Ryan Seacrest

ABC's New Comedy Mixology on Track to Ruin Bartending, Television Life on Earth

As far as we can tell, no one is very excited about much of the programming the major networks are launching this coming fall. But in an already sad lineup, one show stands out as having the potential to be stunningly bad: Mixology, the new comedy from ABC. The new series is apparently written by ... More >>

Asa Soltan Rahmati: The Shahs of Sunset's Persian Pop Priestess

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. What to say about The Shahs of Sunset? The Ryan Seacrest–produced show offers a look into the flamboyant lives of six Persian-Americans as they navigate life, love and the ... More >>

V-Nasty, Having Split With Kreayshawn, Talks About Her "$750,000" Deal

Editor's Note: Rapper V-Nasty has now spent two controversial years in the spotlight. She's an exhilarating personality who can bring it live if not necessarily on record. She gave her first ever interview to us in late 2011, and spoke on her use of the n-word, which still dogs her. See also: V-Na ... More >>

Laugh Your Way to 2013

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 >>

Where to Eat for the 2012 Olympics: British Pub Edition

We'll be the first to admit that, during the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, we weren't visiting our favorite dumpling house in the SGV and asking the hostess to turn on some synchronized swimming -- but this is London 2012, a culture that, for Americans at least, lends itself more comfortably to hanging ... More >>

A Plea for Pulque, Mexico's Lost Beverage

Lately the thought of pulque, a fermented beverage of Mexico made from sap of the maguey cactus, has been haunting my dreams. It wasn't too long ago that a friend introduced me to a vendor selling jugs filled with pulque for a few dollars a pop at one of those Eastside street fairs that crop up on ... More >>

Dick Clark Dies at 82

See updates and details at the bottom. Dick Clark, who brought pop music to television with American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin' Eve, has died. ABC Eyewitness News, TMZ and other outlets are reporting he succumbed to a "massive heart attack." The final ball has dropped:

Voting Begins in LA Taco's Taco Madness 2012: Help Crown the Next Taco King or Queen

If your March Madness brackets are already looking pretty dismal, look, as you always should, to tacos for your saving grace. LA Taco kicked off Taco Madness 2012 last week, its annual NCAA-style tournament that pits our favorite taquerias against one another to determine the king or queen of the t ... More >>

Why Shahs of Sunset Gets L.A. Iranians All Wrong. And It's Just Bad

Bravo's debut on Sunday night of Shahs of Sunset, a reality show following a group of wealthy Iranian Americans from Beverly Hills, was the most tragic attack on Iranians since Alexander the Great left Persepolis in ruins wearing a pleated armor skirt. At the end of what seemed like an hour-long tor ... More >>

Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator' Called Out As 'Ugly' Stereotype of Arabs

You saw Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as The Dictator, take on the Academy Awards for allegedly refusing his punk-worthy entrance to the red carpet at the Oscars Sunday. It was all a media stunt, and Cohen ended up on the red carpet, spreading the ashes of Kim Jong Ill on Ryan Seacrest. Ha-ha. E ... More >>

Sacha Baron Cohen Vs. Ryan Seacrest and the Academy: The 'Dictator' Emerges Victorious

In the battle of egos between Sacha Baron Cohen and the Oscars last night, we have a very clear winner. Originally, Cohen was banned from debuting his Dictator character (the star of his next mockumentary) at the awards show, reportedly because humorless Academy fogies suspected he was trying to pu ... More >>

Rob Delaney, L.A. Comedian, Wants to Sue Kim Kardashian Over 'Sham' Wedding; Kim, Lawyers Call BS

Kiss, dammit. You promised!​Kim Kardashian has finally responded, albeit indirectly, to Los Angeles comedian Rob Delaney's threat to sue her in a viral column for Vice Magazine. His grounds? Delaney tells the Weekly that L.A.'s Armenian princess defrauded the public, and perhaps E! advertiser ... More >>

And Now, A Brief Message From Ryan Seacrest

screenshot of Ryan Seacrest's Twitter page​

Larry King: Ryan Seacrest Has Been My 'Jeans Supplier' for Seven Years (VIDEO)

Don't tell Seacrest -- Larry shops Juicy​Larry King was looking all kinds of fly in three different shades of purple last night on the freshly revived "Conan." But for once, we looked past the suspender/tie/button-up combo to a whole new side of Larry: his bottom half. Before you go calling u ... More >>

Bristol Palin's Last Supper: Thank You, TMZ

We owe TMZ so much. News of what William Shatner is wearing. The details of Charlie Sheen's $20,000 text messages. Pictures of Ryan Seacrest doing pretty much everything, from exiting Mozza to walking around Paris with his parents. Now we know exactly what Bristol Palin and the rest of the Dancing w ... More >>

Across the Universe: WTF is 'Rape Gaze?,' Ben Harper/Dino Lady Split, Gaga Needs Some Air and Waters Changes 'Wall' Vid

Across the Universe: WTF is 'Rape Gaze?,' Ben Harper/Dino Lady Split, Gaga Needs Some Air and Waters Changes 'Wall' Vid

ONCE IN LOVE WITH HAITI . . .

Where's Antonio? Chatting with Seacrest, Pushing a Rate Hike

With Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa battling the L.A. City Council over a DWP rate hike this week, he didn't have much time to hit the luncheon-and-dinner-awards circuit he's so fond of. L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (bobble head version)​But it was a week full of TV and radio interviews ... More >>

April Fool's Gold! New Video and Remix from L.A.'s Multiculti Troupe

April Fool's Gold! New Video and Remix from L.A.'s Multiculti Troupe

Showers For Golden Globes As Stars Hit The Wet Carpet

​One might think that, after several days worth of forecasts predicted a deluge of heavy-duty storm weather starting Sunday, the organizers of the Golden Globes might have a hint that its annual red-carpet festivities at the Beverly Hilton might get a little wet. Other events, such as the SAG ... More >>

Talking the Pith Out of Kathy Griffin

Why We Love Publicists (Reason #458): 'New Moon' Star Cut Off During Seacrest Show

Reporters love publicists. Pretty much when we're working on any story, it's always good to have an extra person blocking you from the information you're seeking. And you never know, for example, when you might end up starving after an Andes Mountains plane crash involving you, your subject and a pu ... More >>

Hollywood Wants Tighter Lips On Twitter

Studios are cracking down on talent and executives that use Twitter and other social networking sites to reveal details about productions in progress, according to the Hollywood Reporter.Twitter, in fact, was the preferred medium when Paula Abdul broke the news of her departure from Fox's American I ... More >>

Life is Good for Seacrest, MGM, Letterman and WME

But for Conan? Not So Much.

TMZ Orders Take-out: Another Reason to Hit Mozza Mid-afternoon

If you needed yet another reason to go to Mozza during non-peak hours, TMZ provides you with one. Minions from the tabloid website were out in front of the Silverton-Batali-Bastianich restaurants the other night, stalking a vacationing (hey, at least he's home) Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and sometim ... More >>

Hollywood's Massive New Nightspot

Come out & play (house).

Michael Jackson Infographic: Anatomy of a Pop Culture Apocalypse

Experiencing the untimely death of pop icon Michael Jackson through the 2009 equivalent of the Reuter's News Wire (eh hem Twitter) yesterday only further confirmed that nature of news and media has fundamentally changed (thanks, TMZ). And instead of writing a long analytical tl;dr treatise, we made ... More >>

New Kids on Echo Park Block

NBC's Momma's Boys: Ryan Seacrest's Newest Reality Storm, Starring America's Newest Hockey Mom

Three single guys, 32 girls on the make and too many meddling moms

In Her Madgesty's Court

Also, Paper's trail and Punk Rock Karaoke

Music Makes the Popstars Come Together: Britney, Justin (on stage) and a slew of celebs (in the audience) join Madonna at Dodger Stadium

All photos by Timothy Norris. Click image for entire slideshow. Two hours inching along Sunset Blvd. to Dodger Stadium from our Silver Lake abode only blocks away, and another one waiting amid bright lights and rabid camera phone-clicking star-mongers who literally cheered like someone hit a home ... More >>

Green Screen at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Lessons in Slime

Major Comings and Goings in Hollywood's Big Leagues

For Whom the Ax Falls

Oscar Shoe Ins/Outs

Missed the Red Carpet pre-Oscars coverage this year (think we may have still been in bed when E! started airing its tedious fawning sessions with Ryan Seacrest) so we actually had to watch the show itself for a fashion fix. There sure was lots of eye candy. Maybe it was just our new hi-def TV, but ... More >>

Mothers, Gangsters and the Usual Boobs at the Emmys

Shout outs and murmurs

Rivers Run Dry

Gorgeous getups or no, I just can't sit through another 3 hours of E! pre-Emmy red carpet coverage this year-- even if Ryan Seacrest has moved from kissing asses outside of the event to actually hosting it. UPDATE: APPARENTLY HE DID BOTH! WHAT KIND OF ENERGY PILLS IS THIS GUY ON? I WANT SOME! (I ... More >>

And I'm Telling You...

The Style Council's Oscar winners and losers

The Queen of the Globes

Angelina Jolie appears to suppress her own vomit in royal fashion as she condescends to a Ryan Seacrest red-carpet chat.

Kelly to Play LA!

Ryan Seacrest and Jillian Barberie have more incommon than having vaginas. They both love KELLY (click here to watch Jillian shake her melons to Shoes)! Go see Kelly sing about the mall, text message break-ups and of course, 300 dollar shoes, at the following venues: Oct 14 2006 9:00P For ... More >>

Hot and Bothered

Almost Famous

No cartooning today

No penis this week.  Instead, these are two food related things that I did around the same time.  The first is just something inspired by my love of those great French cafe posters from the early part of the 20th Century; boobs, black lines and espresso, the stuff of real anarchy.  I ... More >>

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A salute to a new season for American Idol — and the Dodgers

The Piolin Factor

Eeeek! Isaac!

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