When my pal Sherri Shepherd ended her run in the Broadway production of Cinderella last week, the cast paid tribute to her with such glowing terms, it made her burst into tears. She had very little to cry about in a new video that’s making the rounds. The Luke and Jeff Show is done by the talented (and hunky) Luke Hawkins and Jeff Pew – both regulars on the Great White Way (Jeff starred with Sherri in Cinderella). If anyone’s wondering what Sherri did for Thanksgiving, this’ll give you a good idea – you’ll never look at giblets the same way again!

Sometimes, holidays make people take stock. In the case of Mr. Burt Reynolds, that’s exactly what he did – took stock of his belongings for a giant sale….because he’s BROKE! Due to his back injury in 2009 and his quintuple bypass the following year, his financial health took a major hit. With his house in foreclosure and acting work drying up, he’s selling his wares to the highest seller. How does this tie into my column? The Hollywood Reporter solved that with the opening line in their story: “If you’ve always wanted to have a pair of leather chaps owned by actor Burt Reynolds, you could soon be in luck.” Just how many pairs of leather chaps does Burt have? The Reporter claims the bidding will start at $100 and they are expected to go for $200-300 – a pittance to get into Reynolds’ pants! I have a suggestion for whomever buys them – spray the chaps with Luminol and get one of those blue lights from CSI. I have a hunch those babies are gonna light up like a Christmas tree!

Joan Rivers‘ favorite holiday was Thanksgiving. Each year, she would begin the day by delivering food for God’s Love We Deliver (in more recent years, she was joined by her grandson, Cooper). She’d return home in time to welcome dozens of friends and colleagues to her home for a sumptuous spread. This year, daughter Melissa continued the tradition. She and Cooper did the morning food deliveries and then had Joan’s regular posse to the Upper East Side penthouse one last time for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner – this year, giving thanks that Joan had touched all of their lives. Classy, classy, classy.

Since one of my best friends is a librarian, I’ve seen a plethora of terrible movies based on young adult books. For years, I went to those God-awful Twilight movies every Thanksgiving. I’m thankful to finally not have to look at Kristen Stewart – a girl who was being banged by both Robert Pattinson and her director, yet still couldn’t crack a smile! By the time the Hunger Games series began, the acting seemed virtually Oscar-worthy by comparison. I’m not saying this latest installment is a bad movie. But it sure is a boring one – nothing happens. To pass the time, I found myself trying to figure out how Liam Hemsworth is able to find hair product prior to going into battle. I’d roll my eyes every time someone whistled or did that mockingjay finger salute. But I finally lost it when Catniss burst into song. Then the people around her started singing. Then hundreds of people are marching down from the mountains singing. I can already see the production number for Best Song at the Oscars – led by that thespian, Jennifer Lawrence!