Joy Behar Apologizes to Nurses on ‘The View’
Joy Behar apologizes to nurses on The View
One day after two advertisers dropped out, The View brought out a group of nurses during today’s show to try to fix this week’s nursing controversy. “You let us know you were offended by some of our comments and believe me, we were listening,” Behar said. “We apologize for our remarks and we know how vitally important nurses are.”
A&E’s Cosby: The Women Speak shows the power of reality TV
The reality TV look of last night’s special is what gave the show its power. As Megan Garber points out, “The women—many of whom work in Hollywood, many of whom were not believed until their stories became part of a broader, media-driven assumption about Cosby—know better than anyone the transactions involved in justice, when that justice is mandated by the media.”
Trevor Noah tells Stephen Colbert that Jon Stewart is the “Jewish Yoda”
“Every day I go, ‘What have I done?’ You can’t live up to Jon Stewart. It’s insane,” the Daily Show host said during his visit to The Late Show.
Denzel Washington will direct August Wilson’s 10 plays over the next decade
Washington says he worked out an arrangement with the Pulitzer-winning dramatist’s to produce and direct his plays for TV.
Michelle Obama to visit Stephen Colbert
The first lady’s visit on Sept. 28 will be used to highlight her “Let Girls Learn” initiative. PLUS: Introducing Colbert’s lifestyle brand.
New Girl could benefit from Megan Fox’s guest stint
The Fox comedy could use a character who distracts the guys with her beauty.
Check out NBC’s young Dolly Parton
Alyvia Alyn Lind plays the country icon as a child on NBC’s Coat of Many Colors, with Jennifer Nettles and Ricky Schroder playing Parton’s parents.
Jenna Coleman: “I have left the Tardis”
Coleman confirms she’s “filmed my last scenes” as Doctor Who’s sidekick, so that she could play a young Queen Victoria.
NBC buys Amy Poehler’s Dumb Prince comedy pilot
The royal family comedy about a reluctant Crown Prince will be produced by Poehler and Mindy Project writer Charlie Grady.
Comedian Jermaine Fowler to star in a CBS comedy and a Showtime special
The Friends of the People star has signed a deal to create and star in a sitcom, while also headlining the Showtime special Jermaine Fowler: Give ‘Em Hell Kid.
ABC orders John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s comedy pilot loosely based on their lives
Ordinary People focuses on an interracial couple “with very different personalities and big ambitions.”
Report: Jessica Simpson was not drunk last night on HSN
A lot of people on Twitter assumed Simpson was drunk when she slurred her words while promoting her clothing line on HSN. But TMZ reports that Simpson wasn’t drunk. She was just acting like her usual self.
