Cast of NBC’s Newest Comedy “Outsourced” Surprises With Gag Gifts! EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

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The cast of NBC’s newest comedy, Outsourced, Ben Rappaport (Todd Dempsy), Diedrich Bader (Charlie Davis, also OfficeSpace, Napoleon Dynamite), Parvesh Cheena (Gupta, also Barbershop), Pippa Black (Tonya, also Neighbours), and Rebecca Hazlewood (Asha, also Doctors), was at The Grove today, bringing gag gifts for Mario Lopez, host of Extra.

Outsourced is about the call center team located in India for the fictitious Mid America Novelties catalog-based company. The company sells novelty and gag gifts, which of course was the reason why Mario Lopez received such gifts as the toilet mug, fake throw up, and a rubber chicken from the cast.

Watch the video below and the full interview on Extra airing later to see the gag gifts.

I admit I love this show and find the relationships between the characters quite charming, despite the hot current touchy topic of outsourcing US jobs overseas.  It was a thrill that I happened to meet the cast and ride into the Extra set with them on the trolley serving The Grove (see video below). The cast all seem to be having a lot of fun both on and off the set and were extremely cool when it came time to taking their time meeting fans and taking pictures.  Outsourced airs on NBC, Thursday nights at 9:30/8:30C PM.
The Cast of Outsourced rolled into the interview on a trolley! Watch:


The Cast brought some of their famous gag gifts for Mario, such as a toilet mug and a rubber chicken! Watch:

The bag of gag gifts the cast brought with them to the Extra interview

Good Charlotte’s Benji And Joel Madden Sing Acoustic Song – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

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Good Charlotte brothers Joel and Benji Madden were at The Grove Tuesday to promote their brand new album, Cardiology, which was released on the same day. They stopped by Extra and Mario Lopez, and you can catch that interview soon on Extra.

Describing the sound of the new album to MTV News, Joel Madden said it would sound a lot like Blink-182. Joel Madden went on to say in the same MTV interview that “There’s nothing dance-y on the record, though, at all, which is different from our last one,” further implying a movement away from the sound of Good Morning Revival.

Joel Madden is engaged to Nicole Richie and the two have two children together. It appears that being a parent has affected the music on Cardiology.  Joel told PopEater: “[There’s] a song that I wrote for my daughter called ‘Harlow’s Song,’ and it was originally like a lullaby, and then [Benji] heard it and really liked it, and the guys heard it and they all liked it.  I’ve never written a song like that. It was pretty interesting. It’s like a straight love song for somebody. It’s a lullaby, and it ended up being on the record. I’ve never really had the ability to write songs like that. So I guess my life has changed a lot. “

Here they are performing their first single off of Cardiology, Like It’s Her Birthday:

Nancy O’Dell To Host Oprah’s New Show – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

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Nancy O’Dell stopped by The Grove to say hello to Mario Lopez of Extra and to bring him a baby album gift filled with Mario’s childhood pics! O’Dell, a fifth generation scrap booker, has also written a book, Full of Life: Mom-to-Mom Tips, filled with tips for new moms.

O’Dell, along with accomplished stylist and television personality Carson Kressley will co-host Oprah Winfrey’s Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star. Set to debut January 2011, the new competition series executive produced by Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice), is a nationwide search to discover television’s next big star. The winner of the competition will be awarded his or her own talk show to air on OWN.

The “OWN Show” competition will feature 10 contestants chosen from a combination of online submissions and in-person auditions. The television competition will feature participants taking part in challenges that will test whether they have what it takes to be the next big TV star. The winner of the television competition will win their own talk show to be produced for OWN.
Nancy ‘Dell showing Mario Lopez the contents of the baby book gift she brought for him.
Mario Lopez’ girlfriend, Courtney Mazza, looking at the baby book gift. And that is Mario’s baby Gia on the left.

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Mario Lopez’ reality show, Saved by the Baby, premieres tonight on VH1! On that show, Mario and his girlfriend, Courtney Mazza  takes fans inside his private world on his new VH1 reality series, “Mario Lopez: Saved by the Baby,” sharing his fatherhood experiences and showing life with girlfriend Courtney Mazza

Tune in to “Mario Lopez: Saved by the Baby,” airing Monday at 10:30 PM on VH1.

Dancing With The Stars Celebrates Its 200th Episode Tonight With A Star-Studded Gala!

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Make sure to tune into a very special 200th episode of Dancing with the Stars Monday night. Season 11 of DWTS is at the half-way mark and only six stars remain to dance their way to win the mirrorball trophy.

The remaining celeb dancers are: Jennifer Grey, Bristol Palin, Brandy, Rick Fox, Kurt Warner and Kyle Massey.

The 200th episode is spread over a two-night extravaganza which kicks off Monday night with a two-hour jam packed and star-studded show. The remaining contestants are going to be put to the test as they perform a dance from the show’s past seasons as well as compete in dance teams.

The stars will be judged by former champions and competitors including Helio Castroneves, Kelly Osbourne, Mel B, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini and Emmitt Smith. For Tuesday’s results show, the producers have lined up Taylor Swift and Rod Stewart to perform.

Here is a teaser pic which Cheryl Burke just sent via Twitter from the DWTS set. You can see Gilles Marini, Emmitt Smith, Kelly Osbourne and Tom Bergeron preparing for tonight’s show.

Here is another pic Tweeted earlier by Mark Ballas:

Caption: It’s about that time in the season starts to become delirious lol me and Bris are feelin it today… Lol 

Tom Bergeron joined in the Twitter fun by sending this pic:

Caption: Apolo, Julianne & Helio @ rehearsal. Julianne, who can’t be here 2nite, stopped by 
for group hugs!

And this is what Anna Trebunskaya Tweeted:



Derek Hough also took to Tweeting a pic of himself and his sister, Julianne:

Caption: Look who stopped by to say hi … 

Jake Pavelka sent this pic during tonight’s live broadcast of himself, Erin Andrews and Evan Lysacek :

Caption: WOW!!! My life does not suck! @ErinAndrews and @StacyKeibler !!!

Caption: At #DWTS party with another Maksim survivor- @erinandrews!

Caption (by Tia Carrere): Here at the party for #DWTS with my old partner Maksim. Vote for him and Brandy!

Randy Moss Waived By The Minnesota Vikings!

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BREAKING NEWS.

I ususally don’t report on breaking sports news, but this is crazy enough that I will.

Minnesota Vikings have just waived Wide Receiver Randy Moss! WHAT?! Just a mere weeks after Minnesota traded a third-round draft pick to the New England Patriots for the receiver?! Well, that is the news the NFL Network reported Monday.

Fans Attack Justin Bieber’s Car at The Grove Book Signing

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Justin Bieber came to The Grove for a book signing on Sunday. Well, it wasn’t so much a book signing. It was more of a book buying, you know, “buy the autobiography of this 16-year old so you could get a picture taken with the phenom.” No signatures would be allowed or had.

I contemplated for a second whether I should venture out to The Grove to go meet The Bieber only to witness for myself what this “swagger” is that Kim Kardashian and any girl under 12 thinks Bieber possesses. Then, I thought to myself, “Stay home. You don’t want to be trampled by a mob of screaming teenage girls.”

Wow, glad I listened to my inner chicken.

Watch this video (thanks to x17online) of what happened when The Bieber tried to leave The Grove!


Rihanna & Andy Samberg’s Ronnie & Clyde SNL Skit – A Must Watch!

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VIDEO CLIP OF THE DAY.

 You’ve heard of Bonnie & Clyde, right? They were the most infamous duo of bank robbers during the Great Depression in the 1930’s.
Fast forward to the Great Recession of the 2000’s, and we have, Shy Ronnie & Clyde! 
Rihanna and Andy Samberg brought to life this over the top funny bank-robbing duo on last night’s Saturday Night Live in a new digital short.



No words of mine can do this video justice, so, just watch for yourself:

Saw 3D Is #1 at The Box Office: Tobin Bell, AKA Jigsaw, Makes Rare Appearance! EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

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CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER.

We love our horror movies – especially on Halloween. The latest installment of Saw in 3D was the number one movie at the box office this weekend, raking in an estimated $24 million. 

This of course should come as no surprise as the Guiness Book of World Records recently dubbed the Saw series as “Most Successful Horror Movie Series.”

The star and horror-torturer of the Saw series, Tobin Bell, made a rare public appearance today in honor of Halloween by meeting fans at The Burger Kitchen in west Hollywood. The Burger Kitchen is one of the newest restaurants on Third Street (8048 West Third St., at Crescent Heights) and owned by father-and-son team, Australian-born Alan and native-born Daniel Saffron, along with my friend, Alan’s wife, Genevieve.

Tobin Bell with The Burger Kitchen Owners Alan (L) and Dan (R) Saffron

For Halloween, The Burger Kitchen had a special Fright Bite menu with such delicacies as Death Burger, Torturers Revenge, and 20,000 Leagues Tentacles Burger (made of octopus meat).

I have to admit – being a fan of the Saw series, I was a little scared meeting the man who has done a tremendous job messing with my head and terrifying the crap out of me over the past seven years. But even though Tobin has quite the presence, he is actually quite the gentlemen.

I did ask Tobin if anyone has ever been scared when meeting him in person. He replied, “Oh no. Unless they’ve been alone with me in an elevator!”

Watch TMZ’s interview today with Tobin Bell:

Tobin Bell with Genevieve Saffron (R) and me 🙂
20,000 Leagues Tentacles Burger (made of octopus meat)