The Dead Parrot Flaccid Penis Caper: ‘It’s Garry Shandling’s Show’ Writer Janis Hirsch
Posted: October 18, 2017 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: California, comedy, Comedy writer, Garry Shandling, harassment, Janis Hirsch, Los Angeles, Penis, Showtime, Showtime (TV channel), The Hollywood Reporter Leave a commentComedy Writer Reveals Lurid Details of Harassment on Set — and Why It Cost Her a Job.
Janis Hirsch writes: In 1986, after only three or four years in Los Angeles, Garry Shandling called to offer me a job on his new show. I don’t remember how I knew Garry well enough for him to call me, but whenever I’d run into him at Hugo’s, we’d share a laugh or two, and once he asked me if I could help him find a snake man. Even though I lived in a snake-free condo, I found him one. And not to brag, but this was before Google.
Anyway, he offered me a job on Showtime’s It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, and even though all I knew was the title, that was enough for me. It started out as a lot of fun. A bunch of cool, smart guys and me working on a show where Garry didn’t just break the fourth wall but rode around behind it in a golf cart.
Once we got on the air, we were golden. I was, at any rate; I wrote two of first six episodes, both of which got a nice write-up in the L.A. Times, both of which said nice things about me, the writer, the only woman on staff. What could possibly go wrong?
The guys started excluding me from meetings: “Oh, we couldn’t find you”…at my desk. Then they started excluding me from the table, instead assigning me “the slit scenes” to write. Even though these scenes were the ones that featured the only female castmember, it didn’t occur to me exactly what slit they were referring to until one day in the ladies room.
[Read the full story here, at Hollywood Reporter]
My mantra became, “I won’t cry until I get home.” It was amended to “I won’t cry until I get into the parking lot,” which became “I won’t cry until I get into the stairwell,” which morphed into “Fuck, I’m crying.’
One day, I was sitting in Garry’s office across the desk from him. A few of the writers and one of the actors were in the room, too. I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned, and there was that actor’s flaccid penis draped on it like a pirate’s dead parrot. Riotous laughter ensued from all but one of us. Read the rest of this entry »
OH YES THEY DID: Journalists Who Peddled Mayweather Domestic Violence History Say They Had Credentials Revoked Before Fight
Posted: May 2, 2015 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: CNN, ESPN, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Jeremy Schaap, Manny Pacquiao, Michelle Beadle, Rachel Nichols (actress), Showtime, Twitter, USA TODAY 1 CommentESPN.com news services/ABC News reports: Two reporters said their credentials were revoked for Saturday night’s Floyd Mayweather–Manny Pacquiao fight, and a third reportedly had his taken away as well.
Rachel Nichols of CNN and Michelle Beadle of ESPN/HBO said via Twitter that they had been told their credentials were pulled. USA Today reporter Martin Rogers’ credential was reportedly pulled as well, according to SI.com.
Beadle was credentialed through HBO and not ESPN, both networks and Beadle said.
A spokesman for Mayweather denied the allegations from Beadle and Nichols.
A source told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap that Mayweather Promotions insisted on having approval of credential applications, a stipulation included in the fight contract.
A source with Showtime told Schaap that it had nothing to do with Beadle’s credential situation — only that it denied her permission to film inside MGM Grand arena. A Mayweather promotions source, meanwhile, said Nichols had a temporary credential, but CNN never confirmed she’d need a fight credential.
All three of the reporters have been at the forefront of reporting in Mayweather’s history of domestic violence. Nichols had a contentious interview with Mayweather on CNN last September. Rogers has written a number of stories chronicling Mayweather’s domestic violence issues, and Beadle has been outspoken about Mayweather.
Kelly Swanson, a media relations spokesperson for the Mayweather camp, denied that Nichols and Beadle has lost their credentials. Read the rest of this entry »
Leaked from Mayweather Pacquiao
Posted: May 2, 2015 Filed under: Entertainment, Humor | Tags: Andrew Johnson, Boxing, Bugs Bunny, Championship, Mayweather, media, news, Pacquiao, Showtime, Twitter Leave a comment
More snapshots from #MayweatherPacquiao. I’m so glad I got tickets! pic.twitter.com/jHwbYxKTzM
— Andrew Johnson (@AndrewE_Johnson) May 3, 2015
Cruel and Unusual Amusements
Posted: November 4, 2014 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere, Politics, White House | Tags: Cable TV, Cruel and unusual punishment, Global Panic, HBO, Political Drama, propaganda, Revolving Door, Showtime, Speechwriter, Television, TV Leave a comment[VIDEO] Sesame Street ‘Homeland’ Parody
Posted: October 28, 2013 Filed under: Entertainment, Humor | Tags: Big Bad Wolf, Boardwalk Empire, Carrie Mathison, Claire Danes, Desperate Housewives, Downton Abbey, Homeland, Nicholas Brody, PBS, Sesame Street, Showtime, Sons of Anarchy Leave a comment“Sesame Street” nails it with a parody of Showtime’s political thriller ”Homeland.”
“Sesame Street” has taken on several adult series over the years, including “Sons of Anarchy,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Mad Men,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Downton Abbey.” The PBS show even tweeted out a poster for “Homelamb” as well.
FEVER: ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale Ratings Hit 10.3 Million
Posted: September 30, 2013 Filed under: Entertainment | Tags: AMC, Breaking Bad, CBS, HBO, Sex and the City, Showtime, Sunday, Walter White Leave a commentAMC’s “Breaking Bad,” one week after picking up the top Emmy drama prize, capped its meteoric ratings rise Sunday by surging to series highs in its finale — despite facing formidable season premieres on ABC, CBS, Fox and Showtime.
There was no stopping fans from watching the show live Sunday (or at least same-night, thanks to DVRs), as the conclusion to Walter White’s odyssey was watched by an average audience of 10.3 million, according to Nielsen, up 3.7 million (or 56%) from its penultimate episode of the previous week (6.6 million). Read the rest of this entry »