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Tems’ Oscar Dress Blocks Will Smith’s Slap at the Oscars

The Oscars celebrate excellence in filmmaking, but most folks watch it for the celebrity gazing, jokes and the fashion!
Oscar nominee Tems wore a puffy oversized cloud dress designed by Ukranian designer Lever Couture that seemed to block the view of the folks sitting behind her.

Today comedian Rachel Hall joins us to look at this year’s Academy Awards hi-jiks, the awards, the Will Smith slap jokes and musician Tems’ controversial dress that blocked views of the stage but became a spectacle in its own right.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 1 year ago 0

Winning an Oscar Will Make You Slap Someone

Today we’re talking about the highs, the lows and the blows of this year’s Oscars ceremonies with comedian Matt Brown, who claims Jessica Chastain has his Oscar because the role of Tammy Faye will always be his.

Listen as we chat about West Side Story’s star Arianna DeBose winning big and Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage after the comedian delivered a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 2 years ago 0

FOF #2954 – Zac Efron’s Face Shocker

What’s going on with Zac Efron’s face? In a video promoting Bill Nye’s new environmental awareness project “Earth Day the Musical” fans were left gasping when el Zac appeared in the video looking like he had botched plastic surgery.

I’m going to need more lip gloss to gloss these lips.

Today we dig in deep to find out what happened to Zac Efron’s face, and so much delicious pop culture goodies.

Posted in: Podcast 3 years ago 0

FOF #2825 – Terrence Chappell Takes On Pleasure and PrEP

The battle against HIV and AIDS has changed a lot since the virus was first identified in 1983 and we’ve seen a decrease in new HIV infections overall, but black young people are still disproportionately the largest group for new HIV infections.

Today, writer Terrence Chappell, joins us to chat about his work creating awareness about access to HIV prevention.

Posted in: Podcast 4 years ago 5

FOF #2709 – Queens Rule at the Oscars

The queens mopped up at this year’s Academy Awards with Olivia Coleman and Rami Malek both getting an Oscar for portraying outlandish queens.

The 91st Academy Awards was also a celebration of Black and Latinx talent but some aren’t too happy with the white savior trope of Green Book which won best film and best supporting actor. And Carol Channing was left out of the in Memorium.

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 7

FOF #2120 – From Drag Race to the Oscars

It was a big week for the gays, with RuPaul’s Drag Race premieres popping up all across the land and on Sunday, the Academy Awards. Joining us today is the fabulous Specificity Jones, a Chicago comedy queen who held her own this summer in a showcase in Provincetown hosted by Bianca Del Rio.

Listen as we dish on the Season 7 premiere held here Chicago and the Oscars. It’s off the hook!

Posted in: Podcast 9 years ago 5

FOF #2119 – Peaches Christ’s Oscar Picks for 2015

The Academy Awards are this Sunday, and many folks will place their bets on who will snatch the coveted Oscars. We really have no idea who will win, but thankfully Peaches Christ has seen all the films at least twice, and is really really good at picking a winner.

Today, the glorious Peaches Christ, almighty saint of Hollywood camp and drag queens joins us to take a look at this year’s films likely to win an Oscar.

Posted in: Podcast 9 years ago 0

FOF #1748 – Oscarcast 2013

The 2013 Oscars paid tribute to music in cinema by bringing together actors from three Oscar winning musicals of the last decade — Chicago, Dreamgirls, and Les Miserables Miserable.

Joining us today is comedian Rob Anderson to take a look at year’s Oscars: Moms are the new beard, Adele and Melissa McCarthy are the same person, and forget about getting on the best or worst dressed list- celebrities now worry if their fashion choices will go viral.

Posted in: Podcast 11 years ago 3

FOF #1534 – Oscarcast 2012

Watching the Academy Awards shouldn’t feel like you’re visiting some sick old relative in the hospital. Sure you love them, but part of you just wants to see them pass on.

Join us as we we begrudgingly take a look at this year’s Oscars, yuck!

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 5

PHOTO: Cate Blanchett’s Egg Oscar Dress

I guess Lady Gaga’s Grammy’s egg is hitting the fashion scene hard, with Cate Blanchett’s Easter, eggy Oscar dress. Cate was asked on the red carpet who she was wearing, she responded “Tilda Swinton.” Pandora […]

Posted in: Culture & Style, Images 13 years ago 2