Rob Lowe reads James Franco’s poetry
On Monday night’s Conan, Rob Lowe admitted he doesn’t “get” James Franco. Stars: they really are just like us! Lowe then read some choice excerpts from Franco’s recent poetry collection – apparently payback for the time Franco read a bunch of excerpts from Lowe’s book in front of various American monuments. Stars: maybe less like us than we think.
Benedict Cumberbatch tries on some new names
Would a Cumberbatch by any other name smell as sweet? The internet’s boyfriend and father-to-be tried on a few new monikers for Jimmy Kimmel, including David Weinstein, Cody Arabia and “The Gooch”. To be honest, he makes a surprisingly good Chad.
J-Lo thinks there are worse movies than Gigli
J-Lo is wrong, but you have to give her credit for believing in her art. During her visit to the Late Night set she also learned that Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Baby Got Back was inspired by her. La Lopez does not seem to appreciate what that means, which is to say she is the displeased recipient of the greatest accolade of our generation.
Larry Wilmore takes on Bill Cosby
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is coming in hot. In the show’s second-ever episode, Wilmore went after famous ugly-sweater wearer and alleged rapist Bill Cosby, pulling no punches. “We’re talking Cosby,” Wilmore said during the intro to the episode, which centered around the disgraced comic. “We’ll answer the question, ‘did he do it?’ The answer is yes.” Boom.
Broad City put on their finest for Kimmel
Sure, they bought nice dresses: “Maybe the nicest dresses we’ve ever bought for ourselves.” But how else were they supposed to convey that Ilana is the James Carrey to Abby’s Jeff Daniels? The girls’ ability to somehow pull off top hats is bested only by their ability to pull off a stronger second season than the first of an already incredible show.
Ron Howard almost had a porn career
Everyone considers it at some point. The Oscar-winning director told Conan this week that he struggled to get funding for his early directorial work and feared he might end up in the adult film biz. Howard suggested the title Opie Gets Laid but we think he can do better. Arms Wide Opie? Blo-pie? Opie Does Dallas?”
