Emmy Awards

Emmys 2013: Live Report From Backstage

Please also follow our Tweets from backstage at the Emmys, at @laweeklyarts 6:04 PM Julia Louis-Dreyfus tries to make everyone feel better: "I've lost many more times than I've won. I've lost ten times" 6:04 PM Julia Louis-Dreyfus tries to make everyone feel better: "I've lost many more times than ... More >>

Drinking Gold at the Emmys (Recipe Included!)

Before the 65th Annual Primetime Emmys this Sunday there are, of course, the pre-parties. One of the most lavish is the one thrown at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills every year by HBO for the actors in their nominated (and other) shows such as Girls, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones and ... More >>

Fall TV Preview 2013

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Wrap Your Heart Around It

Days of Future Passed

Bernie Yeszin: Music Industry Legend Has Fallen on Hard Times

By Mike Gormley Bernie Yeszin designed the famous Motown Records logo, and did lots of covers for the label in the '60s. In fact, he was at the center of the industry back then, and did everything from playing poker with Marvin Gaye to letting an 11-year-old Stevie Wonder hang out in his office. ... More >>

Seinfeld Writer Peter Mehlman, Credited With Catchphrases Like 'Yada Yada Yada,' Tells Us About His New Book

Peter Mehlman certainly has a flair for the English language. As a writer for beloved 1990s sitcom Seinfeld, he mainstreamed terms like shrinkage, sponge-worthy and "yada yada yada," the last of which has such a footing in pop culture vernacular that it's part of the Oxford English Dictionary. Heck. ... More >>

The 16 Faces of Sally

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

On a Hopeful Note

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

Who's Your Zombie?

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 >>

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 >>

The Creative Pros

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Catch a Risen Star

Groundbreaker: Remembering Gertrude Berg

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 >>

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 >>

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT, THAT IS)

A Toast to Mad Men

FOR LOVE AND HOOFING

I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE CHIHUAHUAS

61st Emmys: Deja Vu All Over Again

Winner-watching with cynicism and subversion

Moving Up

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 >>

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

A thirtysomething Celebration

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 >>

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 >>

Karen Kilgariff: Comedy Pick of the Week

Leslie Uggams Speaks!

My Trip Down the Pink Carpet

Shutting Down Public-Access TV

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

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