Greta Van Susteren with Todd Palin at the 2009 WHCInsider Garden Brunch
She may be big in prime time at Fox News, but Greta Van Susteren began her Washington career as a Justice Department intern and CNN contributor. Today she celebrates her 8th anniversary as the host of “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.”
She is the only woman who has regularly delivered top ratings in primetime cable. She has traveled more miles and interviewed more newsmakers than her competition, while being the first prime time host to do a regular web show. Check out Fox’s full-page ad in today’s Wall Street Journal.
Before Rush Limbaugh became a Miss America judge, Van Susteren gained notoriety for making a pageant contestant pass out during her interview.
Click here for the video of Greta reflecting on some of her most memorable interviews.
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Did Wanda Sykes go too far at the WHCD when she hoped Rush Limbaugh’s kidneys would fail, or with her joke that Limbaugh might have been the final 9-11 terrorist, but he overslept due to OxyContin?
From Fox News: “Did Wanda Sykes Go Too Far at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner?”
From The Los Angeles Times blog: “Does Sykes comedy routine deserve laughter or loathing?”
From The NY Daily News: “Obama Administration Distances Itself from Wanda Sykes’ 9/11-Rush Limbaugh Joke”
What do you think: Did Wanda go too far?
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D.C. Comedy Pro Richard Siegel Reviewed Sykes Performance for WHCInsider
What is the hardest job in the country? It’s to follow President Obama. Wanda Sykes, grabbed the microphone, commanded the stage; she was bold, not over the top, brash not X-rated, cool, calm, collected and yes, very funny. She stunned the audience numerous times, as people would look around, dressed in their black tie attire, wondering if it was okay to laugh. No subject was out of bounds. Wanda knew how far to go, knew her boundaries, attacked every target, but did not get too racy nor leave any subject alone. Sykes talked about Obama’s nipples when he appears without a shirt, and of course, discussed the “legacy” of Bush, the guest who stayed in your house and got out of town before you noticed that he broke everything.
As I watched Wanda confidently address the country and the journalists, I felt like a proud parent. I have watched Wanda grow from an open mike comedienne and comedy contestant in the 80s to what she is today, a major force in comedy. Her style has changed, as in the early days her sarcasm was one of her most powerful weapons. Tonight, it was her charm, confidence and charisma that stood out.
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Wanda Sykes, the bawdy-humored comedian who will emcee this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, has just landed a late-night network talk show on Fox for her often jaundiced, R-rated take on the world.
Starting this fall, Sykes — who once lived near D.C. and whose first job was with the National Security Agency — will enter the white male-dominated landscape of late-night TV talk shows, hosting her own on the Fox broadcast network. The hour-long yakker, as the trade papers like to call talk shows, will be topical, focusing on politics and pop culture and regularly featuring guests as well as spots Sykes will do outside of the studio, according to news reports on April 1 (yes, April Fool’s Day — but Fox confirmed the reports). Read more…
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