Goodnight, Oprah, And Good Luck

So, as you probably know by now, Oprah has announced that she is leaving her talk show after next season. This morning, she made it official with an on-air announcement in which she explained the reason for her departure. From... CONTINUE READING GOODNIGHT, OPRAH, AND GOOD LUCK»

Posted on November 20, 2009 in Daytime Talk Shows (25 comments)
Tags: Oprah

Oprah Pretends That Sarah Palin Is An Actual Human Being

Look, let's be real for once. Regardless of who you voted for in the last election--John McCain or that TERRORIST--or which political party you believe has the best ideas to lead our country through the converging tidal waves of 2012,... CONTINUE READING OPRAH PRETENDS THAT SARAH PALIN IS AN ACTUAL HUMAN BEING»

Posted on November 17, 2009 in Interviews, Politics (96 comments)
Tags: Assholes | Books | Election 2008 | Oprah | Sarah Palin

BREAKING: Oprah To Continue Being On TV!

Nikki Finke is reporting today that Oprah will continue to be on TV but on a different station than she has been on TV for a long time. WHOA, STOP THE PRESSES VICKI VALE! In other stunning developments, Oprah will... CONTINUE READING BREAKING: OPRAH TO CONTINUE BEING ON TV!»

Posted on November 5, 2009 in Behind The Scenes (6 comments)
Tags: Oprah

Oprah Caught Up In Another Hilarious Lawsuit Involving Improbable Scenarios

I know that the philosopher Christopher George Latore Wallace once wrote, "mo money, mo problems," but I think that he got it wrong. It's more like, "mo money, mo ridiculous lawsuits that really sound insane when you write them out."... CONTINUE READING OPRAH CAUGHT UP IN ANOTHER HILARIOUS LAWSUIT INVOLVING IMPROBABLE SCENARIOS»

Posted on October 12, 2009 in Justice (22 comments)
Tags: Airplanes | Lawyers | Oprah | Sex

Oprah Pees For 10 Minutes

This is the Internet. What are you going to do? Stop the Internet? No. You are not going to stop the Internet. I only made it halfway through this*, but don't worry! I paused it and I'll finish it over... CONTINUE READING OPRAH PEES FOR 10 MINUTES»

Posted on October 9, 2009 in WebJunk (33 comments)
Tags: Oprah | Pee

The Jay Leno Show Is Awful

No matter how bad things get in one's life, there is always the held-out hope that they will eventually get better. We all dutifully push our own shopping cart through the falling ash as we carry our personal fire to... CONTINUE READING THE JAY LENO SHOW IS AWFUL»

Oprah No Longer Being Sued For All The Money By The Mayor Of Crazy Town

The 1.2 trillion dollar lawsuit against Oprah has been dropped. The plaintiff, Damon Lloyd Goffe, will have to get back into his ice cream tree and tell all the owls there will be no Picnic this handstand. (He is crazy.)... CONTINUE READING OPRAH NO LONGER BEING SUED FOR ALL THE MONEY BY THE MAYOR OF CRAZY TOWN»

Posted on August 13, 2009 in Justice (6 comments)
Tags: C.R.E.A.M. | Oprah | Poetry

Oprah Sued For A Completely Reasonable $1 Trillion (Now With Official Court Transcript)

Fair is fair. From WENN: Oprah Winfrey is facing a staggering $1 trillion legal battle over allegations she passed another author's work off as her own. The TV titan, one of America's highest earning celebrities, is being sued by author... CONTINUE READING OPRAH SUED FOR A COMPLETELY REASONABLE $1 TRILLION (NOW WITH OFFICIAL COURT TRANSCRIPT)»

Posted on August 6, 2009 in Justice (37 comments)
Tags: C.R.E.A.M. | Oprah

You Can Make It Up: Angelina Jolie Vs. Oprah

Angelina Jolie balled her bone white hands into fists, power surging off of them in blue waves of electromagnetism. Her eyes closed to squints and a fire ball blasted out of them, shearing off the corner of an office building,... CONTINUE READING YOU CAN MAKE IT UP: ANGELINA JOLIE VS. OPRAH»

Posted on June 4, 2009 in You Can Make It Up (18 comments)
Tags: Angelina Jolie | Celebrities | Oprah

Angelina Jolie The Most Powerful Celebrity In The World, Whatever That Means

The Forbes list of 100 celebrities was released today, and Angelina Jolie is number one, and supposedly that means something. From the Hollywood Reporter: Angelina Jolie is now the most powerful celebrity in the world, taking the No. 1 spot... CONTINUE READING ANGELINA JOLIE THE MOST POWERFUL CELEBRITY IN THE WORLD, WHATEVER THAT MEANS»

Posted on June 4, 2009 in Contests (14 comments)
Tags: Angelina Jolie | Forbes | Oprah

It's Oprah's World, We Just Riot Over Chicken In It

Oprah decided to give out coupons for free grilled chicken at KFC, because if there's one thing that Oprah understands it's a healthy diet. She thought, "let me see if I can do what I have done for books to... CONTINUE READING IT'S OPRAH'S WORLD, WE JUST RIOT OVER CHICKEN IN IT»

Posted on May 6, 2009 in Backlashes (18 comments)
Tags: Food | KFC | Oprah | Riots

Ironic Ways For David Blaine To Die

(This week, we're highlighting some of our favorite Videogum posts / video-related moments of 2008. So that's why things look different, and are old, this week. And Happy Almost New Year!) Originally posted on Videogum on April 30, 2008: David... CONTINUE READING IRONIC WAYS FOR DAVID BLAINE TO DIE»

Posted on December 30, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows, Rerun (2 comments)
Tags: David Blaine | Oprah | Stedman

The Crazy Brad Pitt Fan Is Your Girlfriend

Oprah opened up yesterday's show, featuring Brad PItt and Cate Blanchett, to webcam questions, and this webcam question disaster happened when your girlfriend (of 17 years) wouldn't stop pestering Brad, in full-on Misery-Voice, about his stupid tattoos: The Huffington Post... CONTINUE READING THE CRAZY BRAD PITT FAN IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND»

Posted on November 20, 2008 in Creepy, Daytime Talk Shows, That's Your Girlfriend (3 comments)
Tags: Brad Pitt | Cate Blanchett | Oprah | Tattoos

30 Rock Is Going To Be Epic

Here's a (much) longer promo for the long-awaited Season 3 premiere of 30 Rock, coming to TVs on October 30. Steve Martin plays a germaphobe! Jennifer Aniston revives her career! This is just going to be a 30 Rock fan... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK IS GOING TO BE EPIC»

Posted on October 13, 2008 in Sitcoms (12 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Jennifer Aniston | Oprah | Tina Fey

First Look At Oprah On 30 Rock

With just 20 days until the best comedy in the whole entire world comes back to TV to give us a reason to live other than the election, NBC premiered a new promo for the third season of 30 Rock... CONTINUE READING FIRST LOOK AT OPRAH ON 30 ROCK»

Gwyneth Paltrow And Mario Batali Are Winos Together

Gwyneth Paltrow was on Oprah this afternoon promoting how perfect her life is and the cooking book she co-wrote with chef Mario Batali. At the very end, Gwyneth showed Oprah her favorite cooking accessory, a vacuum thing that keeps wine... CONTINUE READING GWYNETH PALTROW AND MARIO BATALI ARE WINOS TOGETHER»

Posted on September 17, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows (7 comments)
Tags: Gwyneth Paltrow | Mario Batali | Oprah

I'll Vote What She's Voting

After a University of Maryland economist claimed last week that Oprah's endorsement of Obama was worth 1,000,000 votes, Entertainment Weekly runs down the voter turn-out power of other fames, including Heidi Montag and Emeril Lagasse. Bam! Let's vote it up... CONTINUE READING I'LL VOTE WHAT SHE'S VOTING»

Posted on August 15, 2008 in Politics (0 comments)
Tags: Election 2008 | Heidi Montag | Oprah

Tom Cruise's Oprah Appearance Is Working

Right now, as you know, Tom Cruise is on Oprah ostensibly promoting the 25th anniversary of Risky Business by saying the word "Suri" over and over (11 times so far), and watching it I just thought, "You know, the thing... CONTINUE READING TOM CRUISE'S OPRAH APPEARANCE IS WORKING»

Posted on May 2, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows, Free Advertising (0 comments)
Tags: Oprah | Risky Business | Tom Cruise

SATC On Oprah: No Spoilers Unless You Count Shoe Metaphors, Which I Do

Those awful Sex And The City people were on Oprah today, and Oprah was very excited. In honor of the movie, Oprah showed it to her audience (minus the ending), and Sarah Jessica Parker made them go through an elaborate,... CONTINUE READING SATC ON OPRAH: NO SPOILERS UNLESS YOU COUNT SHOE METAPHORS, WHICH I DO»

Posted on May 1, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows, Sex And The Cashmere Jungle (2 comments)
Tags: Oprah | Sarah Jessica Parker | SATC | Sex And The City | Steve Is Gay

I Am Oprah And I Will Shush You

Wow, did you see David Blaine beat the world record for both breath-holding and boring television on Oprah today? If not, I am so jealous! Here is a tiny clip that represents literally everything you missed. That sound you hear... CONTINUE READING I AM OPRAH AND I WILL SHUSH YOU»

Posted on April 30, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows (0 comments)
Tags: David Blaine | Oprah | Shush

Ironic Ways For David Blaine To Die

David Blaine is on Oprah right now, and he's not going to die or have brain damage because it taped yesterday and we would already know. Oprah just announced that this is the first show for which her boyfriend Stedman... CONTINUE READING IRONIC WAYS FOR DAVID BLAINE TO DIE»

Posted on April 30, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows (5 comments)
Tags: David Blaine | Oprah | Stedman

David Blaine, Your Boyfriend, To Appear On Oprah

David Blaine is your boyfriend, and he's going to perform his next magic trick on Oprah today. The AP has an article about it. I'm posting a long excerpt because there are so many things wrong with your boyfriend and... CONTINUE READING DAVID BLAINE, YOUR BOYFRIEND, TO APPEAR ON OPRAH»

Posted on April 30, 2008 in That's Your Boyfriend (1 comments)
Tags: David Blaine | Magic | Oprah

Tina Fey To Play Gayle King

E! is reporting some potentially interesting 30 Rock casting news: Just two weeks ago, while discussing some dream casting options for her NBC comedy 30 Rock, Tina Fey told reporters, "I still want Oprah to play my best friend...and I... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY TO PLAY GAYLE KING»

Posted on April 9, 2008 in Wait For It... (1 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Cameos | Oprah | Tina Fey