Today's Blind Items
One of my favorite shows from back in the day which is now available on Netflix is Larry Sanders. I loved that show. When they would discuss what guests they wanted and did not want, it was a great part of the show. Well, it happens in real life too. Here is a conversation last week that an A list talk show host had with his/her staff about booking someone.
The talk show host and some producers were were in a light production meeting just going over the upcoming schedule. The talk show host mentioned that they want more general guests on the show and to cut back on other parts of the show. The host was also open to having cooking segments come in. One of the producers suggested Giada because it would be a nice ratings booster to have both of them together. The host pondered the suggestion but said nothing. The one of the other producers said.
Producer: Just make sure to keep Giada away from the band.
Host: Laughs
Producer who suggested it: What?
Host: You know!
Producer who suggested it: Know what? Oh, because of the John Mayer thing? That was made up by Star Magazine.
AT that point the talk show host started talking about how the producer was clueless about what Giada's deal is and that it is way more than rumors. Apparently Giada would confide in a stylist who also styled the talk show host and was not shy about spilling what was spilled to him which basically included that Giada often would use the excuse of "production meetings" to go meet with guys. The talk show host then called Giada a word that begins with an s and rhymes with mutt.
The producer who suggested her then asked, "so she is out then?"
The talk show host then replied, "who else do you have besides the blowj*b queen?"
Oh...snap!!!
ReplyDelete!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW. WOW. WOW.
ReplyDeleteJust re-read again and still have my same reaction! !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow. Loved how the conversation came up so casually. That's how the best gossip gets spread!
ReplyDeleteA-list talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres?
LMAO! Wow!
ReplyDeleteChelsea isn't an A list host is she? Wouldn't she be more B? Anyway, she was my first thought.
Craigy Fergy I think....not sure if he is A List or not.
ReplyDelete"Giada would confide in a stylist who also styled the talk show host" So the host is probably a woman. I'm going with Rachael Ray. I think her and Giada hate each other right?
ReplyDeleteGood one on Ellen, Layna!!
ReplyDeletecooking segment would suggest a daytime show. And a band. Makes me think Ellen, but then again, she has 'general' guests and her ratings are pretty good as it is.
ReplyDeleteShoo, why would anyone in her right mind discuss something that could bring down her marriage ?
ReplyDeleteWho qualifies as an A-list daytime talk show host?
ReplyDeleteEllen DeGeneres
Rachael Ray
Regis & Kelly (it would have to be Kelly, since Regis is retiring soon)
Anderson Cooper
The View is A-list but this sounds more like an individual.
Does Regis & Kelly have a band?
Does Wendy Williams show have a band?
ReplyDeleteMaybe the band comment was tongue-in-cheek and the show doesn't have to have a band.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with my girl, Wendy Williams. She does cooking segments sporadically. Rachael Ray has them all the time, right?
@ Susan - Love the Wendy Williams guess! This sounds like something she would say.
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI think Rachel Ray is out because of the cooking she already has on her show. It sounds like the cooking segments would be a new thing, so I was thinking Ellen.
But then I thought - what about nighttime talk shows? Conan had a cooking segment recently, which made me think of it. I have no clue - but it's darn funny!
Bahaha! Oh Giada - everyone knows about your lack of a gag reflex by now.
ReplyDeletePlus, Wendy Williams is all up in the tabs everyday. I can see her staff knowing all the deets from Star Mag.
ReplyDeleteWendy is definitely a possibility. And during her radio-host days, she was known to find out what dirt was true on rap/R&B stars. If it's out there, she knows how to find it.
ReplyDeleteBow to the Blowjob Queen! Actually she'll bow to you. BAZINGA!
ReplyDeleteWhere does it say it's daytime? I totally thought it was Conan the whole way through.
ReplyDeleteOMG!
ReplyDelete@AvecJoe: LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteIt said keep her away from THE BAND. I guess Rosie O'Donnell
ReplyDelete@ LMS&M: could be. Conan does have the occasional cooking segment.
ReplyDeleteEllen
Wendy
Conan
Kelly
I could any of them saying them. LMAO!
Rosie has MULTIPLE Emmy's for her the Rosie O'Donnell Show
ReplyDeleteSaying THAT. Yipes, I can't type and eat at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking RayRay.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's Ellen, just because it says it would be a nice 'ratings booster'. Ellen's ratings don't really need boosting.
ReplyDeleteI think it is either Rosie or Wendy Williams. Rosie's show is not doing well in the ratings (although how Giada would boost them I don't know). And while I don't know a lot about Wendy, I can totally hear her saying something like this.
I think the host is likely a female talk show host. Because if it was a guy, well, we men are curious....
ReplyDeleteIn what world is Wendy Williams A list?
ReplyDeleteEllen doesn't have a band. She has Tony, her DJ. There are musical guests, but no "band." Besides, Ellen has already had Giada on the show. If that makes a difference.
ReplyDeleteAlso "The host was also open to having cooking segments come in."
How can this be Rachael Ray when pretty much her entire show is centered around cooking segments/guests already? Is it just me, or is this someone who wants to START have cooking segments? So even if this blind were a year old, it still wouldn't fit Rachael Ray.
And what Princess said...Where the f is Wendy Williams A list?!?!
I think Rosie fits the best.
So this Giada person wasn't booked on the show for what exact reason? Being a slut? Enjoying sex? Or does she harass every man she comes in contact with? Or does the host just not like her? This conversation seems right out of high school.
ReplyDeleteEver since I read that blind about her and John Mayer, it's almost impossible to watch her cooking shows without thinking of that. Additionally, has anyone noticed how awkward her interaction is with her husband when he appears on the show? It's laughable. She's more into projecting this "my life is perfect" image than he is. He's just kind of there.
ReplyDeleteJimmy Fallon? A-list, at least in name recognition and A++ Band.
ReplyDeleteOh, and Jimmy's show has a variety of comedy segments, which is the strength of the show, IMO. Perhaps he won't want to change that. So, now I'm second-guessing myself
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Wendy WIlliams so she can't be A-list.
ReplyDeleteThis screamed Conan to me, and we all know he loves his hair, so no biggie he'd have the same stylist. Plus that show seems up for some retooling, and you can imagine him saying "blowjob queen."
ReplyDeleteI don't really care who the host is. The best part of this BV is the part that's not actually a BV. I heard Giada was a bit of a "S" rhymes with Mutt. And she's married with children.
ReplyDeletenow this one made my day, too funny!
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ReplyDeleteIf you read it again you will see that it doesn't have to be a female host. That said if, you read the quotes with Rosie's voice in your head it's much funnier.
ReplyDeleteIt can't be Wendy. She is a gossip queen. She would already be aware of it. I don't think it's Ellen either. SHe has cooking segments but their done by her vegan chef. I'm thinking this is Conan. I believe they are both filmed in California.
ReplyDeleteOh man, I loved Larry Sanders. I recall one episode where Rip Torn's character asked Larry who was on stage and Larry replied, "that's Beck performing his hit." Rip's character said "sounds to me like he's doing his BONG hit!"
ReplyDeletePriceless.
this is hilarious, no matter who the host. but I have to go with Rosie.
ReplyDeleteOK, I did not see the band part. Not CF. But, if I am reading this right, the stylist is a guy, so it could be a man or a woman. And they were open to adding cooking segments, so not a cooking show. The most notable shows that have a band are David, Jay, Jimmy K and Fallon that I am aware of. Love that the word is out on Giada! ; )
ReplyDeleteI just can't imagine discussing infedelity so casually with my stylist, especially knowing that they style other people in the industry! It just doesn't make any sense to me. I don't doubt that it happened; just surprised.
ReplyDeleteO.M.G. ENTY!!!! Love love love!
ReplyDeleteI totally think Giada's hubs is gay. I've watched her show for years and I've always gotten that vibe. Or he's really in touch with the fem side of things as he is a fashion designer for Anthro.
ReplyDeleteRQ - with a head that big is it surprising that she has no gag reflex? Oh yeah - I said it.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe no one has guessed David Letterman. On his show he is always asking what someone's deal is. And he has to have a stylist for that thing on his head. This is so him.
ReplyDeleteBahaha mngddess! I'm just repeating what Mayer apparently said....
ReplyDeleteI definitely don't think this is Rachel Ray - she would do the cooking herself.
I was gonna say Letterman, but Giada's already been on there. I still think he fits, though.
ReplyDeleteFirst thing I thought was Rosie
ReplyDeleteI immediately assumed that this was a late night host. Maybe it was the Larry Sanders reference.
ReplyDeleteLetterman was my first thought.
This annoys me to no end.
ReplyDeleteWhy am I not getting any of that sweet Giada?
I'm still hoping that blind is really about Rachael Ray. I just don't get that slut vibe from Giada, 'tho I do get the gay vibe from her husband.
ReplyDeleteSince Giada resides in LA it makes me think the host is LA based. What about Kimmel? I could see him talking about revamping his format a bit, although I think he might have had cooking segments before. I guess the difference would be a joke cooking segment versus a regular instructional segment.
ReplyDeleteI could see him being indifferent but aware of the gossip too. Wouldn't Leno and Letterman both qualify as the only two A+ listers for talk shows? Kimmel, Conan, Ellen, Ferguson, and Fallon would all fall one tier at least below them, i.e. A list or lower. I would think Wendy, etc. Would be below them or at the highest a B+.
I go with Kimmel.
interesting....Paula Deen just had a cooking segment on Leno.
ReplyDeleteA key to me is the statement "One of the producers suggested Giada because it would be a nice ratings booster to have both [Giada and Host] together."
ReplyDeleteSo having the two together is noteworthy?
Is Martha currently shooting anything?
Blogger Basil said...
ReplyDelete"So this Giada person wasn't booked on the show for what exact reason? Being a slut? Enjoying sex? Or does she harass every man she comes in contact with? Or does the host just not like her? This conversation seems right out of high school."
So it's exactly like any other piece of celebrity exchange made up by Enty?
A couple years ago my wife and I were over at my mom's house for an afternoon. She had the Food Channel on when Giada came on, and casually mentioned that Giada had the biggest teeth she'd ever seen. So now whenever we see her my wife and I say, "Oh, there's Giada and her teeth!"
ReplyDelete"it would be a nice ratings booster to have both of them together." -- Makes me think of another chef host.
ReplyDeleteBut the band comment...that rules out a bunch of people. Giada's already been on Fallon, Letterman, Leno, and Ellen.
So I'll go with Conan.
I wonder if the band comment was said sarcastically -- Sort of like if a person who's known for promiscuity will be in attendance, someone might say the B_Ball team needs to be kept away?
ReplyDeleteThe together comment made me think of another chef, too, maybe Martha or Rachael? Ferguson just has Geoff to back him up --no band --if it was a sarcastic remark.