| Life inspires 'nasty' comic
If you saw Lisa Lampanelli on the street, you might mistake her for one of Tony Soprano's relatives. Physically, she's plump and demure with a magnetic Italian smile and one of those early '60s hairstyles that recalls Mary Tyler Moore on The Dick Van Dyke Show. It's when she opens her mouth onstage that she earns her moniker as comedy's "Lovable queen of mean." Lampanelli, 46, is an insult comic with a growing fan base. Her favorite topics? Dating black men and tweaking the pomposity of soccer moms. She brings her funny, filthy humor to the Boulder Theater tonight. She's become a favorite of Comedy Central (two specials and a number of roasts) and has begun to make inroads into films, working with Larry the Cable Guy and Judd Apatow. And all this as part of her second career.
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She also ran a successful business and had trouble finding love because men found her to be so smart, quirky and intimidating. Dating 65 guys in four months is laden with comic potential. It's also a well-trod storytelling device that's provided the grist for everything from Helen Gurley Brown's "Sex and the Single Girl" to Theresa Rebeck's "Bad Dates." In having her character hopscotch from homes in New York and Vero Beach, Fla., and trade her pink Chanel for black Armani, Goldman strings together a bunch of zingy one liners ("Maybe golf removes the penis") but offers precious little insight on the themes of modern love and self-reliance. And neither director Scott Schwartz (Broadway's "Golda's Balcony") nor his New York-based creative team can smooth out the rough spots with their technological gimmickry.
Jay-Z Sued for Slavery - A Top Story This Week
Jay-Z Sued for Slavery was a top story on Wednesday. Here it is again: (antiMusic) In today's edition of frivolous lawsuits exposed we see Jay-Z tied up in litigation claiming he somehow profited from slavery. Can we hear a chorus cry of "tort reform now!"? Our good friends at Hecklerspray have more info on this: Think you know Jay-Z? Well, you don't, so think again. Unless you already think that he is partially to blame for the enslavement of thousands of Africans in pre-1807 Britain, in which case you don't need to think again, because you're absolutely right, according to Brooklyn Activist Clive Campbell and Da Black Defense League. They have filed a $5 billion dollar lawsuit against Jay-Z, along with Barclay's Bank and Forest City Ratner, a real estate developer, because they have: "profited from the African Slave Trade and continue to profit from these gains, through a conspiracy dating back hundreds of years and continue to date to oppress Black people, enslave them, unlawfully deport them to all corners of the Earth." You see, according to recent findings from studies released on the 200th anniversary of Britain's abolition of the slave trade by The Restitution Study Group, Barclay's Bank (then Heywood's Bank) was involved in over 120 slave trading missions and allegedly enslaved more than 38,000 Africans, with Jay-Z and Ratner apparently connected through their ties with Barclay's Bank in a $4 billion Atlantic Yards project taking place in Brooklyn, which plans to build a basketball arena for the New Jersey Nets (partially owned by Jay-Z), over 6,000 new apartments, offices and a hotel.
Rapper Mr. Serv-On Writes Dating Book For Black Women
Former No Limit Soldier Mr. Serv-On is gearing up for his return to the public eye, via a new dating and relationship guide written by the artist himself.
Entitled Inside the Mind of Brothas: A Young Black Man's Guide for Black Women Trying to Survive the Dating Game in Today's Hip-Hop Generation, the book aims to resolve the most common conflicts faced by young African-American couples today.
“Seventy percent of the time, Black Women's hearts get broken because of their own blind misjudgment and greediness for a man based on outside attributes," explained Mr. Serv-On.
“With this book, I hope to teach women about today's Black men in the Hip-Hop community, so that the playing fields are equal and every black woman will end up with the right guy," the rapper continued.
Save the Planet by Surfing the Web, 'Green' Websites Promise
On the internet, anyone can be an environmentalist. All you have to do, is, well, nothing. A number of "green" internet businesses promise users they can help save the planet by doing little more than surfing the right websites. For instance, Blackle.com claims to help you save energy by offering a version of Google that has a black background, which may cut down on your display's electricity consumption. There are green search engines, green shopping sites, and even green dating sites -- it's an impressive abundance of good intentions. .
Ex-Olympian on sex charges
A FORMER Olympic diving star has appeared in court accused of a catalogue of child sex abuse offences. Brian Phelps, who won six gold medals, two silver and one bronze accolade at Olympic, Commonwealth and European Games, returned from his retirement home in France to face 43 charges. Bournemouth magistrates heard how the 63-year-old former Poole gym owner was accused of four rape charges, 19 indecent assaults, 19 gross indecency offences and one attempted rape dating back to between 1976 and 1986. Dressed in a beige jacket and black polo neck jumper, the grey-haired father-of-two spoke only to confirm his name and address in Le Val Besnot, France. Bail was objected to on the grounds Phelps now lives in France and no longer has ties in England, that he might fail to surrender to custody, could interfere with witnesses and there are concerns for his personal protection.
Ovechkin joining Habs rare rumour that has legs
If you were watching the Canadiens' 5-2 win over Washington last night, chances are your attention was about evenly divided between the Habs and the kid wearing No. 8 for the Capitals: the incomparable Alexander Ovechkin. And chances are, more than a few of you closed your eyes and dreamed the dream: Ovechkin wearing the CH. .
Columnist Randy Beard: In Sampson situation, there's no gray area
Kelvin Sampson's defensive principles stink. Accused by the NCAA on Wednesday afternoon of being both a liar and a cheater, Indiana University's basketball coach responded hours later — and after being further staggered by a 68-66 home loss to Wisconsin — by saying that he hasn't "knowingly" misled anyone. .
Spoiler Chat: Tom Dead? Kate Preggers? Ned Vindicated? Your Big Q's ...
Hey, tubers! Welcome to the last Spoiler Chat of 2007. Sigh. It flew by so fast, no? There'll be no Chat for the next two weeks because of Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve (even spoiler hounds need holidays, too), but we will have updates in the column throughout that time, so be sure to check back! Now, here go your Q's... Yellagirl in Neche, North Dakota: Seriously, the wait to find out whether Lynette's family is dead might kill me. Can you please give me some sort of hint? How could ABC do this to us? Stupid strike!I feel your pain! Thanks to a rock-solid Desperate Housewives source, I was able to dig up what I believe to be a definitive answer (thank you, Santie Claus!), so keep reading down to the Spoiler Section below. Kiley in Washington, D.C.: OMG, why did they put Lost on Thursdays at 9?! That's when The Office and Grey's are on! My DVR only records two shows at once.
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