Talk Shows: February 2008 Archives

...and why shouldn't he? Larry Craig deserves to be made fun of now and forever. The only way I'd stop making fun of Larry "I've never been gay" Craig is if he ever decides to become an authentic human being. Anyway, here is a spoof Letterman did last night on Craig's efforts to hire new interns...

Enjoy!

So Ben Affleck is talking a little bit about the hilarious parody video he made with Jimmy Kimmel in response to Matt Damon and Sarah Silverman. Apparently a the secret bathtub scene that got cut.

"I remember seeing Matt's [video] and thinking to myself, 'Oh, it would be funny to do one with me and Jimmy.'" Ben told EW.com. "They called and immediately I was like, 'Yes, it should be this idea ...,' and they had the same idea more or less already. I have a lot of respect for the group over there - they're really good comedians - so I just committed to it."

Ben, whose directorial debut "Gone Baby Gone" got raves, says the singing was more difficult than wearing a pair of short shorts (he sure looked good in 'em!).

"You couldn't really do it half-speed," he said. "You had to be painting toes and blow-drying hair. At one point we were going to take a bath together, but the bubbles couldn't get high enough, so that ended up getting scrapped."

He might not be (bleeping) Ben Affleck, but talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is pretty fond of the handsome movie star-director.

In case you've been living under a rock - and I don't think any readers of this blog are - Jimmy memorably declared "I'm (bleeping) Ben Affleck" in a music video Sunday night that Ben agreed to appear in - in an extremely tight shirt!

"Ben could not have been more sporting," Jimmy told PEOPLE of his video costar. (The song was designed as a retaliation against Kimmel's girlfriend Sarah Silverman for her clip, "I'm (bleeping) Matt Damon.) "He told us, 'Listen, if we're going to do this, we've got to do it right. I don't want you guys to worry about my image.' "

In the video, Ben and Jimmy declare their love while backed by an A-list gospel choir including Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Ashlee Simpson and Don Cheadle. There are also non-singing cameos by Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford, who blows the new couple a kiss before driving off in his convertible - revealing a "Honk if you're f---ing Ben Affleck" bumper sticker.

"That was his real car," Kimmel says of Ford. "He's still got that [sticker] on there!"

So what did Silverman think of the new song? "I suspected Jimmy was on the down low for a long time now," she deadpanned to the New York Daily News. "I wish I could say I was surprised by this."

Here is a LINK to the video...

This video is a freaking riot with all-star cameos and an unbelievable recreation of the "We Are the World" video from the mid-80s. I'm not crazy about some of the gay stereotypes but overall, it's a scream.

Enjoy!

Conan O'Brien, who hosted Neil Patrick Harris Friday and Tim Gunn on Monday, welcomed Anderson Cooper to his show last night and the silver fox was about as charming, funny and bitchy as I've ever seen him! He sits down and before the interview gets underway, he says to Conan: "Your hair has incredible cresting today...it's like breaking waves."

Anderson talked about moderating a recent debate of Republican presidential candidates at the Ronald Reagan PLibrary: "I tend to sweat more than Albert Brooks in 'Broadcast News.'" Sitting in the front row was Arnold Schwarzeneggar who, before the debate began, motioned to the very buff Anderson that he noticed how much he's been working out.

"I was completely thrown that Arnold Schwarzeneggar had noticed I've been working out ... so for the first time minutes, I was kind of flustered."

On blogging: "My New Year's resolution is to blog more...but it's strange because it allows all your stalkers to be at the same place at the same time."

On subbing for Regis Philbin: "I had a hard time with Nicole Richie...I literally could not think of one question to ask her. All I could think to ask her was, 'Why are you so friggen thin?' And that didn't seem appropriate. She was there to promote a book she was allegedly writing. I was actually working on a book so it was really pissing me off!"

OK, it was exciting to sit next to George Clooney at the Oscar luncheon last week. But, ya know, it was just as thrilling for me to sit next to Sam Harris at a screening of "Hairspray" last year because I have been a fan of his forever. That night at the ArcLight Theatre in Hollywood, my pal Jim Key and I happened to sit next to Sam and his great friend Bridget Moynahan who was very, very pregnant at that point.

I just came across this video on SamHarris.com that has him and Bridget chatting about their friendship and Sam being her birth partner when she gave birth to her baby. The father of the child is Bridget's ex, Tom Brady, who is not mentioned in the video.

As part of his "Friend Friday" series, Sam says: "I was the birth partner for Bridget, and I wiped amniotic fluid from between her legs. It was the most amazing experience ever, ever. You were pretty incredible."

Says Bridget: "So were you."

They are adorable together. Check it out.