Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Central Show Cancelled – Network Mum on Suspension

Stephen Colbert Show Temporarily Suspended

If you tuned in to Comedy Central Wednesday night to watch Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” you may have been disappointed.

Instead of a new “Colbert Report” viewers were met with a rerun and this confused a lot of people since both Jon Stewart on Colbert have just returned from vacation.

Audience members who had been waiting in line most of the day were suddenly met by a producer who told them the Wednesday show would not be taped and the show had been suspended at least through the week and maybe longer.

A note was then posted reading,

“Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have canceled our taping for the date of your ticket reservation, February 15, 2012.”

Comedy Central has been mum on the situation and has not even released a press statement and have already scheduled a repeat for Thursday night as well.

But don’t panic.

Jon Stewart’s show has been cancelled on two occasions – first when his daughter was born and again when a staff member died unexpectedly.

The only time Colbert has even come close to having to cancel a show was when he broke his wrist in front of an audience but continued on and didn’t miss the following days taping.

Stephen Colbert on the set of the "Colbert Report"

We suspect the cancellation has to do with an illness or death of a staff member or somebody in Colbert’s family.

If was due to a political problem or something Colbert said during his show the Comedy Central Network would be on top of it and already issued a press statement.

You never now… Stephen could be using his unused Super Pac money and flying into space with Richard Branson, or running for President in another country, or solving World hunger, or meeting with the Pope.

Bottom line is we’re sure we will all now the facts fairly soon and life will resume normally and this will turn out to be a non-issue.

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Video - Austin Mahone Mobbed in Chicago – Police Shut Down “Meet and Greet”

Mahone in a Chicago Hotel

It seems that becoming famous can be a hard job at times.

Fifteen-year-old singer Austin Mahone visited Chicago today to have a simple meet-and-greet with his fans when he was over-run by Mahomies.

Austin, who had been sending Keek’s all morning keeping his fans updated on his trip to Chicago, at first told his Mahomies NOT to meet him at Navy Pier because there were too many people expected.

After moving the event to “The Bean” sculpture in Millennium Park, thousands of Austin fans rushed to the area causing quite an influx of excited and hyperventilated young girls.



Police quickly whisked Austin and his mother away to a secure building next to the park until they could figure out what to do.

The meetup was eventually cancelled out of concern for the safety of Austin, his Mother, and his fans.

Police told the singer that if he plans to use the park in the future he needs his own security team and must notify the city several weeks in advance so they can plan for crowd control.

Mahone took to twitter to tell his fans that the event had been cancelled.

“Mahomies, it’s really hard for me to say this but i can’t do a meetup on this trip - the police won’t let me do it, I’m so sorry... Dont worry I’m okay and you didn’t do anything wrong!!”

Where was Kenny Hamilton when we really needed him?

World Famous Body Guard Kenny Hamilton

For those of you who don’t know who Austin Mahone is, then you must have been living under a rock.

Austin is a 15-year-old singer from Houston Texas whose YouTube videos have created a grass-roots sensation around him created by his diehard fans.

Related: Meet Austin Mahone. Social Media Genius or the Next Justin Bieber? – Video

Austin just released his first collaborated music video cover “NO AIR” by Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks.

The singer teamed up with singer Alyssa Shouse for his first professional music video.

Watch Austin Mahone and Alyssa Shouse “No Air” Music Video


Not bad for a kid who still goes to school and records all his covers in his bedroom with store bought recording equipment.

Let’s see… the last time that happened, it turned out to be - Justin Bieber.

Austin, if you need any bail money just let us know… we know a few people in Chicago.

Just saying…

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Hollywood Career is Over – Three Projects Cancelled

Things just keep getting worse for Arnold.

First, he announced his 25 year marriage with Maria Shriver was over.

Next he admitted to an affair with an ex-housekeeper and fathering a love child that is now 13-years-old.

And now Hollywood is putting the brakes on his future movie career.

Arnold’s damage control firm released a statement yesterday saying,

“At the request of Arnold Schwarzenegger we asked Creative Artists Agency to inform all his motion picture projects currently underway or being negotiated to stop planning until further notice. Mr. Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or timelines. We will resume discussions when Governor Schwarzenegger decides.”

From what we hear it was not as much a matter of Arnold bowing out, but rather the studios pulling the plug on the actor because of his current “personal matters”.

In fact, Arnold had several big deals in the works including a return to his role in a “Terminator” sequel. It was a sure thing and studios were lining up to make it happen. Not anymore.

Arnold had also entered into a deal with comic book legend Stan Lee to produce a television series called “The Governator” lending his voice talents to the lead crime fighting character. Unfortunately, the series was to show Arnold fighting crime with the help of his wife Maria and their four children. Awkward.

A rep says,

"In light of recent events, A Squared Entertainment, POW, Stan Lee Comics, and Archie Comics, have chosen to not go forward with the Governator project."

Another project that has now been taken off the table is “Cry Macho”, about a retired horse trainer who gets caught up in an international kidnapping scheme.

The film was written by Richard Nash, and was to be directed by Brad Furman, and produced by Bill Block and Albert Ruddy - but not anymore.

The other movie deal in the works was “The Last Stand”, where Arnold would have played a sheriff chasing a drug cartel leader who busts out of a courthouse and runs for the Mexico border.

This film was written by Andrew Knauer and scheduled to be directed by Jee-woon Kim.

Both movie projects were in pre-production with filming to start in 2011-2012 with a release date of late 2012 or early 2013.

Nobody is saying for sure that these projects will NEVER happen, just that they have been taken off the table “until sometime in the future”.

If things blow over for Arnold I suspect we could see him wiggle back in to the movie biz, but if the public (and Hollywood) turn on him then it’s over.

Hasta la vista, baby

Arnold explains the real reason he split from Maria Shriver.


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All My Children and One Life To Live Cancelled by ABC

An end of an era is upon us.

When I was growing up I would come home from school and “All My Children” would be on the television.

I was not into music yet, but I could recognize that theme song from anywhere in the house.

Today, ABC announced that two of its longest running soap operas, “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” are coming to an end after almost 43 years of production.

“One Life To Live” started in 1968 and addressed many of the country’s social and economic issues, and it quickly became a hit with the “house wives” of the time and gave ABC the incentive to try their hand at another serial.

“All My Children” first aired in 1970. Like “One Life To Live”, “All My Children” focused on many of the country’s current and controversial issues. But instead of focusing on the lifestyles of the rich and famous, the show addressed social issues such as homosexuality, AIDS and abortion.

With almost 11,000 episodes each, the shows were famous for jump-starting the careers of many of Hollywood’s now famous people like;

Laurence Fishburne, Tommy Lee Jones, Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Phillippe, Brandon Routh, Blair Underwood, Tom Berenger, Mischa Barton, Kim Delaney, Josh Duhamel, Jesse McCartney, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lauren Holly, Christian Slater, Michelle Trachtenberg and Amanda Seyfried.

The trend over the last few years has been to move away from scripted daytime drama to a more comfortable daytime talk show format – think “Ellen” and “Oprah”.

The passing of the torch is complete and the daytime industry is now in the hands of our children.

Kids, you better not screw this up.

Justin Bieber and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Cancel Meeting Over Bieber Snub

It looks like the meeting between Justin Bieber and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been cancelled – and it looks like it might be Bieber’s fault.

Israeli news reports that Bieber refused to meet with a group of children who had survived a rocket attack in Gaza. In turn, Netanyahu said he would not meet with the singer.

Bieber’s people don’t exactly deny that Bieber did not meet with the children, but indicated there had been a scheduling problem that prevented the meeting.

Bieber’s press guy says,

"Justin welcomes the chance to meet with kids facing difficult circumstances, regardless of their background, and in fact, he has already invited children from the Sderot area to be his guests with other fans at his concert in Tel Aviv on Thursday night."

True. In fact, Justin is inviting kids to see his show free – over 700 of them. Bieber’s staff has made over 700 free tickets available to the same children he was supposed to meet with. We suspect this is just a massive communication breakdown somewhere but – no harm no foul. Let it go.

Related: Justin Bieber Gives Away 700 Free Tickets to His Show in Tel Aviv Israel

Either way, it is turning out to be a hectic visit for the pop sensation. Just this morning he was hounded by photographers as he tried to attend church with his parents.

Related: Justin Bieber Lashes Out at the Paparazzi in Israel - Update

Bieber has told reporters he is taking a few days to see some of the historical sights the Holy Land has to offer. Both his mother and father have joined him on his visit to Israel.