October 24: The Week in Viral Videos
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From a news anchor blunder to a hula-hooping first lady and a naked Russian show model, watch the buzziest viral videos of the week.
The Yes List – 40 Years of Monty Python
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Each week, The Daily Beast scours the cultural landscape to choose three top picks. This week, Monty Python reunites for a 40th anniversary bonanza, The Frieze Art Fair begins in London, and Julia Stiles meets David Mamet on Broadway.
TV's Funniest New Moms
Kara Cutruzzula is an assistant editor at The Daily Beast.
Two beloved sitcomediennes from In the Motherhood-Megan Mullally and Cheryl Hines-talk about Tina Fey, Larry David, Lindsay Lohan, and aging humorously in Hollywood.
After Hours with Jimmy Fallon
Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mississippi Sissy, a memoir of his childhood. He was executive editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and Allure. He is a contributing editor of Parade. His new memoir, I Left It on Mountain will be published by St. Martins Press.
On Monday, former SNL star Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O'Brien as the new host of NBC's Late Night. He sat down with The Daily Beast's Kevin Sessums to talk about his first guest, calling in favors from Tina Fey-and positively IDs Will Ferrell's package.
Paging Kenneth
Neel Shah is a reporter at the New York Post. Previously, he was a staff writer at Radar magazine.
Neel Shah spoke with 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer, aka Kenneth the Page, about Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and crashing Diddy's birthday party.
The Comedian-in-Chief
Jocelyn Guest is a writer and performer based in New York City. Her work has appeared in New York Magazine, Nerve.com, Time Out New York, and the walls of various bathroom stalls around the city. She writes and performs with the sketch comedy troupe Rhoda.
Is SNL's Fred Armisen up to the job? Jocelyn Guest says Lorne Michaels should recast the role. Plus, view clips of four actors who auditioned for the part.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
Casey Schwartz is a graduate of Brown University. She has previously written for The New York Sun and ABC News. Currently, she's working on a book about the brain world.
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
Jolie hunt is the global head of public relations for Thomson Reuters, appointed April 2008. Prior to that she served as global director of corporate and business affairs for IBM Corporation She was the director of PR for the Financial Times. She lives between New York and London.
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