Buzz News Roundup, 6/25


Updated 06/25/08 1:52 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 6/25

There's more Million Dollar Password on the way, Broadcasting and Cable reports. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West has a few things to say about the situation at Bonnaroo where he didn't take the stage for his show until 4:30 a.m., Billboard reports. Bravo will air a one-off special based on Tommy Hilfiger and George Lois' book Iconic America, writes Variety. According to Zap2It, Simon Cowell will Read more

HBO2 Goes All-Carlin for Two Nights


Updated 06/24/08 9:57 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

HBO2 Goes All-Carlin for Two Nights

HBO will pay tribute to comedian George Carlin this week by airing nothing but Carlin's comedy specials for two nights on HBO2. The main HBO channel also will show one Carlin special — his most recent, It's Bad for Ya, which premiered in March — on Friday. In total, the networks will show 11 of his 14 specials, starting with Carlin's first (George Carlin at USC, from 1977) and ending with Read more

Buzz Brainteaser


Updated 08/10/08 7:08 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 20 comments

Buzz Brainteaser

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! In honor of the late, great George Carlin: Name the Pixar movie in which George Carlin voiced a character. Source Read more

George Carlin: 1937-2008


Updated 06/25/08 7:48 AM · Posted by · 8 comments

George Carlin: 1937-2008

These days, most comedians swear like sailors and revel in shocking their audiences, but for standup comedy pioneers like George Carlin, who died yesterday of heart failure, swearing and shocking were not gratuitous. He wanted to shake up a hypocritical society and make people think about what "clean" language hides underneath it. (His famous "Seven Words You Can't Say on Television" routine got Read more

Rest In #!&*@% Peace, George Carlin


Updated 12/28/08 3:03 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 17 comments

Rest In #!&*@% Peace, George Carlin

Will we ever know why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? No. But I'm glad we had George Carlin around to ask these questions. On Sunday, at the age of 71, the hilariously foul-mouthed comedian passed away from heart failure (and surely Carlin would make fun of that usage of "pass away" rather than just saying "died"; you can see his bit about death, now a funny, bittersweet video, Read more

Sugar Bits — Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema


Updated 08/10/08 8:51 PM · Posted by · 38 comments

Amy Winehouse Diagnosed With Emphysema

According to her father, Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with emphysema connected with her smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine. — PopSugarUK Get Smart opened in the number one spot at the box office this weekend, with The Love Guru only coming in at fourth, after second-place Kung Fu Panda and third-place Incredible Hulk. — BuzzSugar Tom Brokaw will be hosting Meet the Press through the Read more

George Carlin Passed Away


Updated 06/23/08 4:47 PM · Posted by · 38 comments

George Carlin Dies Of Heart Failure

Sad news. According to ET, comedian George Carlin died this evening from heart failure. According to his publicist, the 71-year-old passed away in the early evening at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica. Our thoughts go out to all of his family, friends, loved ones and fans. He will be missed and certainly not forgotten. Source Read more

Quip Stop: George Carlin


Updated 01/03/07 12:15 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Quip Stop: George Carlin

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice?" Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all?" Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid Read more