tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3996470151817073770..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: American I-dullBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56027569059115855382007-12-10T09:43:00.000-08:002007-12-10T09:43:00.000-08:00The program seeks to discover the best young singe...The program seeks to discover the best young singer in the country, through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the latter stages of this competition are determined by public voting by phone. The format features three judges who critique the contestants' <A HREF="http://www.enterbet.com" REL="nofollow">sportsbook</A>, performances in order to facilitate the voting: record producer and bass player Randy Jackson; former pop star Paula Abdul; and music executive Simon Cowell. The show is hosted by former children's game show emcee and television personality Ryan Seacrest; comedian Brian Dunkleman cohosted with Seacrest in season one. <A HREF="http://www.enterbet.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.enterbet.com</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559440378479313077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15757059511871804222007-03-20T02:39:00.000-07:002007-03-20T02:39:00.000-07:00Ohioruthie, you have contacted me, in that I read ...Ohioruthie, you have contacted me, in that I read your reply.<BR/><BR/>I guess you're are right. I'm a hateful [Rude Term for a person who is too close to his mama], unlike yourself, who never spews hate, anger and rather appalling language.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I've only put pets of mine to sleep because they were in incurable pain, not to make room for mommy. But it was a cheap shot on my part, though it certainly seems to have hit the target.<BR/><BR/>You, on the other hand, are above cheap shots, like when you raked Ken over your coals for criticizing your divine Diana Ross's appearance on your blog, by posting his picture and then saying: "Doesn't look like he is in the position to be insulting people on their appearance if you ask me." Truely elevated discourse.<BR/><BR/>Ask Brandon Rogers what he thinks of Diana, after he lost his last chance to sing on national TV because Diana had to just stand and bask at length in the worship of the audience, rather than getting on with her song, (Must have been my ears, but she sounded "Pitchy") eating up the time for Brandon's farewell song. <BR/><BR/>But I can really, really assure you, I am not Ken. If I had his money, I'd be in London, instead of North Hollywood, attending theater instead of surfing the net.<BR/><BR/>I wish you joy of your love of Miss Ross. It's good someone can. I was in an acting class with Mary Wilson for a while, 20 years ago. She of course knows Diana quite well. She didn't seem to like her too much. What was the word she used? Oh yes. Toxic. Just like Ken and I.<BR/><BR/>Adieu. It truely has been fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25342592209462481772007-03-19T22:48:00.000-07:002007-03-19T22:48:00.000-07:00Ohioruthie,I am not taking sides nor do I know Sey...Ohioruthie,<BR/><BR/>I am not taking sides nor do I know Seymour. My policy is not to delete comments unless they're REALLY unspeakable, they're spam, or they're hateful and signed anonymously. So I'm allowing Seymour to have his say just as I'm allowing you to have your say. <BR/><BR/>As for me being so mean and toxic, well, that's your opinion but I don't share it. <BR/><BR/>Sorry to lose you as a reader. I like to have readers who don't always agree with me. Keeps me on my toes. <BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>KenBy Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39364935615810940582007-03-15T17:11:00.000-07:002007-03-15T17:11:00.000-07:00"I said all I have to say about your hero on my bl..."I said all I have to say about your hero on my blog.."<BR/><BR/>OhioR, I just read your piece on Ken & Miss Ross, and you never MENTIONED my hero. Not one word about Barry Humphries.<BR/><BR/>What a little liar you are.<BR/><BR/>But I loved the bit in one of your postings where, because your sick mother was moving in with you, you killed three of your dogs. That was lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13705695110932485512007-03-15T16:36:00.000-07:002007-03-15T16:36:00.000-07:00"Dick Tracy vs Gruesome" was on, and I missed it? ..."Dick Tracy vs Gruesome" was on, and I missed it? Rats! Boris Karloff & Anne Gwynne steal the film, and I haven't seen it in 40 years. And to think I wasted that time watching AI! Boris is my hero. I'm his groupie, and I'd kiss his butt if he hadn't died back in 1969.<BR/><BR/>Yes Mike, Diana not only said "Pronunciate", she said it over and over, taking great care to correctly pronunciate her invented word.<BR/><BR/>Ohioruthie dear, I am not Ken's groupie. In fact, were you to lock us together in a room and then turn on a baseball game, you would see bloodshed soon, as Ken LIVES for baseball, and I find it torture to endure, and despise all sports.<BR/><BR/>But I read his blog because the man has been making me laugh for about 35 years. Diana certainly makes me laugh at times, if unintentionally, but you've yet to give me even a giggle.<BR/><BR/>A professional writer who "Trashes" talent simply doesn't want to work with THAT talent. I think you'll find that Ken is reluctant to work again with Mary Tyler Moore or Teri Hatcher. NO ONE is their right mind wants to work with Diana Ross. For that matter, I don't believe Miss Ross employs any comedy writers, and she should fire the writer who told her to use "Pronunciate" on national TV. It was probably an employee who hates her intensely (as all her employees must) and was deliberately trying to make her look even more ridiculous on national TV than her hairstylist and plastic surgeons already had.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm a professional writer myself, with a couple of published books, some TV episodes, a few produced stage plays, and a LOT of radio comedy in my resume. You'll find that a LARGE number of the other folks posting comments here are pro writers also.<BR/><BR/>And no one reads a comedy writer's blog to read praise of Diana Ross. You sound like one of those loons outside the Michael Jackson trial, who foamed at the mouth whenever anyone pointed out that Jacko was a wacko pervert.<BR/><BR/>Oh someone has a groupie all right, and it's Diana, and you may reapply your lips to her refurbished and lifted butt now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12471492363138784502007-03-15T15:09:00.000-07:002007-03-15T15:09:00.000-07:00ohioruthie: Seymour I think its time for your medi...<B>ohioruthie:</B> <I>Seymour I think its time for your medication...take a nap and then resume your ass kissing position...Okay Seymour sweetie...you're on...kiss kiss..keep talking maybe your hero will single you out and post a message to you...one can only hope..my fingers are crossed for you babe......stay tuned for a blog post of my own.<BR/><BR/>its nice to see writers have their own groupies.<BR/>I said all I have to say about your hero on my blog..just click on my name.</I> <BR/><BR/>Is this supposed kissing up for attention any different than attacking another, more popular, blogger in hopes that you'll get more than 3 comments on your blog someday? Perhaps, you're projecting your own attention seeking behavior (and need for medication) on others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71344602748097320002007-03-15T14:27:00.000-07:002007-03-15T14:27:00.000-07:00I didn't think Diana Ross looked so bad for a 62 y...I didn't think Diana Ross looked so bad for a 62 year old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55526680695376503802007-03-15T14:14:00.000-07:002007-03-15T14:14:00.000-07:00I haven't watched Idol regularly since the first s...I haven't watched Idol regularly since the first season but, like a sleepy meth addict, I find myself tempted to start up again after reading your recaps. <BR/><BR/>But because of my lack of viewing, until I read who the "special guests" would be next week, I thought you were joking about Lulu.<BR/><BR/>And if Ms. Ross really said "pronunciate", I think the tables have turned and she's now doing an imitation of Beyonce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80421005318014627532007-03-15T10:37:00.000-07:002007-03-15T10:37:00.000-07:00Ross is a wreck, an ego on legs, an over-the-hill ...Ross is a wreck, an ego on legs, an over-the-hill bundle of scar tissue trying to exhort enthusiasm from an audience that otherwise wouldn't clap for her unless she caught fire. Her performance wouldn't have gotten her to Hollywood during the initial screenings.<BR/><BR/>I cringed every time she said pronunciate (while she was conversating with the contestants) and wished someone would have called her on it. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad Haley's still there. She's one of the few girls left worth looking at. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I found the perfect way to watch the show--tune in half way through. I switched from Dick Tracy Versus Gruesome at 9:15, saw the rest of the show, and returned to the movie for its rousing finale. Diana Ross mde for a passable Gruesome in the interim.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6708418641110922582007-03-15T10:13:00.000-07:002007-03-15T10:13:00.000-07:00In all the hubbub did you miss Diana Ross' additio...In all the hubbub did you miss Diana Ross' addition of a new word to the English language? <BR/><BR/>And the new word is: Drum roll.......... "Pronunciate."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25289514831353935332007-03-15T09:14:00.000-07:002007-03-15T09:14:00.000-07:00OhioRuthie:Just out of curiousity...what do you wa...OhioRuthie:<BR/><BR/>Just out of curiousity...what do you want to be when you grow up?<BR/><BR/>Actually I don't think Diana Ross looks like a Chia Pet. She looks more like Angela Bassett in <I>What's Love Got To Do With It</I> after the fist fight in the car with Laurence Fishburn.Tenspeed & Brownshoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070438538916989398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8768824927804037712007-03-15T08:39:00.000-07:002007-03-15T08:39:00.000-07:00http://survivorshope.blogspot.com/2007/03/diana-ro...http://survivorshope.blogspot.com/2007/03/diana-ross.htmlOhioRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842306923085970109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20017129774723232712007-03-15T08:38:00.000-07:002007-03-15T08:38:00.000-07:00Saymore..its nice to see writers have their own gr...Saymore..its nice to see writers have their own groupies.<BR/>I said all I have to say about your hero on my blog..just click on my name.<BR/><BR/>Also I think a 'professional' television writer who trashes talent publically must not want to work anymore.OhioRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842306923085970109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60294540840904579162007-03-15T06:03:00.000-07:002007-03-15T06:03:00.000-07:00Ken you are being a little too cynical. When Simo...Ken you are being a little too cynical. When Simon praised Haley I turned to my wife and said "He is only saying that because he WANTS to bang her." She can hold out a few more weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8630329648246570312007-03-15T00:02:00.000-07:002007-03-15T00:02:00.000-07:00BTW ohioruthie, you're right: Ken "could have went...BTW ohioruthie, you're right: Ken "could have went in many different directions", but as he is a successful, professional writer, it was far more likely that he could have GONE in many different directions.<BR/><BR/>Love seeing a pro writer criticized by a subliterate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35422421795835121232007-03-14T23:58:00.000-07:002007-03-14T23:58:00.000-07:00I'm looking forward to hearing Sanjaya sing the Ru...I'm looking forward to hearing Sanjaya sing the Russian composers song on Danny/Sylvia Fine Kaye Night.<BR/><BR/>Ohioruthie dear, Ken is not my hero. That would be Barry Humphries. And if you'd read some of the past exchanges you'd realize that ass-kissing is something I only participate in in private.<BR/><BR/>But Ken has been one of the most successful TV comedy writers on network TV for the last three decades. He has written and often directed, and sometimes created, many, many episodes of the best sit-coms from MASH on. It's just a fact.<BR/><BR/>Diana Ross is a great performer, and showed her acuity by nailing every singer's strengths and weaknesses and giving more useful advice in one show than Paula Abdul has given out in 6 seasons.<BR/><BR/>She is also well-renowned as one of the largest and most insufferable, tyrannical divas in all of show business, a walking nightmare that no one in their right mind would ever want to work for - or near. Many great stars are monsters. Diana is one of the most monstrous. Ken was kind in his jibes at her, and he tossed jibes at EVERYONE on the show. BTW, do you think Diana looks that way NATURALLY? Darling, she has had work done on every square inch of her epidermis.<BR/><BR/>As for me, well I saw "The Wiz" when it came out over a quarter of a century ago, and the memory of Diana giving her age as - was it 23 or 24? - still makes me laugh as loud as it did in the theater.<BR/><BR/>Get over yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5466680447255084902007-03-14T21:26:00.000-07:002007-03-14T21:26:00.000-07:00So on Danny Kaye night, who will sing D-O-D-G-E-R-...So on Danny Kaye night, who will sing D-O-D-G-E-R-S song (Oh, really? No, O'Malley)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41257719358069519882007-03-14T20:47:00.000-07:002007-03-14T20:47:00.000-07:00Wow, I'm really blown away by ohioruthie's vituper...Wow, I'm really blown away by ohioruthie's vituperative comments... I can appreciate that she is a long-time Diana Ross fan, but your comments about her were just not that harsh. You saw the world's weirdest Chia Pet; I saw the Crypt Keeper in drag. And to your credit, Ken, you're an equal opportunity offender... I don't think anyone on last night's show escaped your blog unscathed (the show was so long that Paula's drugs were wearing off... hee hee... Leno's writers will be kicking themselves for not coming up with that one), but ohioruthie didn't see fit to come to the defense of anyone other than Ms. Ross. Oh yeah... she's THE best entertainer ever to grace the stage, so that makes sense.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688301329863871296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58842784173047396272007-03-14T20:45:00.000-07:002007-03-14T20:45:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688301329863871296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56902270705162184592007-03-14T20:17:00.000-07:002007-03-14T20:17:00.000-07:00She looks like Yoko Ono in that picture.She looks like Yoko Ono in that picture.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36029995892419952332007-03-14T18:12:00.000-07:002007-03-14T18:12:00.000-07:00For the masses who are interested...there is now o...For the masses who are interested...there is now official AMERICAN IDOL ice cream flavors available in stores, from the company that sells it as Dreyer's on the West Coast and Edy's in civilization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25218272660728769382007-03-14T16:58:00.000-07:002007-03-14T16:58:00.000-07:00Seymour I think its time for your medication...tak...Seymour I think its time for your medication...take a nap and then resume your ass kissing position.<BR/><BR/>This guy could have went in many different directions with his 'opinion' and decided to be a classless hack...a true writer would have found more appropriate wording in forming his opinion...I don't doubt he wrote for those shows but if this article is any indication...he never wrote ANYTHING ALONE that made it on television. Unlike Ms. Ross who has had a wonderful solo career.<BR/><BR/>Okay Seymour sweetie...you're on...kiss kiss..keep talking maybe your hero will single you out and post a message to you...one can only hope..my fingers are crossed for you babe. Hmmm is your hero so good looking that he feels he can toss around insults? I look around and see...stay tuned for a blog post of my own.OhioRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842306923085970109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14352813228031471562007-03-14T16:16:00.000-07:002007-03-14T16:16:00.000-07:00Since Ohioruthie and Anonymous have declared you t...Since Ohioruthie and Anonymous have declared you talent-free for dissing surgically-enhanced Diana Ross, the woman who, in her autobiography, wrote "It's a big responsibility to have a lot of hair." I have to ask, how did you get all those gigs writing MASH, Cheers, Frasier and many, many other shows when you have no talent and are not funny. Did your mom golf with every TV producer in Hollywood?<BR/><BR/>I think I have it. You do have talent and are funny, you're just not a psychotic-ego-queen like Diana. Anyway, never again criticize anyone who gives Ohioruthie "Peace". Maybe she could send you a list of people to leave alone.<BR/><BR/>God, if Ohioruthie has to lambast everyone who finds Diana Ross's ego insufferable or her vanity beyond comprehension, she must have time for nothing else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5389659356641319802007-03-14T14:19:00.000-07:002007-03-14T14:19:00.000-07:00Not only did Haley forget the words, she called he...Not only did Haley forget the words, she called herself a schmuck for doing it! How's that for live television?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52391089562670726032007-03-14T13:01:00.000-07:002007-03-14T13:01:00.000-07:00Sanjaya isn't going anywhere according to Dialidol...Sanjaya isn't going anywhere according to Dialidol:<BR/>http://dialidol.com/asp/predictions/Predictions.asp<BR/><BR/>Probably the reason he's staying is because he's Vote for the Worst's poster child right now.<BR/>http://www.votefortheworst.com/Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690731008883628777noreply@blogger.com