While Lorne Michaels is an occasional bit player on Saturday Night Live, offering $3,000 for a Beatles reunion or singing operatic encouragement to Steve Martin, not many think of Michaels as an out-and-out comedian. But back in the 1960s, he was part of Hart and Lorne, a two-man comedy team that took Canada by storm.
Well, they performed in Canada.
Along with his boisterous comic counterpart, Hart Pomerantz, Michaels struggled to find his way into the comedy business. As a comedy writing team, the duo sold jokes to Woody Allen and Joan Rivers, creating a resume that landed them writing jobs on The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show and Laugh-In. They didn’t last more than a single season on either show, but the credits got them their own Canadian program, The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour. Michaels even anchored a proto version of Weekend Update.
Right around that same time, the...
Well, they performed in Canada.
Along with his boisterous comic counterpart, Hart Pomerantz, Michaels struggled to find his way into the comedy business. As a comedy writing team, the duo sold jokes to Woody Allen and Joan Rivers, creating a resume that landed them writing jobs on The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show and Laugh-In. They didn’t last more than a single season on either show, but the credits got them their own Canadian program, The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour. Michaels even anchored a proto version of Weekend Update.
Right around that same time, the...
- 12/6/2024
- Cracked
During their 15-year stay on the CW’s Supernatural, which popped off after reaching the halfway mark and became one of the longest-running WB shows, the Winchester brothers fought a plethora of demonic entities. Jared Padalecki, who starred as Dean’s younger brother, Sam Winchester, developed a superstitious habit following his involvement in the show.
Supernatural | Credit: CW
Although his commitment to the Eric Kripke-led show paid off substantially, as it pushed him to stardom, the actor wasn’t able to completely detach himself from the Supernatural setting off-camera.
Jared Padalecki’s Response to Lights Flickering Is Completely on Brand for Sam Winchester Jared Padalecki | Credit: Supenatural/CW
While Padalecki isn’t exactly a believer in the supernatural, as he’s “very much a creature of what I see”, the actor didn’t completely brush off the possibility, stressing “it’s a big world and big universe”. Moreover, Jared...
Supernatural | Credit: CW
Although his commitment to the Eric Kripke-led show paid off substantially, as it pushed him to stardom, the actor wasn’t able to completely detach himself from the Supernatural setting off-camera.
Jared Padalecki’s Response to Lights Flickering Is Completely on Brand for Sam Winchester Jared Padalecki | Credit: Supenatural/CW
While Padalecki isn’t exactly a believer in the supernatural, as he’s “very much a creature of what I see”, the actor didn’t completely brush off the possibility, stressing “it’s a big world and big universe”. Moreover, Jared...
- 10/24/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Despite sometimes claiming to be the paragons of truth and justice, many heroes in the DC Universe's iconic pantheon have committed truly brutal feats in their live-action appearances. While characters like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are generally known for their heroism and selflessness, there are certain moments in their cinematic history in which these heroes simply took things too far, causing significant destruction, pain, and even death. While these moments are certainly the exception to the rule, this fact makes their actions no less horrifying in hindsight.
DC films will undergo massive changes in 2023 as the Dceu transitions from its original vision to a new and improved franchise helmed by The Suicide Squad director James Gunn. Previously, the cinematic universe of DC characters was somewhat controversial for its darker renditions of beloved characters. In fact, the Dceu featured many of the most brutal scenes in DC's cinematic history,...
DC films will undergo massive changes in 2023 as the Dceu transitions from its original vision to a new and improved franchise helmed by The Suicide Squad director James Gunn. Previously, the cinematic universe of DC characters was somewhat controversial for its darker renditions of beloved characters. In fact, the Dceu featured many of the most brutal scenes in DC's cinematic history,...
- 3/18/2023
- by Jordan Iacobucci
- ScreenRant
The Old Man & the Gun Trailer
David Lowery‘s The Old Man & the Gun (2018) movie trailer stars Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, and Tika Sumpter. The Old Man & the Gun‘s plot synopsis: based on the short story by David Grann, “Old Man and the Gun is based on the true story [...]
Continue reading: The Old Man & The Gun (2018) Movie Trailer: Robert Redford is a 70-year-old Bank Robber
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David Lowery‘s The Old Man & the Gun (2018) movie trailer stars Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, and Tika Sumpter. The Old Man & the Gun‘s plot synopsis: based on the short story by David Grann, “Old Man and the Gun is based on the true story [...]
Continue reading: The Old Man & The Gun (2018) Movie Trailer: Robert Redford is a 70-year-old Bank Robber
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- 6/6/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
The bank robber dubbed “Beardo,” who had been operating in the Seattle area over the course of several months, has apparently been caught. Beardo Caught? The FBI and Everett police are confident that they have arrested Beardo, whose signature has been wearing a fake beard, a prominent nose and dark sunglasses during his heists, reported […]
The post ‘Beardo’ Bank Robber Caught By FBI And Local Police appeared first on uInterview.
The post ‘Beardo’ Bank Robber Caught By FBI And Local Police appeared first on uInterview.
- 2/16/2016
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
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