johnny knoxville-related stories
Posted Mar 21st 2008 12:01PM by Jay Black
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Web, TV 101
On the
Jackassworld website, they have a "feature" called the "AlphaPoo". This is a collection of 26 pictures of... er, human poo... that resembles the alphabet. I don't bring this up because it's clever (in fact, if there is a bright center of clever in the universe, the AlphaPoo is the idea farthest from it); I bring it up because writing this feature about Jackass reminded me of poo. Specifically, poo that you want to come out but won't.
See, almost four weeks ago, I was sent to MTV Studios to cover the 24 hour
Jackass "takeover" of the network to celebrate the premiere of
Jackassworld. I figured that I would write up a few hundred words the next day and everyone would be happy. Instead, this article has festered in the bowels of my brain for almost a month. Enough is enough. I've taken some mental Metamucil (i.e. Scotch) and I'm just going to let it rip...
Continue reading TV 101: I'm such a Jackass (or five things I learned at MTV)
Posted Jul 4th 2007 12:30PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Celebrities
Um, no, these two weren't married recently in either Massachusetts or New Jersey. What's actually happening here is that "irreconcilable differences" is being cited as the reason for divorce from their significant others. But, you knew that already, didn't you?
In Wayne Brady's case it's his wife, Mandie Brady, that is filing for divorce under these circumstances. The former star of The Wayne Brady Show and Whose Line is it Anyway? (and current host of FOX's new show Don't Forget the Lyrics) and his wife married in 1999. The couple separated in April of 2006, according to papers filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court. Mandie is seeking joint legal and physical custody of the couple's 4-year-old daughter, Maile.
Continue reading It's irreconcilable differences for Wayne Brady and Johnny Knoxville
Posted May 25th 2007 12:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities
That's right, fans of Jackass, the popular MTV series that spawned two feature films is being turned into a game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS. You can pick up your copy on September 24. Or, you can pick it up after September 24. Or you can order it online and not have to pick it up at all. Or you can use your money to buy a jar of pickles, what the hell do I care?
Continue reading Jackass: the video game
Posted Nov 3rd 2006 6:28PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, NBC, Industry, Web, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
You can always count on McSweeney's to bring the verbose, witty goods.
In the past few weeks, we've had
"Johnny Knoxville's Letters to His Brother" and
"Ten Reasons Why You, Audrey Tautou, Gamine French Star of Amelie, Should Date Me, Teddy Wayne." Yesterday brought a real gem, however, in the form of
"Aaron Sorkin Visits a Dental Hygienist."
Giving
Ken Levine's "If Aaron Sorkin wrote a show about baseball..." post a run for its money, author Jack Pendarvis unpacks the Sorkin banter tactics with an extended
Poulenc reference. A sample exchange:
Continue reading Aaron Sorkin visits the Dental Hygienist
Posted Oct 3rd 2006 11:37AM by Michael Canfield
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, MTV
A movie theater owner in Iowa got squeamish, or had complaints or something, and changed the name of
Jackass Number Two to "Jackbutt Two" on the marquee. An alert passerby snapped a photo which her cousin posted on Flickr where you can
check it out.
If anything, "Jackbutt" sounds much nastier -- downright skanky even. I don't know why they didn't go with "Jackposterior" or "Jackrearend" -- too many letters maybe. There will probably never be a movie of the
CBS sitcom
The Class, which is fortunate, because what could they call it at this theater? "The Cl-butt" just makes no sense at all.
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Posted Sep 22nd 2006 1:21PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, Celebrities
I never watched Jackass when it was on television (is it still on?), so I had no interest in seeing it when it hit the big screen a few years ago. Now Jackass 2 is out, and the boys hit the red carpet the other night for the premiere. And Steve-O decided to turn the red carpet a little yellow while he was there.
Click this link to see Steve-O urinating on the red carpet. That's right, actually urinating. Reuters had the story, but they took down the pic that went with it. Luckily, Gawker has it. (Note: NSFW or anyplace else.)
Posted Sep 21st 2006 10:24AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
"
Thai Fighters": Over in Bangkok, Thailand, tanks traveled on their little treads to the prime minister's home and overthrew the government. It was an unexciting, bloodless coup. C'mon, Thailand! Where's the pizazz?! Asian Coup Correspondent and the newest of the new guys,
Rob Riggle, used the expertise from his military background (
which is real) to help explain the situation. What, is Riggle too good for a suit and a tie? Get the correspondent look together, man. And although he has the reporter-inflection down pretty good, Riggle still seems a little unsure of what he's doing. I think we'll have to wait a few weeks before we see Riggle
really settle down into a character and give it his all.
Continue reading The Daily Show: September 20, 2006
Posted Dec 19th 2005 6:56PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, NBC, OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Music and Variety
Well this was a pleasant surprise. After the past few mediocre episodes (save for the handful of great
sketches in last week's Baldwin explosion), I wasn't
expecting much from this. Sure, Jack Black is great and all, but lately I've just come to expect to be disappointed from
SNL. Fortunately, the writers put together a nice set of laughs (and a couple extra guests) which is
a good thing since this is the last episode we're getting until Scarlett Johansson hosts on January
14th.
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