Hollywood is abuzz with the news that Dick Clark will be back hosting his New Year’s Eve Show with a little help from Ryan Seacrest this year:
The longtime host of “American Bandstand” hasn’t appeared on television or done interviews since his stroke. Last year, daytime talk-show host
Regis Philbin stood in while Clark watched from his hospital bed.
“He just wants to fine-tune it before he sticks his head out — makes his return to television,” said [Dick Clark’s Paul publicist] Shefrin, who has refused to discuss the impact of what he would only describe as a minor stroke.
Clark said in a statement, “It will be good to be back in New York again for New Year’s and I’m elated that Ryan has agreed to join me in ushering in New Year’s.”
Seacrest, host of “American Idol,” has agreed to a multiyear deal to executive produce and join Clark as co-host of the ABC special. Seacrest will eventually take over as host.
“Dick Clark is an American icon. I am honored that he has entrusted me with such a role in this national tradition,” Seacrest said in a statement.
And here I was, thinking that Regis would take over in a Crown Price Abdullah / King Fahd kind of arrangement…
“There is no Dick Clark but Dick Clark,” shouted Crown Prince Regis Philbin from the dais. “Dick Clarkahu Ackbar! Bow down to the House of Al-Mouse!”
“Gurgle!” drools Dick Clark. “Gurgle!”
“Dick Al-Clark bestows his blessings upon you all!”
And then there was the possibility of “Peter Jennings’ Smokin New Years Eve” until his own untimely demise this year from… um…
Here at IMAO, we’re already working hard on our own New Years Eve Special:
- Frank J. drops Spacemonkey from a high place, Spacemonkey says “Be this the end of 2005?”
- Ninjas! Ninjas! Ninjas! (wait… is that one Harvey?)
- Right Wing Duck finally recovers from his kidney stones!
- Sarah shoots terrorists trying to plot end-of-the-year attacks!
- I keep complaining that it’s really 5766, arguing with the caterers!
- Cadethappy beats up Aquaman!
So stay tuned… unless you want to watch some old feeb and his boy-toy yuk it up on a seven-second delay.
(DISCLAIMER: None of this will actually happen, void where prohinited by Islamic Law.)
“I keep complaining that it’s really 5766, arguing with the caterers!”
LOL .. although shouldn’t you argue against the event, because it really happened 3 months prior?
Now that I think about it, since the Jews control hollywood and the government, shouldn’t there be a New Year’s Rockin’ Sundown every September?
Dick Clark has been dead for 17 years now. The “stroke” was really just a short circuit. Or perhaps the Dick Clark Robot has become self aware. As for Seacrest…he’s kinda like C3P0 if you get what I’m saying.
From what I’ve seen with that Texas Tech bell, FrankJ could put some stroke back into midnight as well.
OOOHHH! The Peter Jennins reference….I think you may not have read the Molly Manners book which plainly states: “…all funny regarding a public person must be suspended for a period of 27 days following their untimely death by causes other than extreme old age. The appropriate time frame a death by old age is 4 days.” Tsk, tsk, tsk. Larry.
OOOHHH! The Peter Jennins reference….I think you may not have read the Molly Manners book which plainly states: “…all funny regarding a public person must be suspended for a period of 27 days following their untimely death by causes other than extreme old age. The appropriate time frame a death by old age is 4 days.” Tsk, tsk, tsk. Larry.
Ohhh!, Posting Twice: Molly Manners says: Bad!