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Dave Chappelle has struck back at Hartford five days after he was heckled at a show and refused to perform his set. According to audio posted on TMZ.com, Chappelle praises an audience in Chicago on Tuesday for being “so much better than Hartford.” He tells the crowd that if North Korea were to drop a bomb on the U.S., he hopes it “lands in Hartford, Conn.” To cheers and laughter, he says he “wouldn’t even go back to Hartford for ... gas.” Chappelle was the headliner Aug. 24 in Hartford at the Funny or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival, which is touring the country.
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Arsenio Hall back in late night Did fate decree that Arsenio Hall would return to late night after two decades’ absence? If so, he’s answering that comeback call Monday with the premiere of “The Arsenio Hall Show” (syndicated; check local listings for time and channel). And he’s itching to get going. “You know how certain things make you nervous?” he said recently. “I don’t like to fly, but once I’m on the plane and we’re over the Rockies and I’m watching a movie, I’m fine. “Right now I feel like I do when I’m in the airport.” It was in 1987 that a then-unknown Hall, briefly stepping in for Joan Rivers’ short-lived Fox talk show, took flight as the cool, hip alternative to NBC’s “Tonight Show” titan Johnny Carson. Then, in January 1989, he debuted with his own syndicated late-night show against Carson. He proved a formidable rival with his party atmosphere and a wide range of guests. But by 1994, Hall was facing new competition from “Tonight” host Jay Leno and David Letterman on CBS. With ratings slipping, he announced he was leaving the late-night arena, and, gracefully, he did. But Hall yearned to return to late night. In June 2012, he announced it was happening. “People say, ‘How did you know when to do it?’ Several times before I had tried!” Now he’s sure he’s ready, whatever skeptics may say. “I hear all the long-shot talk: ‘This is an impossible thing to do after all this time. The field is so crowded.’ But I still have to pursue my dream!”
MSNBC’s prime-time lineup is getting some star power with Alec Baldwin, at least for one night a week. The cable news network announced Thursday the actor will host “Up Late with Alec Baldwin,” a current events and culture talk show to air at 9 p.m. Fridays. The show is Alec Baldwin modeled after a podcast he’s been doing for WNYC radio in New York, interviewing personalities such as David Letterman, Dick Cavett and Republican political strategist Ed Rollins. The network said the show will begin in October.
‘Blurred Lines’ dominates summer To no one’s surprise, Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” is Billboard’s song of the summer. Billboard announced the list Thursday. Rock outfit Imagine Dragons is second with “Radioactive,” followed by Daft Punk with “Get Lucky.” Miley Cyrus’ party anthem “We Can’t Stop” is fourth and “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis is fifth.
Jolie, Martin to get honorary Oscars And the honorary Academy Awards go to – Angelina Jo-
More celeb news at PlanitNorthwest.com/buzz lie, Steve Martin, Angela Lansbury and Italian costume designer Piero Tosi. The film academy announced Thursday that Jolie will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, while Martin, Lansbury and Tosi will get Oscars recognizing their career achievements. The awards will be presented at an untelevised ceremony on Nov. 16 at Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom.
Daphne Oz reveals she is pregnant Here’s one kid who’ll be guaranteed to have healthy baby food. Daphne Oz, a host of ABC’s daytime program “The Chew” and daughter of talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz, announced her pregnancy Thursday during a taping of the show’s season premiere, which will air Monday. It will be the first grandchild for Dr. Oz and his wife, Lisa. Daphne Oz, 27, has been married for three years to John Jovanovic. On the show, Oz talks about a summer trip she and her husband took to Europe and said she wanted to show a picture. She pulled out a strip of three sonogram images, surprising co-hosts Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly and Carla Hall. Dr. Oz, who’s a heart surgeon, frequently promotes healthy habits on his show.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Comedian JoAnne Worley is 78. Country singer David Allan Coe is 74. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 70. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 69. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 66. Country singer Buddy Miller is 61. Country drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 56. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 55. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow (“Police Academy”) is 55. Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 52. Country singer Mark
Chesnutt is 50. Actress Rosie Perez is 49. Singer Macy Gray is 46. Singer CeCe Peniston is 44. Singer Darryl Anthony (Az Yet) is 44. Singer Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries) is 42. Actress Anika Noni Rose (“Dreamgirls”) is 41. Singer Nina Persson (The Cardigans) is 39. Actress Naomie Harris (“Pirates of the Caribbean” movies) is 37. Rapper Noreaga is 34. Rapper Foxy Brown is 35. Singer Max George of The Wanted is 25.
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