at the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards presentation at the Beverly Hilton this Saturday afternoon (airing at 5 p.m. PT on HLN), here is the rundown. (If you are a starving would-be soap actor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Phil Rosenthal on the L.A. Restaurant Scene, Eating Sushi with James Brooks Grilling Thomas Keller

    In this week's feature food story, arts editor Zachary Pincus-Roth talks to Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond about what he's done with all his money. Really. Because the producer, writer and director hasn't just been resting on his Emmys, but has put a lot of that money into local ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Two and a Half Men vs. Mad Men at PaleyFest: Is it Better to Have Ratings or Emmys?

    Sometimes on the red carpet, you overhear things. Such was the case on Monday night during the arrivals for PaleyFest's Two and Half Men event, for which the show's stars (sans the glaringly absent Ashton Kutcher, who participated only in the panel) along with its creators walked the red carpet, pra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Hires Two Former Journos Onto His Huge PR Team

    We just lost two soldiers to L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's bulging press office. Whoever predicted that L.A.'s best journalists might all soon be working for the enemy, tempted by a secure job and cush benefits amid this Great Recession and death o' journalism: You were right. "Two new communi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Top Chef Casting Call at The Foundry

    Top Chef is turning 10! Are you surprised? Unlikely. They only win Emmys and James Beard awards out the wazoo. If we were Bravo, we'd keep milking that cash cow as well. But of course, one needs new talent to keep those Quickfires hot, which means it's casting call time.

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Who's Your Zombie?

    Top Chef is turning 10! Are you surprised? Unlikely. They only win Emmys and James Beard awards out the wazoo. If we were Bravo, we'd keep milking that cash cow as well. But of course, one needs new talent to keep those Quickfires hot, which means it's casting call time.

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Emmy Nominations Day: 10 Standard Types of Reactions From Award Show Nominees

    Tina Fey got nominated this year! (Or at least we assume -- we haven't checked yet)​ Guess what? HBO dominated the Emmys again. Another way the Emmys are predictable: the nominees' reactions. Or at least how they convey their reactions. We don't really know people's real reactions -- we know ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Peter Falk Dies of Alzheimer's: Remember His Hilarious 'Columbo' Roast of Frank Sinatra

    In his heyday, Hollywood legend Peter Falk was sharp as hell -- parading through "Colombo" with a Bogart lisp, red coat and dashing curl, pulling Emmys like they were weeds. Sadly, though, he was overtaken by dementia in the last years of his life (some speculated it was caused by an anesthesia OD a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2011

    The Creative Pros

    In his heyday, Hollywood legend Peter Falk was sharp as hell -- parading through "Colombo" with a Bogart lisp, red coat and dashing curl, pulling Emmys like they were weeds. Sadly, though, he was overtaken by dementia in the last years of his life (some speculated it was caused by an anesthesia OD a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Ethics Fines For L.A. Council Members Garcetti, Huizar, Wesson, Cardenas

    Ethics fines for city leaders.​Looks like Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wasn't the only leader in City Hall invited to this here party. But, unlike other events officials have attended, this one will cost you. Yeah, four City Council members got caught up in ticketgate and will also have to pay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Top 10 Women With Fruit Names

    We've brought you the Top 10 Men With Meat Names and the Top 10 Men With Salad Names. But what about women? And what about fruit? Well, now is the moment for both, as pomiculture and nomenclature come together for the debut female-themed edition of our "People with Food Names" series. Of course, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Top Chef All-Stars Officially Announced With 18 Runner-Up Contestants

    Bravo​ Ladies and gentlemen, it appears that the rumors of a Top Chef All-Stars season are true! TV Guide Magazine released an official report from Bravo that the upcoming eighth run of the Emmy award-winning competitive cooking show will include an all-star cast of eighteen runners-up from p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Villaraigosa Spotted Outside Emmy Awards, Reminds World Of 'Ticketgate'

    ​The city's keeping together a fragile budget these days, libraries are taking days off, and police are learning to do without the kind of civilian support personnel they enjoyed in the past. The mayor has been in hot water, too, for his acceptance of high-dollar tickets to Lakers games and en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Online Emmy Searches Leading To Malicious Websites

    ​And the winner is ... not you. At least not if you searched online for Emmy victors and came up with a computer virus instead. Security virus firm Symantec warned on Monday that as much as 57 percent of certain Emmy-related search results online will lead users to malicious sites that will at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Catch a Risen Star

    ​And the winner is ... not you. At least not if you searched online for Emmy victors and came up with a computer virus instead. Security virus firm Symantec warned on Monday that as much as 57 percent of certain Emmy-related search results online will lead users to malicious sites that will at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Groundbreaker: Remembering Gertrude Berg

    ​And the winner is ... not you. At least not if you searched online for Emmy victors and came up with a computer virus instead. Security virus firm Symantec warned on Monday that as much as 57 percent of certain Emmy-related search results online will lead users to malicious sites that will at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Patina Caters the Emmy Awards Governor's Ball: 180 Cooks, 4,416 Bottles of Wine, 3000 Lbs. of Chickpeas An Elaborate Brownie Recipe

    Patina Restaurant GroupChocolate decadence​ Going to 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Governor's Ball? Well, even if you're not either, about 3,500 elaborately overdressed people will be. This year's Emmy Awards will be held August 29th, and following the event, Joachim Splichal's Patina Restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    FOURTH UPDATE Exclusive: Antonio Villaraigosa free tickets are worth $50,000 to $100,000. Full list here of 80 free events; corruption laws ignored

    By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? ​ L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT, THAT IS)

    By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? ​ L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    A Toast to Mad Men

    By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? ​ L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    FOR LOVE AND HOOFING

    By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? ​ L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2009

    I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE CHIHUAHUAS

    By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? ​ L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2009

    61st Emmys: Deja Vu All Over Again

    Winner-watching with cynicism and subversion

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Moving Up

    Winner-watching with cynicism and subversion

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Cooking With Werner: Werner Herzog and Jim Jarmusch Make A Grilled Cheese Sandwich

    Ever wonder what it would be like if the Food Network or PBS or whomever gave a cooking show to somebody completely unlikely? Not Bobby Flay or Mario Batali or even Brian Boitano (yes, this month), but Werner Herzog? Imagine the German filmmaker, director of Fitzcarraldo and Nosferatu (and writer of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Today in Photographs: September 1, 1949

    ​Dead as Vaudeville: The Orpheum theater's marquee during its twilight. The South Broadway theater would close as a vaudeville venue in 1951. This past Sunday it was the scene of the 36th Daytime Emmy Awards show.LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    A thirtysomething Celebration

    ​Dead as Vaudeville: The Orpheum theater's marquee during its twilight. The South Broadway theater would close as a vaudeville venue in 1951. This past Sunday it was the scene of the 36th Daytime Emmy Awards show.LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Queer Town: Blow-by-Blow Details of Todd Holland's Remark at Outfest

    Queer Town has noticed a number of comments, on this blog and others, where people are assuming how things went down on July 12 at the Outfest panel titled "Taking It to the Street: LGBT Directors Get Political," where openly gay, Emmy-winning director Todd Holland said he advises young, gay actors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Queer Town: Outfest's Kirsten Schaffer Issues Statement, Robin McGehee Speaks Out

    While openly gay and Emmy-winning director Todd Holland released an apology yesterday afternoon for telling an Outfest panel on July 12 that he advises up-and-coming, gay male actors to "stay in the closet," Queer Town asked Outfest Executive Director Kirsten Schaffer what she thought of the directo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Queer Town: GLAAD Hesitant to Criticize Director Todd Holland

    On Monday morning, L.A. Weekly broke the story that openly gay, Emmy-winning director Todd Holland told an audience at Outfest on Sunday afternoon that he advises young, gay male actors to "stay in the closet" if they want to succeed in Hollywood. By Monday afternoon, gay bloggers and their readers ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 9, 2009

    HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY AUCTIONS

    Let the bidding begin

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    Karen Kilgariff: Comedy Pick of the Week

    Let the bidding begin

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2009

    Leslie Uggams Speaks!

    Let the bidding begin

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2008

    My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

    Let the bidding begin

  • News

    December 11, 2008

    Shutting Down Public-Access TV

    AT&T and L.A. City Hall quietly lead a national push to silence the little guy

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    If You're Looking for Camryn Manheim, Look No Further

    AT&T and L.A. City Hall quietly lead a national push to silence the little guy

  • Film+TV

    April 17, 2008

    Sweet Nothing in My Ear: Jeff Daniels and Marlee Matlin play out the sound and fury

    AT&T and L.A. City Hall quietly lead a national push to silence the little guy

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