Tina Fey’s Star Turn As Sarah Palin Almost Didn’t Happen

Lorne Michaels had to pressure Fey to return to ‘SNL’ for a night, and Oprah almost made her miss the show.

Posted 09/17/08 in Daily Intel : Early and Awesome

Tags: amy poehler, early and awesome, lorne michaels, nbc, politics, sarah palin, saturday night live, seth meyers, tina fey

How Can John McCain's Appearance on ‘SNL’ Go Awry? Let Us Count the Ways

We imagine McCain's participation on "Weekend Update." It isn't pretty.

Posted 05/14/08 in Daily Intel : Intel

Tags: amy poehler, intel, john mccain, politics, saturday night live, seth meyers

Bruce Willis Acts Like Liz Smith Was Born Yesterday

Bruce Willis says he's dating a model because she's pretty on the inside. Plus, Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling go on a date, as do Silda and Eliot Spitzer, in our daily roundup of the juiciest bits from New York gossip columns.

Posted 04/08/08 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger

Tags: ana beatriz barros, andy warhol, beyonce, britney spears, bruce willis, eli manning, eliot spitzer, emma heming, gossipmonger, kirsten dunst, liz smith, maya angelou, norman mailer, orlando bloom, paris hilton, reggie wayne, robert golub, ryan gosling, sean penn, seth meyers, silda wall spitzer, steven klein

Steve Tisch, Billionaire Baller?

Newly divorced billionaire and New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch might be dating women on both coasts. Martha Stewart created a special Christmas tree for Sirius Radio's office, complete with Howard Stern cookie ornaments. Former NYSE head Dick Grasso left CNBC's Charles Gasparino a creepy "merry Christmas" message on his answering machine, despite the fact that Gasparino's new book takes Grasso to task for the $190 million kiss-off he took after leaving the Exchange. John Mayer has had a crush on Ricki Lake for two years (Ed. note: WTF?!), and actually got her digits at the wonderfully successful Sunshine Sachs Christmas party. Lance Armstrong picked up the tab for dinner with former flame Sheryl Crow. Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera hung out together at the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year party. Andy Samberg, Amy Poehler, and Seth Meyers had lunch together.

Posted 12/06/07 in Daily Intel : Gossipmonger

Tags: amy poehler, andy samberg, angelina jolie, anjelica houston, art basel, brad pitt, charles gasparino, cnbc, david beckham, dick grasso, drea de matteo, frank gehry, gossipmonger, gucci, howard stern, jack nicholson, joan rivers, john mayer, jorge posada, lance armstrong, laurence fishburne, mariano rivera, martha stewart, norman mailer, nyse, queen elizabeth ii, ricki lake, ridley scott, ryan phillippe, scarlett johansson, seth meyers, sheryl crow, sports illustrated, stavros niarchos, steve tisch, sunshine sachs, us weekly, victoria beckham, vikram chatwal