Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze Unironically, Idina Menzel To Lead Early Reading Of ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Musical
In today’s edition of “God giveth,” Idina Menzel will lead a reading of Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ musical. In today’s edition of “God taketh away,” Menzel will not be starring in the debut run of the show, set to be staged at Cambridge’s American Repertory in May 2018. Instead, she’ll be in New York…
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The Schmooze Mayim Bialik Doesn’t ‘Get’ Open Relationships
In a video shared to her YouTube channel yesterday, Mayim Bialik, former “Blossom” star and current Most Embarrassing Mom In The World, revealed to her fans that she does not “get” open relationships. What’s not to get? you might ask. It’s just a relationship that allows for both or all participants in a relationship to…
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Fast Forward Is ‘Wonder Woman’ Patriotic Enough? So Asks Fox News.
Because content is God in today’s media market, a Fox News panel spent several whole minutes discussing whether or not ‘Wonder Woman’ is “patriotic” enough. The “Your World with Neil Cavuto” host and his guests brought up fascinating and relevant points like: her outfit is not red, white, and blue! In order to appeal to…
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The Schmooze Zoe Lister-Jones Hired All-Female Crew For Indie Hit ‘Band-Aid’
Statistics for women in Hollywood are bleak at best. Men held 72 percent of behind-the-scene roles in independent film last year and independent festivals screened feature films made by women at a rate of one to every three made by a man. For Zoe Lister-Jones, those numbers are not okay. The writer/director/actor powerhouse is debuting…
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The Schmooze Find Yourself Someone Who Looks At You The Way Kathy Griffin’s Lawyer Looks At Her
To commemorate the worst week of all time, Kathy Griffin held a press conference this afternoon to address her role in DecapitationGate, which is a word I’m trying to make happen. The press conference opened with Griffin’s lawyer, Lisa Bloom, explaining to the crowd of thirsty journalists exactly what Griffin’s joke was supposed to mean,…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Called On Ivanka Trump To Step Up Her Game
There was a true meeting of the minds last night on Chelsea Handler’s Netflix show. Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards joined Sarah Silverman to talk about the dismal treatment of women at the hands of the Commander-in-Chief. Richards said that, despite having explained in great detail to Ivanka Trump the essential, non-abortion-related services provided by…
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The Schmooze Al Franken’s New Book Does Not Let Ted Cruz Off Easy
There are some who might call the chapter about Ted Cruz in Senator Al Franken’s new book “unprofessional” or “mean-spirited” or even “rude.” To that I would say, your feelings are valid. But then I would say that any senator whose first piece of legislation is a bill that pairs disabled veterans with service dogs…
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Fast Forward Disney CEO Pulls Out Of Trump Business Council Following ‘Paris’ Decision
Disney Chairman and CEO Robert Iger has resigned from President Trump’s Advisory Council over his decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Iger announced his intention to pull out of the council in a tweet published this morning on his personal Twitter account. As a matter of principle, I’ve resigned from the President’s…
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