'Saturday Night Live JPN' Set For Debut Oprah Winfrey's OWN Continues Ratings Struggle PHOTO Alec Baldwin Channels Bret Michaels Anna Kournikova Joining The Biggest Loser 'Biggest Loser' Replacing Jillian Confirmed as Trainer grabs gig REPORT Passes 'The Torch to Stores' debit terminals compromised News Hub Iceland Volcano Halts Air Travel NIKKI SIXX APOLOGISED TO MICHAELS FOR POISON JIBES Snoop Dogg Fields Your Ford Questions Sports of Times Walt ExJet Still Has Coach’s Mind End the Age Speed Headed Home After Heart Surgery sues CBS Tonys over onstage mishap talks about diabetes Dick Ebersol real man beyond business guy hoping adopt Congolese baby joins 'Doctors' roster

_Saturday Night Live JPN_, the third local adaptation of NBC's venerable late- night sketch comedy show (Italy and Spain have the others), is set to premiere tomorrow on Fuji, Japan's top network. Broadway Video Enterprises and Japanese indie producer Yoshimoto Kogyo collaborated on the series, on which Fuju producer Isao Kagari serves in the Lorne Michaels role, pulling cast members from his late-night show _Pikaru No Teiri _to join a weekly host and musical guest -- the same as the American verison. "Saturday Night Live is known for cultivating premier comedic talent in the U.S., and we plan to carry on the tradition by bringing the newest, best comedians to Saturday Night Live JPN to accompany top name celebrities and musical acts," says Yoshimoto Entertainment USA CEO Aki Yorihiro. It would be interesting to see how topical sketch comedy manifests itself in other cultures. The U.S. version saw a ratings surge thanks to the 2008 presidential campaign, with the cast and writers not afraid to send up Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain and especially Sarah Palin (thanks to Tina Fey). I wonder whether politics plays as funny in Japan? share: digg facebook twitter Oprah Winfrey's six-month-old network OWN was down 24 percent in adult viewership in May, compared to the May 2010 ratings of Discovery Health, which OWN replaced, according to TVbytheNumbers. Almost from the time of its January 1 debut, OWN has struggled to even match the Discovery Health numbers. [...] she also acknowledged the time needed to foster a network, citing advice she received from her friend and Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels: "Don't judge OWN until after three years." The actor sports a scruffy face, bandana and Levi's jean jacket for Rock of Ages ANNA Kournikova is joining The Biggest Loser! The tennis champ will take over from Jillian Michaels on the NBC hit weight loss show, and will become the new trainer for season 12, according to New York Magazine. The decision to go in a new direction with the show's trainer is part of an overall reboot, [...] Kimberly Nordyke The tennis star will join the weight-loss competition as a celebrity trainer for its upcoming 12th season. read more It's official: Anna Kournikova will be The Biggest Loser's new celebrity trainer! The 29-year-old Russian-born tennis star is joining the NBC reality show as longtime trainer Jillian Michaels leaves. But sources also told NYMag's Vulture that current trainers Brett Hoebel and Cara Castronuova will not be returning. Executive producer Todd Lubin wouldn't comment on Brett and Cara, but [...] FORMER tennis pin-up Anna Kournikova will replace Jillian Michaels as one of the trainers on America's_ The Biggest Loser_. CHICAGO - Michaels Stores said Friday that while its debit card terminals were compromised in 20 states, fewer than 100 customer debit cards have been reported as used in fraudulent transactions. WSJ's Dan Michaels reports European aviation officials are closely watching the effects of ash spewing from the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland. Thousands of flights have been affected, including Air Force One. Motley Crue rocker Nikki Sixx cleared the way for a joint tour with Poison by apologising to Bret Michaels for derogatory comments they made about the idea.Poison frontman Michaels first suggested hitting the road with Motley Crue, but the concept... Bret Michaels, Snoop Dogg and Funkmaster Flex are some of the celebrities answering consumers' Facebook-based questions in a push by Ford for its 2011 Explorer. The automaker and its agency have shot more than 100 videos with those… Walt Michaels coached the Jets from 1977 to 1982, leading them to the A.F.C. title game in his last year. The Space Shuttle's final flight in June spells the end of something else, too: mankind's quest for the next fastest thing. WSJ's Daniel Michaels looks back at some of the world's speediest vehicles, from the Puffing Billy to the Concorde. Bret Michaels can start lookin' for nothin' but a good time again. The Poison frontman was discharged today from a Phoenix hospital, two days after going under the knife to close... LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A lawsuit against CBS and Tony Award Productions claims that producers are to blame for rocker Bret Michaels' 2009 on-stage injury because they failed to tell him how to exit the stage safely. Yes, he's had numerous stints on reality TV and millions of records sold -- but singer Bret Michaels may be best known as the star of a real-life medical drama. It's a stunner that Dick Ebersol quit NBC Universal yesterday. The man who ran NBC Sports for 22 years. The King of the Olympics. The guy who hired Lorne Michaels, who created Saturday Night Live. Ebersol produced SNL during a short stint outside sports entertainment -- and got the girl when actress Susan Saint James hosted the show. They fell in love and married. Celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels is closing the 'Biggest Loser' chapter of her life, but is hoping to start writing a new one as a mother. ... HOLLYWOOD, May 7 (UPI) -- The producers of the syndicated U.S. television series "The Doctors" say wellness expert Jillian Michaels will be a perfect addition its roster.
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