Cher, Bette, Elton, Flip
Clearly it’s time for another jaunt in the Filth2Go Wayback Machine. Back in 1974, Little House on the Prairie debuted on NBC. After Netflix announced a reboot, Megyn Kelly expressed concern over preserving the sanctity of the show. “If you wokeify Little House on the Prairie I will make it my singular mission to absolutely ruin your project.” This ticked off Melissa Gilbert, who responded. “Ummm… watch the original again. TV doesn’t get much more ‘woke’ than we did. We tackled: racism, addiction, nativism, anti-Semitism, misogyny, rape, spousal abuse and even other ‘woke’ topic you can think of. Thank you very much.” No, thank you, Half Pint!
In 1975, Cher televised a TV special which led to her solo variety show. The special included a skit that took place at Final Curtain – Rest Home for Aged Performers. The aged residents included Cher, Bette Midler and Flip Wilson in the year 2025. They congregate in the “fun room” to watch the 1975 special. When Elton John enters on a motorized wheelchair…well, Cher and Bette cannot keep it together. Check it out on BillyMasters.com.
Back in 1985, Lily Tomlin scored a major success with her partner Jane Wagner’s one-woman show, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. She even won the Tony Award. In 1991, it was made into an acclaimed play and Lily reprised the role in a national tour in 1999. Others have tackled the material – most recently, Cecily Strong did it off-Broadway and in Los Angeles in 2022. Now, the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, CA will mount a revival this summer starring our very own Marga Gomez. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to see Marga Gomez stepping in to Lily Tomlin’s iconic role,” said Aurora’s Artistic Director, Josh Costello.
In 1997, Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino attended their 10-year high school reunion. Well, not their reunion. It was Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion. Guess what? In a couple of years, it will be their 40th high school reunion. So what a perfect time to talk about a sequel. This time around, Sorvino and Kudrow are involved behind the scenes as executive producers. Since they want to release the film in 2027, they’re not in a big rush.
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