Ah, the legendary comedy duos: Abbott & Costello. Burns & Allen. Cheech & Chong. Wayans & Wayans. Siegfried & Roy. ... Actually, we're not quite convinced about that last one (or even the one before it), but this week's Entertainment Weekly printed a few of the quippier quips from an interview with the animated twosome—voiced by Dave Herman and Julian Holloway—who topline NBC's new Father of the Pride this fall.
Best Career Advice from Roy: "Be following your dreams, ja. Unless it is the one where you go to school in your underwear and there's an exam you didn't study for."
Worst Career Advice Siegfried Ever Received: "My agent told me not to read for the part of Malcolm X."
Best Example of Career Self-Sabotage from Roy: "I'd have to say Heinrich, our gardener ... Tragic, what he did to that azalea plant."
You'd Be Surprised to Know That Roy ...: "Enjoys boxing," says Siegfried. "Not fisticuffs. Putting things in boxes and closing them for later."
Grading comedy on a curve this steep, Wayans & Wayans are looking better & better.
Whoever's supposed to update the billboard advertising at the bus stop on Valle Verde and Wigwam has clearly neglected his/her responsiblities. One billboard ad touted "Easter @ The Pavilion," an event set for 10 a.m. April 11.
No offense, Celine, but the prize package offered to the 1-millionth ticket-buyer for your show, A New Day, seems a wee bit narcissistic: meet-and-greet with you, front-row seats to see you, $1,000 shopping spree at your boutique, $2,500 in gaming chips at Caesars (henceforth known as the House Celine Rebuilt).
Here's a novel idea: How's about giving that 1-millionth visitor 1 million dollars?
The DIY/Do It Yourself Network (Cox Cable Digital Channel 348) is coming to Vegas in search of some crumbling homeowners (your house should be crumbling, not you) for multiple episodes to be filmed here. Established series DIY to the Rescue aids folks who "have botched or neglected home-improvement projects inside their homes," while new show Grounds for Improvement helps those "whose outdoor living areas and landscaping are in need of improvement." Candidates for both series can fill out applications at www.DIYnetwork.com. The deadline is July 11, and the network location scout will be here July 24-29. Grounds will shoot three episodes in town October 19-24, while Rescue will do four of them October 26-31. C'mon, Las Vegas—let's put on our best dilapidated face for America!
After nearly losing his Virginia City Avenue home for the second time in seven months because of delinquent assessment payments, Democratic Assemblyman Morse Arberry wants his bills mailed to the mortgage company he owns.
"They sent it to my house, and by the time I get to it, it's too late," Arberry, who's shelled out an additional $1,800 in late fees and penalties, told the Review-Journal. "They get my attention when they tell me it's up for sale. Then I run down and pay it."
As part of a 3,000-mile tour to raise awareness about curing paralysis, 53-year-old patent attorney Jim Passe will drive blindfolded from New York to Los Angeles. The trek, billed as "the world's longest blindfolded drive," is slated to stop in Vegas. Passe has been confined to a wheelchair since a 1995 spinal cord injury rendered him a paraplegic.