Rosie O'Donnell - Interview on Today Show - Nov. 24th

Rosie O'Donnell stopped by the Today Show for an interview with Meredith Vieira. She talks about her new variety show ... 'Rosie Live' ... and the ongoing feud with Barbara Walters. As a former co-host herself, I'm sure Meredith didn't need any explanations.

Rosie O'Donnell's Search for 'AMERICA'

From Entertainment Tonight, the story of how Rosie O'Donnell found the lead actor for her new film 'America'. She was in Detroit looking for a teenage boy to play the film’s lead role....and found him at Small Plates, a restaurant where he was having lunch with his family. That kid was certainly in the right place at the right time! Can you imagine being approached by Rosie O'Donnell and having her ask you to play the lead role in a movie? The Lifetime Original movie will air in February 2009.
*Note, I had the video posted from Entertainment Tonight. However, they had a hidden 'auto start' code embedded in the video. When my page would load...the video automatically started playing. I prefer to give my readers the option of watching a video...or not. In my web surfing, if I come across a site that has auto start videos, I leave. I find it very intrusive...especially if there is a written article to go along with the video. That being said...you can see the video on ET's website. In the mean time I am trying to fix the problem.

Rosie O'Donnell to Host Variety Show on NBC

Rosie O'Donnell has been quite mysterious the past couple of months. First, she announced at the end of July, that she would be taking the month of August off from blogging. Her reason was: "to see if I can"....and "to find the balance". Seems she felt she was becoming addicting to blogging and...the computer, in general.

As promised, she returned to her blog on Sept 1, 2008. Although, she DID post several little articles during August...just not any ASK RO comments. Her fans were disappointed but soon realized that even Rosie needs some time to herself and respected her decision.

Her blogging has been sporadic since her return...only updating a couple of times a week. Some of the ASK RO questions asked if the rumors were true about her return to television. She didn't give away any information other than to say..."i heard that rumor." Then, there was this one that I had my suspicions about:

just sayin Writes:

There is nothing good on TV to watch 2nite. U know what we could use? A cool variety show, Carol Burnett style, hosted by some funny comedienne. Wow that would be great!

Rosie's Reply:

i agree
that would be something

Seems to be a rather cryptic message there. As posted on the blog today, Rosie is indeed returning to television next month when she hosts her own variety show, appropriately titled Rosie's Variety Hour.

Rosie's NBC special – airing Nov. 26, the night before Thanksgiving – will consist of celebrity guests, comic turns, musical acts and a prize giveaway for both the show's in-studio and at-home audiences.

Here's the real kick in the ass. It was also stated (on the internet...not her blog!), if the hour-long show catches enough viewers' eyes, it could become a recurring event next year. Are you kidding me? With the numbers she pulled in while on The View....this Variety show will be a huge success. Go Rosie!!

Note: I know Rosie said she would never have a face lift. I apologize, in advance, for giving her one with Photoshop in the photo used for this post.

Rosie - Million Dollar Password

Rosie will appear on Million Dollar Password....hosted by Regis Philbin. The show will debut in May. Check out what she had to say about it in the video below.

Rosie O'Donnell and Sharon Gless

Rosie O'Donnell and Sharon Gless have both made guest appearances on Nip/Tuck. Yesterday, Rosie posted the first of a new series of video blogs titled 'Famous Friend Friday' and the special guest was Sharon Gless. The video was taped by Rosie during the family's Christmas/New Year holiday in Miami, Florida. Rosie has a home on Star Island....Sharon's home is on Fisher Island. You can see the video here. Pictured is a portrait I made of the two as their characters on Nip/Tuck. Rosie portrays lottery winner Dawn Budge.....Sharon portrays Colleen Rose, a talent agent who wants to represent Sean. But, we soon realize she really isn't the power agent she was claiming to be, that she's an unknown low-life crazy stalker pretending to be a Hollywood power player.
Rosie, we look forward to many more Famous Friend Friday videos.

'The View Master' Rejects Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin has been dropped from "The View" for the second time.

The comedienne was due to appear on the daytime talk show on Tuesday January 30, 2008, to coincide with the final night of her sold-out stand-up show at Madison Square Garden, but she was left fuming after being dropped at the last minute.

Griffin tells the New York Post's gossip column Page Six, "I was supposed to be on 'The View' (today). But then I get a call from (executive producer) Bill Geddie, and he says, 'You were too mean to Barbara on your last special, so you can't come on.' Can you believe it? I've been banned before but never re-banned!"

Kathy Griffin co-hosted "The View" on several occasions following the departure of Rosie O'Donnell last year but was dropped after her long-running jokes about Barbara Walters led to speculation of a rift between the two.

So, I suppose Griffin has some new material now...thanks to Bill and Barbara. What goes around comes around.

On Rosie's blog today, the incident was mentioned:

Donna writes:

Kathy Griffin was banned from the view because she was mean to Babs in her stand up.Give me a break!Those ladies need to loosen up a bit!Can’t anyone take a joke anymore?Jeez!Peace girl!

Rosie replied:

babs didnt do it
the view master did it