I’ve been taking improv with the inimitable Denny Dillon. One of my favorite improv acting exercises involves having a conversation in gibberish, a foreign language that you don’t speak. Have you ever thought what English sounds like to people who don’t speak it? That’s exactly the idea behind the amazing “Prisencolinensinainciusol,” a song [...]

Are you ready for some football?! This Sunday people all across the United States, whether they’re football fans or not, will kick back for what has become an unofficial national holiday. The first ever Super Bowl was played in 1967, and was so named by Lamar Hunt, then owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, after [...]

DATELINE: PARK CITY, UTAH
Snow, snow, snow. Traffic jams. Gorgeous people. And MOVIES! Have taken over quaint Park City. This year the swag is down and the quality of movies is up. Conversation around town is abuzz at the outstanding crop of cinema. I’m with the ever-fun Barbara Corcoran [...]

Tonight, the quest begins anew for the next American Idol.
Before we begin, can you name the last 3?
How about:
Him
Him
Her
Check out this talented toddler singing Hey Jude. While we’re waiting for this one to grow up, we’ll go through a few more incarnations of Simon.

In America, the fruitcake has become the laughing stock of Christmas foods. Tonight Show host Johnny Carson might be to blame, as he joked that there is really only one fruitcake in the world, and its just passed from family to family. Carson is no longer alive but the fruitcake lives on.
Each January 3rd [...]

New Year’s Eve FUN.
Here comes a new decade! If you’re in NYC (or want to stream live), I’ll be dropping by the Joan Hamburg radio show on WOR710 radio Monday, Dec. 27th, at 12:15 p.m. when one of my all-time favorites, the fantastic Lis Wiehl sits in at the mic for Joan. We’ll [...]

DID YOU KNOW? That before the Griswold’s, America began tripping the #Christmas electric light fantastic rather simply on December 22, 1882, in the apartment of Edward H. Johnson, an inventor and the business partner of Thomas Edison. In a spirited burst of ingenuity, Johnson designed eighty red, white, and blue electric light bulbs [...]

HAPPY HANUKKAH!
I’m headed to a first night of #Hanukkah #Chanukah #Chanukkah #Hanuka #Channuka party tonight. (The Jewish holiday with almost as many spellings as nights!) Looking forward to spinning the dreidel. Perhaps I’ll even bust out in my rendition of Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel. It’s obviously all about the cocktails. I mean [...]

#CHRISTMAS IDEAS Okay, it’s time to haul out the holly and I’m going to try to do so this year without diving into my savings account. Start a tradition and go out with family or friends for a drive to see the lights. Every town has that neighbor who makes their [...]

YUM! MY KITTY LITTER CAKE. As Halloween approaches, here’s a little something different for you to make for your friends, families, and those you’d like to horrify. Your Chocolate Headquarters is featuring my famous…

KITTY LITTER CAKE, complete with Tootsie Roll poops.
Watch as the incomparable Lizz Winstead and Howdini.com’s “Guru of Fun,” (me!) [...]