Among the outtakes we're left to ponder after the presidential election is this one: candidate appearances on late-night talk shows reached a new high. For the record, there were a total of 110 candidate-appearances on the late-night comedy shows, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs. Accounting for nearly three quarters of such on-set appearances were "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," the "Late Show With David Letterman" and "The Colbert Report" with Stephen Colbert. In contrast, there were 25 such appearances in 2004 (an election year with an incumbent). ...more

January 5, 2009

The final member of the U.S. Senate could be named today, after a lengthy vote recount comes to a close and the votes are certified. ...more

January 5, 2009

An old "Saturday Night Live" skit concerned Ray Charles recording his 1959 hit "What'd I Say" and an attempt to add sugary background vocals by The Young Caucasians. Much hilarity ensued. ...more

January 2, 2009

The past year in Florida saw deputies Taser an emu, iguanas fall from trees and a Christmas tree used as a weapon. What else would you expect in a state where a longtime congresswoman hung up on President-elect Barack Obama not once, but twice? ...more

December 29, 2008

Tina Fey was selected as the performer who had the greatest impact on culture and entertainment in 2008. ...more

December 24, 2008

This week, Tarpon Springs City Commissioner Susan Slattery proposed that the city adopt an ordinance that would place stringent city controls over developing property on which eagle's nests are located. Other commissioners gave the idea a preliminary endorsement. Hey, wait a minute. There's an eagle's nest on the Wal-Mart property. As the "Saturday Night Live" Church Lady used to proclaim, "How conve-e-e-e-enient!!" ...more

December 20, 2008

Hello I'm back; you haven't seen me for about two days, did you miss me? I'm Sarah, Sarah Palin. I've been so busy I never went back to Saturday Night Live because it bombed, just like I did in the election. ...more

December 18, 2008

The National Federation of the Blind says it considers NBC's "Saturday Night Live" skit making fun of New York Gov. David Paterson an attack on all blind Americans. ...more

December 15, 2008

Sarah Palin lost the election, but for a connoisseur of quotations, she's a winner. The Republican vice presidential candidate and her comedic doppelganger, Tina Fey, took the top two spots in this year's list of most memorable quotes compiled by Fred R. Shapiro. ...more

December 14, 2008

When a man sounding remarkably like President-elect Barack Obama called a Florida congresswoman Wednesday, she assumed it was a crank call. So Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen hung up. But, the Miami Herald reports, this was no prank. ...more

December 4, 2008