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Howley and Hamburger on Red Eye
I'll be on Fox News' Red Eye at 3am ET*, as will hipster fave Neil Hamburger.
*whoops--changed from 2am for anyone watching.
The Uncaring Void|11.23.07 @ 3:51PM|#
The irreducible raw essence of the matter is, I am in love with
you Kerry Howley.
See you tonight.
|11.23.07 @ 4:00PM|#
Thanks Kerry for illustrating to me, yet again, that I am an utter failure in my lifelong quest to be a hipster. (Of course, that could be more due to my choice of quest than my rate of success with it.)
Bingo|11.23.07 @ 4:03PM|#
Time to turn the lights down low, get a little soft jazz on the CD player. I'm lighting candles and pouring a glass of red wine. Fox on the TV, but the mute button already pressed. The hosts of Red Eye fade into the darkness and I only see your face. Tonight, we will consummate our love, however distant we may be...
Brian Sorgatz|11.23.07 @ 4:57PM|#
The lovely and talented Katherine Mangu-Ward (whom
I've never met, either) has taken the first step with her
date-of-a-lifetime essay (in a good way) on
how to eat exotic animals.
With this post title, Kerry announces that, depending on context, a
self-respecting woman just might enjoy being considered a
piece of meat after all. It's the next logical step.
|11.23.07 @ 7:57PM|#
Howley is at least a Bacon Double Cheeseburger with mushrooms and peppers. At a minimum.
Jon Rowe|11.23.07 @ 8:00PM|#
Be sure to ask him about his former band "The Crinkles," for whom he played bass. And, btw, I don't eat cooked flour either.
Franklin Harris|11.23.07 @ 8:21PM|#
The hosts of Red Eye fade into the darkness and I only see your face. Tonight, we will consummate our love, however distant we may be...
Kerry, a 3,000-mile restraining order may be called for.
Anon|11.24.07 @ 1:43AM|#
The last episode I saw with Howley on, the host told the other
two female guests that they were beautiful, but told Howley that
she was smart.
Bogus! And a bit awkward.
Franklin Harris|11.24.07 @ 3:23AM|#
Live blogging Red Eye:
Kerry Howley's statement about men being nothing but sperm donors
only encourages the pervs at Hit & Run.
Greg Gutfeld still cannot modulate his voice.
True to form, the CIA guy is torturing me with his lame attempts at
humor.
Up next, a segment on the Crocodile Hunter's spawn.
Franklin Harris|11.24.07 @ 3:30AM|#
Everyone agrees: We all hate Heather Mills. Sensible people would call it a night after reaching a consensus.
Franklin Harris|11.24.07 @ 3:35AM|#
Halftime Report: Andrew Levy learns a new word. Kerry Howley solicits hate mail from Faux News viewers.
Franklin Harris|11.24.07 @ 3:37AM|#
Story about Italian professor who has a porn career on the side. Greg goes straight to Kerry. Viewers Google the professor's web site.
Franklin Harris|11.24.07 @ 4:00AM|#
Viewer mail time. Everyone hates this show.
Levy is back. Kerry mentions all of the creepy comments she gets on
her blog. I blame all of you.
That's a wrap, folks.
Dave W.|11.24.07 @ 9:23AM|#
I friggin' love Neil Hamburger... but that's my
life.
America's Funnyman is the best comedy album ever. Find it. Buy
it.
Balloon Maker|11.24.07 @ 11:10AM|#
What did santa claus give paris hilton for christmas?
well, he raped her. /neil hamburger
|11.24.07 @ 2:35PM|#
I caught the show last night and saw a few of the Howley
contributions to segments mentioned above. She was clever and
winsome as always, BUT...
Perhaps Kerry just likes being the smartest girl in the room, to
the point of addiction. Otherwise, it is hard to imagine how anyone
with anything better going on in their lives would appear on this
show. After having seen it a coupla-three times (two or three too
many, imho), my conclusion is that "Red Eye" is cable-access gone
network. Life is too short. Why waste it on this as a viewer, much
less a participant?
I had a girlfriend in college who apparently hung out with me
because it made her parents mad. But the parents soon got hip to
that and used reverse psychology on her. Almost as soon as I was no
longer dissed as the bad boy from the poor side of town -- actually
complimented by Mummy and Daddy as having some nice qualities --
she lost interest in me. (Worry not, dear readers. The trauma of
this incident did not prevent me from later finding a wonderful
woman, to whom I have been married almost twenty years now, and
with whom I have raised a son who will soon be off to college and
his first college girlfriend. We'll see if the cycle repeats.
;-)
Anyway, maybe the same dynamic is in play with Kerry. Maybe her
family is embarrassed or irritated by these "Red Eye" appearances.
Once they begin to ENDORSE them, however, she might lose interest
and use the resume credit (such as it is) to move on to a show that
has a little more intrinsic value. Wouldn't we all like to see
Kerry on at least the Daily Show or Colbert? So if you know Kerry's
family, please pass this idea along to them, and help stop this
senseless waste of human life.
CJS|11.24.07 @ 7:54PM|#
James Merritt -
A bit harsh on the Red Eye. I think it's a refreshing change of
pace - nice to see a show that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Gutfeld is hit-or-miss, but his hits are good, and at 3 AM his
misses don't seem that bad either. Maybe it's just not aimed at
your demographic.
Kerry's always good on the show. I hate that they made it come on
even later - now I may just need to TiVo it...
BakedPenguin|11.24.07 @ 11:53PM|#
Red Eye is actually growing on me.
That's actually pink eye, and
there's a cure.
Eric|11.25.07 @ 8:51AM|#
Red Eye is probably the best show on fox news, for whatever that's worth. A little over the top sometimes? Maybe. But I've never seen a show that can so closely replicate the feeling of sitting at a bar with your friends bullshitting on random subjects or whatever comes on the muted TV.
|11.25.07 @ 2:13PM|#
CJS said (to me): "Maybe it's just not aimed at your
demographic."
Eric said (to all): "I've never seen a show that can so closely
replicate the feeling of sitting at a bar with your friends
bullshitting on random subjects or whatever comes on the muted
TV."
I think you've captured it. My demographic is definitely not the
crowd who sits in bars, BSing on random subjects or whatever comes
on the muted TV. I have a family to support, quite a few interests
and obligations to occupy my time, and am not looking for a random
hook up. I was once in the opposite situation, however, for enough
years to understand the mindset. So I can see the potential
relevance of this show to that target demographic.
But here's the thing: the reason that I THOUGHT people did the
thing in bars was to have company, however superficial, and even to
participate in the BSing, attempts to hook up, etc. What is hard
for me to understand is that people will sit at home and watch the
Red Eye bozos simulate the experience. Considering the Howley case,
I at first thought that perhaps the Red Eye people were notorious
party animals, and she liked hanging out with them: reason enough
to be on their show. But she always seems to be on a remote camera,
reporting from the capitol. It would be one thing if everyone did
the show and then adjourned to a REAL bar where they could spend an
hour or two hanging out "for real." But that doesn't seem to be the
case for KH. So what's the point, I wonder? Maybe she's angling for
her own show at Fox News, as Colbert broke away from the Daily Show
to even greater success on Comedy Central. If so, I wish her the
best; it's just too bad she has to do it THIS way, but it beats
digging ditches or turning tricks, I suppose.
|11.25.07 @ 2:18PM|#
Eric also said, "Red Eye is probably the best show on fox news,
for whatever that's worth."
I would agree with you, from what I've seen of both Red Eye and
Faux News in general. But that's a good argument for pulling the
plug on the network altogether, and then who would give Kerry her
own show in primetime?
|11.25.07 @ 3:04PM|#
Bingo said, "You are putting way too much thought into
this."
Yeah, it's just after the day's Sudoku and my mind is buzzing with
combinations and possibilities. I just can't help it. ;-)
But you have a point. Red Eye is mindless entertainment, much like
the "I love the 60s-70s-80s" that I sometimes find myself
mesmerized into watching for no good reason at all. I guess that I
just like my mindless entertainment with a little less venality
(though clearly, no less vapidity). Different strokes... My
demographic probably shouldn't be up that late, anyway. lol
Bingo|11.25.07 @ 3:22PM|#
Haha, sudoku will do that to you! Red Eye reminds me of what you
might see on a local public access channel late at night. Just a
couple of people having fun and hanging out, with a few topics that
happen to string together the conversation.
Really, the entire thing is analogous to what you might find on a
message board like this one. All it would take is someone with a
bunch of webcam feeds and a broadcasting license and we basically
got our own Red Eye every day in here :D
|11.27.07 @ 5:22PM|#
Well, not exactly. I could show you how it's done, friendly friends! Simply visit the nearest McDonald's between the hours of four and five in the morning. Bring a shorty robe, some towels, any discarded swimwear you might have, a plastic tarp, a large bucket, and head straight for the men's restroom. Feel free to sneak up behind me but if you happen to hear any loud humming, please come back in five minutes.
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