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David Lander, the actor who played Squiggy on 'Laverne & Shirley,' has died at age 73
Actor David Lander, known for his role as Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died at the age of 73.
Lander died on Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after fighting multiple sclerosis for decades, his family said in a statement to CNN.
"David's family hopes his fans will remember him for all the laughter he brought into the world." the statement read.
On "Laverne & Shirley," Lander played Squiggy and Michael McKean played Lenny, the upstairs neighbors to Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney, played by Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, respectively.
David Lander, the actor who played Squiggy on 'Laverne & Shirley,' has died at age 73
'Tonight Show' Head Writer Exits, Vows to Vote Trump Out of Her Creative Life
The head writer of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is leaving the NBC late night series.
She added, "I believe that comedy is a powerful tool. I believe that it can handle anything, no matter how unfunny. I don’t believe that making fun of this man, doing impressions of him, or making him silly, is a good use of that power. It only adds to his."
'Tonight Show' Head Writer Exits, Vows to Vote Trump Out of Her Creative Life
Nervous Humor
Cher/DeNiro
Wednesday Addams
Joan Stand-up
Betty
Nic
White Women Reportedly Furious That Bill Burr Reminded Them That We're White
The nerve of you white women! Listen, I don’t want to speak ill of my bitches here. I dont, but let’s go back in history here, OK? You guys stood by us toxic white males through centuries of our crimes against humanity. You rolled around in the blood money, and occasionally, when you wanted to sneak off and hook up with a Black dude, if you got caught, you said it wasn’t consensual. Yeah! That’s what you did! That’s what you did! So, why don’t you shut up, sit down next to me, and take your talking to?
White Women Reportedly Furious That Bill Burr Reminded Them That We're White
Betty White Thought She Would Die Before Her ‘Golden Girls’ Castmates
Fans of Betty White, former star of The Golden Girls, are often worried about her health. Whenever she trends on Twitter, most of her devoted followers become fearful something terrible has happened to the star. Now that White is close to 100 years old, some are dreading the day her death is announced.
Some might want to avoid the topic, but White has given her death some thought. She once said she thought she would die before her Golden Girls cast mates.
I think the toughest thing about loss, and the hardest challenge, is the isolation you feel in its aftermath. You spent so much time sharing your life with someone, talking through issues, even disagreeing about things, and all of a sudden there’s a hole.
Betty White Thought She Would Die Before Her ‘Golden Girls’ Castmates
Adult Laughs
Lady Joan/Graham
Drew Lynch
Broga
Network Comedies’ Future Threatened By Outdated Broadcast Business Model
It was once considered the holy grail, landing a comedy series on a broadcast network. But now studios may be walking away from the genre as the decades-old broadcast model is becoming increasingly non-viable in the streaming age.
The broadcast model, created when broadcast TV was the only game in town, is based on the studios taking the risk and reaping the rewards in success. Today, with the rise of vertical integration and streaming, it has evolved into studios taking the risk with very little or no reward to be had, especially for indies, which explains why they have been calling for changes to the antiquated financial formula.
“Downstream economics have changed drastically,” one industry insider said.
In television, networks pay a negotiated per-episode license fee to studios that produce the shows. In broadcast, for the first four seasons, the license fee is significantly lower than the cost of producing a series. The studio covers the deficit, or “deficit finances,” incurring tens or even hundreds of millions in costs before it can start to recoup some of the money spent.
Network Comedies’ Future Threatened By Outdated Broadcast Business Model
These Bugs Bunny stamps are the first in US postal history to show drag
The US Postal Service has celebrated Bugs Bunny’s status as a genderfluid icon with two stamps showing him in drag.
As one of the greatest American cartoon characters of all time, the carrot-munching Bugs has influenced generations of kids.
And his zany Looney Tunes cartoons often showed him dressing up as a woman to trick his adversary Elmer Fudd. In a few instances, the two even got married and lived together.
Now the US Postal Service has marked the 80th anniversary of his official screen debut with a series of 10 designs.
And two of them feature Bugs in drag.
These Bugs Bunny stamps are the first in US postal history to show drag
Hollywood Celebs... SHUT UP
These celebrities and corporations were bugging me this week, so they had to get some bars.
Hollywood Celebs... SHUT UP
Inappropriate Comedy
Apollo
Jay-Z
GG
Gay Meltdown
Kathy Griffin says she is 'gutted' as she shares that her mother has died
Comedian Kathy Griffin shared on her social media accounts that her mother, who she called her best friend, passed away on St. Patrick's Day. She was 99-years-old.
"My Mom, the one and only, Maggie Griffin, passed away today," she wrote. "I am gutted. My best friend. I am shaking. I won't ever be prepared. I'm so grateful you guys got to be part of her life. You knew her. You loved her. She knew it. Oh, and OF COURSE she went on St. Patrick's Day."
CNN
Pete Davidson Berates University of Central Florida Audience: "You Should Fucking Grow Up"
Pete Davidson on Monday night berated an audience at the University of Central Florida after some people in the crowd took out their phones.
Davidson was captured on video lambasting the crowd for more than a minute, saying he would leave if they did not act accordingly.
"I don't have to be here," said the Saturday Night Live castmember at the tour stop. "I can just give them their money back because I don't give a fuck."
Saying UCF, in his opinion, is in the "middle of fucking nowhere," Davidson called the crowd "privileged little assholes," before making the situation even more uncomfortable.
Hollywood Reporter
Gay pop singer leaps to his death from cruise ship after posting cryptic message on Facebook
A beloved gay pop singer from Germany is believed to be dead after jumping off a cruise ship and into the raging waters below over the weekend.
Daniel Küblböck is a gay German pop singer and reality star. He rose to fame after coming in third Pop Idol, a spinoff of American Idol, and later competed on Big Brother and Let’s Dance.
33-year-old Küblböck was on an Aida cruise ship bound from Hamburg to New York when an eyewitness says he jumped from a fifth floor balcony while off the coast of Newfoundland on Sunday.
Queerty
Milan Christopher says he’s doing much better after nearly suffering a “mental breakdown” last week
Olly Alexander poses with ripped rainbow flag to show scale of LGBTQ suicide risk
At LGBTQ Journalists Convention, Emcee Calls Attendees 'Things,' 'Its'
These Are the Trans People Killed in 2018