As part of her media campaign, Mel Gibson’s 4 months pregnant girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva did her first TV interview yesterday. Apparently, she’s not showing much of a baby bump yet, but she did reveal her and Mel’s marriage plans: they have none.
Read More:Oksana’s First TV Interview: No Wedding Plans (Video)
President Barack Obama appeared on David Letterman last night and talked about everything from his family to health care reform. And Obama showed off his keen sense of humor and comic timing, as seen in this clip when Dave asked him about Jimmy Carter’s theory that the recent vitriol and hatred directed towards him in many town hall meetings and debates is fueled by racism. “It’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election,” Obama deadpanned, drawing a huge laugh from the crowd and leaving Dave in hysterics. See the video after the jump.
Obama spoke warmly about daughters Sasha and Malia and their summer vacation, saying they “bascially just goofed off during the summer, which I couldn’t do.”
“Others have,” Letterman cracked.
When asked about the effect that being the President’s daughters has had on them, Obama said he was more worried about the girls in their teen years. “I suppose they are going to want to go on dates,” he said, “and I’ll have all these men with guns around. At that point they may have some stress.”
Read More:President Obama on Letterman: I Was Black Before The Election (VIDEO)
She’s smart. She’s outspoken. She’s opinionated. She’s funny! Tonight at 10:00 PM on Comedy Central, check out Wanda Sykes’s I’ma Be Me for its network television premiere.
I’ma Be Me is an Emmy-nominated special (Wanda Sykes herself is a 3-time Emmy award winning actress/comic).
In this special, she talks about the adventures of motherhood, reveals to the world that she is a lesbian, what it’s really like to get a bikini wax for the first time, and how cool Barack Obama is as our first black president.
Wanda’s also a mother and wife…comedy is just her night job.
For a look at the buzz behind I’ma Be Me, check out this video clip.
Read More:She’s smart. She’s outspoken. She’s opinionated. She’s funny! Tonight at 10:00 PM on Comedy Central
Being a female comic is no joke.
"It is an aggressive, masculine business," says Linda Mizejewski, a professor of women's studies at Ohio State University.
About 80 percent of all comics are men, Mizejewski notes, but female comics are becoming more mainstream.
Mizejewski will talk about the rise of female comedians at the 2011 Friends of Women's Studies Annual Dinner at Old Dominion University on Feb. 28.
Mizejewski said that the industry long was resistant to funny women, but that belief has been turned upside down by the success of Joan Rivers, Tina Fey, Wanda Sykes, Ellen DeGeneres and others.
Mizejewski, who taught at ODU in the late 1970s, is writing a book about female comics. She argues that the ascent of women in comedy is a framework for understanding how ideas about women and their roles have changed in society.
Comedy is an arena where traditional ideas about how women should look, act and behave have been challenged.
While women in show business are expected to be attractive, Mizejewski said that good looks aren't always an advantage for those trying to make others laugh.
Read More:Female comics becoming a force to be reckoned with
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