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FOF #1696 – Diddle Me Elmo

FOF #1696 – Diddle Me Elmo

Elmo is innocent! Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who plays Elmo is on a leave of absence from on Sesame Street to deal with accusations of a sexual affair with a 16 year old guy. Will Kevin Clash suffer the same fate as Pee Wee Herman?

Joining us is comedian and pop culture junkie Brian Sweeney, that’s Sween Dog to you, to examine what’s behind Elmo-gate, and what similarities his case shares with the downfall of CIA Director David Petraeus.

Posted in: Podcast 6 months ago 11
Chick-Fil-A’s Lame Excuse

Chick-Fil-A’s Lame Excuse

You heard that the Muppets cut their with Chick-Fil-A over the company’s policy of donating money to anti-gay hate groups? Now here’s the fast food company’s lame response. They’re issuing a recall over safety issues,…

Posted in: Images, Politics & Activism 10 months ago 1
Do not piss off Miss Piggy

Do not piss off Miss Piggy

I had no idea that Chick-Fil-A had a Muppets toy tie-in with their kiddie meals. The Jim Henson company has cut their ties to the politically conservative fast food chain, and just posted the following…

Posted in: Images, Politics & Activism 10 months ago 0
FOF #1517 – Long, Thick and Uncut

FOF #1517 – Long, Thick and Uncut

Like Samson in the Old Testament, comedian Bill Cruz grew out his hair in order to gain new powers. In Bill’s case, he wanted to come off to audiences as an outrageous bohemian rather than the safe sporty look he used to have. Now his long hair is driving him crazy so what’s he gonna do?

Today Bill Cruz joins us to talk about the hype over Tim Tebow, Madonna leaks her Superbowl Halftime Show set list, and his really long, thick, uncut hair.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 1 year ago 7
VIDEO: The Muppet’s “Man or Muppet”

VIDEO: The Muppet’s “Man or Muppet”

Here’s one of the best songs from The Muppets movie, where they reveal that the Walter’s human alter ego is openly gay actor Jim Parsons who plays Brandon in TV’s “Big Bang Theory.” Does that…

Posted in: Culture & Style, Movies, Music, Videos 1 year ago 0
VIDEO: Muppets Challenge Kids About Santa Claus

VIDEO: Muppets Challenge Kids About Santa Claus

If Santa Claus has to deliver all those presents to boys and girls on Christmas eve, how does he get in? Watch this wonderful collection of vintage clips from Sesame Street as Grover and Kermit…

Posted in: Culture & Style, Videos 1 year ago 0
VIDEO: Miss Piggy Reads and Bashes Miss Poogy

VIDEO: Miss Piggy Reads and Bashes Miss Poogy

Miss Piggy was originally conceived to have the personality of a gruff truck driver in the body of a female pig. So in a way, both of these pig puppets are trans. Do you think…

Posted in: Culture & Style, Movies, Videos 1 year ago 1
Why GaGa (and Mrs. Perry) Was Cut From the Muppets Movie

Why GaGa (and Mrs. Perry) Was Cut From the Muppets Movie

Apparently Lady GaGa filmed a faceoff scene with Ms. Piggy, but the scene was cut. And so was Katy Perry’s scene also. Well at least they already thought about the DVD’s bonus features… Wouldn’t that…

Posted in: Images, Movies, News & Rumors, People 2 years ago 2
FOF #1488 – Is Lady Gaga Listening To Me?

FOF #1488 – Is Lady Gaga Listening To Me?

There’s a lot of fabulous things to be grateful for over Thanksgiving weekend- from the new Muppets film to Lady Gaga’s special “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving” which matches closely a lot of the things we asked Gaga to do on the podcast this summer. Is Lady Gaga a listener or just well connected?

Posted in: Culture & Style, Movies, Podcast, Television 2 years ago 7
FOF #1487 – A Very Gaga Muppet Thanksgiving

FOF #1487 – A Very Gaga Muppet Thanksgiving

Once again, Lady Gaga is serving up a holiday special- “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving” while the highly anticipated new The Muppets films hits theaters. Why wasn’t Gaga in the Muppets and the Muppets not in Gaga?

L.A. puppeteer and performance artist Marsian DeLellis joins us to speculate about what surprises we’ll find Lady Gaga’s Thanksgiving Special and in the new The Muppets film.

Posted in: Culture & Style, Movies, Podcast, Television 2 years ago 6