Golden Girl

It's Betty White's 96th birthday today.

She's still one of the funniest women on the planet and just keeps getting better with age.

Happy Birthday Betty!

Birthday Betty

Happy 95th Birthday, Betty White!

She's just all kinds of awesome.

Not so Hot

I'm really bummed to find out that Hot In Cleveland has been cancelled after 6 seasons…

It’s the end of an era at TV Land. The network has announced that Season 6 of its signature original comedy series Hot In Cleveland, now in production, will be its last. 

Hot In Cleveland, TV Land’s first original scripted series, was a breakout hit for the network — debuting with 4.8 million viewers — and put it on the original programming map. It reached the 100-episode milestone and was sold into broadcast syndication as well as in 210 territories internationally, a rare feat for a cable sitcom.

I've watched this show from the beginning because I enjoy all of the actresses in the cast, plus they often had great stunt-casting of guest-stars, which was fun.

I hope that Betty White and Wendy Malick end up on a new show soon.

I'm definitely going to miss it.

Rose Buds

Betty White finally got her waxen body-double...

In front of fans screaming, "You're amazing," former Golden Girl Betty White unveiled her very own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood on Monday. 

"The only thing that irks me is they waited until I was 90," the TV legend joked as the crowd chuckled. "A few decades ago would have been swell." 

Dressed in a bright pink blazer with perfectly coiffed hair, White matched the color of her replica, which was clad in a hot pink tracksuit. 

It really does look a lot like her, except the nose looks a bit...odd.

It's more Jimmy Durante-esque to me.

Ah cha cha!

America's Tweetheart

Betty White just got on Twitter and already has over 100,000 followers in one day...



Sharing a night with Ryan Seacrest is my idea of a nightmare...not a dream.

Happy Birthday Betty!

Betty White turns 90 today and I still can't believe how good she looks and how much energy she continues to have.

Nothing put that more into perspective than watching her NBC special last night (which was very enjoyable) and seeing how badly poor Mary Tyler Moore looked (she's only 75, but suffering from diabetes-related illnesses) and Carol Burnett (she's 78, but suffering from too many plastic surgeries. She should have gone to whoever worked on Valerie Harper).

I love all of them, but for whatever reason, Betty really appears to be doing the best out of the bunch by a longshot.

Hey waiter, I'll have whatever Betty's having...it is obviously working very well.

All About Betty

As if Betty White isn't busy enough with Hot in Cleveland and her many guest appearances, she's also hosting a new Punk'd-style show with older folks pulling the pranks, called Off Their Rockers previewing on January 16th right after her birthday special Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute To America’s Golden Girl.



It looks like the perfect thing to watch while eating some of Betty's elaborate birthday cheesecake.

However, I think I'll pass on her dusty muffin.

Too many carbs.

She's still hot!

Betty White has done everything now, I think...

This Golden Girl proves why she’s still hot at 89. In this rap video, a duet with British singer Luciana, White drops beats, shimmies, and boasts about her, er, cherry cheesecake, all to benefit The Lifeline Program and the Los Angeles Zoo. A woman who raps, bakes, and raises money for causes she believes in? Now that is hot.

She actually does a pretty good job rapping...is there nothing she can't do?



Once she cures cancer and learns to fly, I think she should take a few days off and just relax.

Grampires

Funny or Die shows us the sequel to When Harry Met Sally, with a more contemporary storyline that goes along with the popular vampire trend these days. Watch Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren in "When Sharon Bit Harry"...

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren from Billy Crystal

Ironically, it would likely do pretty well at the box office if they actually made it.

Betty White and Abe Vigoda are probably already attached to it...

Baby Love

My friend Maggie posted this video on her blog and I just had to share it here too.

This adorable kid really enjoys Betty White.



"She's beau-TI-ful."

*Verklempt*

Calendar Girl

I bet it sells better than the Jessica Tandy Calendar.

Betty White will be wrapping up her big year by releasing a 2011 Calendar for all of her fans:

Golden Girls star Betty White has created a calendar to raise funds for a wildlife charity in the US. Royalties from the actress's 2011 calendar will go towards the Morris Animal Foundation which White supports.

I love me some Betty White and am so happy that she's gotten all the publicity that she has this year. She's always hilarious, gracious and is one of the funniest women around. If you haven't been watching "Hot In Cleveland" on TVLand, you should start! It really is a funny show and the cast is a hoot to watch.


March looks like a really good month.

Mabel, is the heat on?

Tonight is the premiere of TV Land's first original sitcom, Hot in Cleveland.


It's got a great cast....Jane Leeves (Daphne from "Frasier"), Wendy Malick (the drunk gal from "Just Shoot Me"...the funniest person in that cast), Valerie Bertinelli (she of "One Day at a Time" and her new Jenny Craig body) and, of course...



Betty White.

My DVR is so excited, it's practically ovulating.

Wait...that's just me.

Also...today would have been Frank's birthday.

I hope he's happy and running like a jackrabbit up there somewhere.

Box of Downers

Well, it's official, The New Adventures of Old Christine is canceled for good.

There was talk that the CBS sitcom (one of my favorites) might be picked up by ABC, but it was announced today that no deal could be made.

It's such a shame. That show was one of the funniest sitcoms still around (and there aren't that many good ones anymore) with a really great cast. The networks can really make some bad decisions at times (another couple of seasons of Two and a Half Men? Really? REALLY?!).


Also, it was announced this week that Guillermo Del Toro had to drop out of directing The Hobbit movies because of the amount of time it has taken the studio to get the rights issues cleared up.

Hopefully, Peter Jackson will just direct it instead.

And finally, even sadder...


Rue McClanahan passed away today.

Golden Girl Rue McClanahan has died at the age of 76.

McClanahan, who played man-happy Blanche Devereaux on the still-popular '80s sitcom Golden Girls, had suffered a minor stroke earlier this year while recovering from bypass surgery. Lawrence adds that at the time of her death Thursday, McClanahan “had her family with her. She went in peace."

Here are some of her best moments from the show...


Betty White is now the only Golden Girl still alive from the cast.

I hope that she's here for a good long time.

Weekend Update

I think that Betty White did a dandy job on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. She looked great and was in almost every sketch that night (much more than her additional co-stars combined). If you missed the show, you can see each of the sketches by clicking here.



It was certainly one of their funniest shows (and one of their top rated) in a long time. I enjoyed the "Lawrence Welk" opening featuring the creepy sister with the tiny hands and big forehead, the "She's a Lesbian" sketch (Amy Poehler's dialog in that one was really funny "Oh, crackers!") and, of course, my favorite of them all was the NPR "Muffin" sketch.



"If there's one thing I'm known for...it's my muffin."

Hilarious!

There were also four additional sketches that didn't make it into the final show, believe it or not (and Betty was in three of them). A "Debby Downer", "Bronx Talk", and Molly Shannon's "Joyologist". If you'd like to see those, click here.

Definitely a fun show all-around.



Iron Man 2 made 133.6 million dollars over the weekend. Not too shabby at all.

I saw it and, although it's not as good as the first one (they could have easily shaved off about 20 minutes), it certainly was entertaining.

If you enjoyed number one, you'll like number two too...as well...also...hello?



On a sad note, legendary singer Lena Horne passed away on Sunday....

Singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night, a hospital spokeswoman said. Horne was 92.

She was one of the first African-Americans to sign a long-term movie contract with a major Hollywood studio when she joined MGM in 1942.

Horne's expressive voice made her a singing star after Hollywood failed to give her roles that might have made her a big screen starlet.

She will definitely be missed.

Iron Betty

There are two big entertainment events going on this weekend...

I'm looking forward to watching Betty White host Saturday Night Live tomorrow night. I think it's great that the whole Facebook campaign was able to motivate Lorne Michaels to bring her on as host. She's really having a good year and I couldn't be happier for her.



Plus, it'll be fun to see some of my favorite ex-Livers like Molly Shannon (here's hoping there's a Mary Katherine Gallagher skit), Ana Gasteyer, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (hopefully she'll show up on "Weekend Update").

You go, girls!



And, of course, Iron Man 2 opens today.

If it's even half as good as the first one, I think I'll enjoy it.

Exciting!

"Betty White Lines" video

She definitely has no problem with blue language...



It's one of the many reasons I enjoy her.

Hot in Cleveland

It looks like Betty White's career continues to be on an upswing...

TV Land has signed Emmy Award-winning and audience-adored actress Betty White to star in the highly anticipated TV Land PRIME Original sitcom Hot in Cleveland, which is scheduled to premiere in June. White will take on the role of the snarky but lovable Elka Ostrovsky, property caretaker of the home that co-stars Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick rent after their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland and they decide to stay.

Besides Betty, I'm really excited that they also got Wendie Malick (always so funny on Just Shoot Me!) and Jane Leeves (Daphne from Frasier). Plus, it's nice to see Jenny Craig alumni, Valerie Bertinelli, back on TV again. Although, she doesn't look quite as bikini-friendly here as she did a few months ago in all the magazine spreads.

But, the fact that she's part of the cast at least dispells the nasty rumor that Kirstie Alley had eaten her.

If the show is half as entertaining as this preview...we may have some must-see TV Land to watch soon.

Funny Muthas

Yeah! It looks like the Facebook campaign to get Betty White on as host of Saturday Night Live actually worked...

Facebook has gotten Betty White the gig she never asked for: host of Saturday Night Live.

The 88-year-old actress, beloved by generations of TV fans, will host NBC's late-night veteran May 8. The Mother's Day episode also will feature a reunion of six former female cast members, most of them moms: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch.



Michaels says that as the live show's oldest host, she can perform "as much as she wants to do" but adds that the physical demands of the show led him to plan the cast reunion, though make no mistake: White is the solo host.

With Betty and that cast of hilarious women from SNL past...it should be an amazing show. Hopefully they'll let Tina Fey and Amy Poehler write most of the sketches.

And, fingers crossed, perhaps we'll get a visit from Tina Fey's Sara Palin and, my personal favorite...



Mary Katherine Gallagher.

Superstar!!

The envelope please...

The Academy Awards were actually a lot of fun tonight. I thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin's opening was hilarious. The writing was funny and they really played off of each other nicely. That Paranormal Activity spoof they did was a riot!

There were some obvious winners (Mo'Nique and Jeff Bridges) and some interesting surprises (The Hurt Locker winning over Avatar and Sandra Bullock winning over Meryl Streep).



Plus, my roommate Joel redesigned, printed out, and framed some really fun movie posters to include a few of our friends who came over to watch the show tonight. So, of course, I have to share those here too.



Another nice surprise was Star Trek winning an award for Best Makeup. It is the first Academy Award that any Star Trek movie has ever won (and there have been ten other Treks before this one). So, naturally I was very excited about that (as you can see by my smile in the poster above).



Unfortunately, not everyone who is nominated can win. Like Colin Firth in A Single Man (which is a great movie, if you haven't seen it).



Matt Damon didn't win for Invictus (although it's always nice to see him).



Sherlock Holmes didn't win either, but I thought Robert Downey Jr. was quite entertaining while presenting with Tina Fey (who I always enjoy) for the writing awards.



Even though Hugh Jackman did a nice job hosting last year, I kinda hope they let Steve and Alec host again next year. Or Abe Vigoda and Betty White...they were sure funny together in that Snickers commercial.



I also think that Sean Penn might have been tipping the hooch backstage before he presented tonight. Otherwise, can someone please explain to me what the hell he was rambling on about before he finally handed out his award?



I haven't seen Inglourious Basterds yet, but I hear that Christoph Waltz (the guy who won Best Supporting Actor) was really good. Although, I'm just not sure I can sit through the scalpings and other bloody stuff that is supposed to be scattered throughout the film.



Has anyone seen Young Victoria? I do enjoy Emily Blunt (she was so funny in The Devil Wears Prada), so was happy that it at least won an award for Costume Design.

Because...without costumes, everyone would be naked in every movie.

And, as we learned from Harvey Keitel in The Piano...that isn't always a good thing.

Back at me

This Old Spice commercial is pretty funny...especially the last line.



"I'm on a horse."

I also am really enjoying the celebrity-themed Snickers commercials. Here is a new one focused on Divas...



I still love the one with Betty White being tackled...but cranky Liza on a roadtrip is entertaining too.