IDLE BUSY WITH `SUSAN' JOB, PYTHON RETRO, BOOK TOUR.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Things will be anything but idle for Eric Idle this fall. He'll debut as Brooke Shields' new boss on ``Suddenly Susan Suddenly Susan is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from 1996 to 2000. Suddenly Susan's headlining star was Brooke Shields, who got the show after a guest appearance on Friends in the episode "The One After the Superbowl". ,'' embark on promotion for his upcoming Pantheon comic novel A comic novel is a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader: sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. One of the most notable British comic novelists is P.G. , ``The Road to Mars'' - and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the birth of the immortal comedy troupe that started it all for him, Monty Python's Flying Circus Monty Python’s Flying Circus ingenious, satiric show that uses both live action and animation. [Br. and Am. TV: Terrace, II, 108] See : Zaniness . The multimedia re-emergence wasn't planned, he says. The offer for ``Susan'' came ``out of the blue'' - just as he was putting the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl on the book he's been working on, off and on, for more than 10 years. Still, ``it's fun for me, because I've been rather quiet for a while, enjoying being home and having a lovely family life with my daughter, who just finished third grade, and my wife.'' In fact, one of the attractions of joining the ``Susan'' cast for Idle: ``I don't have to go away to work. I relish that.'' The Idles moved to L.A. after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. ``which we happened to be here for. We thought, `OK, that was it. Might as well stay.' '' His ``Susan'' character is ``kind of a grumpy Englishman who takes over the magazine, and he can't write. My wife says, `It should be easy for you, babe.' '' Idle plans to head back to England between ``Susan'' tapings to promote his book and take part in Python anniversary activities. The BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. is doing a major documentary and a ``Monty Python Monty Python('s Flying Circus) British comedy troupe. The innovative group, formed in the early 1960s, came to prominence in the 1970s, first on television and later in films. Week'' in October. The special, for which Idle already has been extensively interviewed, will turn up here on A&E. Hello, again Seems Brett Butler Brett Butler can refer to different people:
v. re·sur·faced, re·sur·fac·ing, re·sur·fac·es v.tr. To cover with a new surface: resurfacing a road; resurfaced the floor. v.intr. . The actress, from whom little has been heard or seen since her behavior on the ``Grace Under Fire'' set caused Carsey-Werner to scrap the show last year, has been spotted around town. One source tells us that Brett - who looks different, heavier, than she did in her sitcom - showed up at an improv A multidimensional Windows spreadsheet from Lotus that allows for easy switching to different views of the data. Data are referenced by name as in a database, rather than the typical spreadsheet row and column coordinates. Improv was originally developed for the NeXt computer. club but marched off the stage in a huff when her material was not well received. Another source tells us that she now has decided to try for a straight acting career. Brett, who has undergone rehab on more than one occasion, reportedly is feeling fine these days. New chapter Anyone looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. evidence of time's healing ways can take heart in the story of Chris Perez. The music man who suffered the shattering loss of his wife, Tejano superstar Selena, when she was gunned down in 1995, can be found today playing Woodstock '99 and ``so happy with the way life has turned around.'' He and his Chris Perez Band are due to begin the 12-city Watcha Tour of hot rock en Espanol artists with their bilingual ``Resurrection'' album Aug. 1 - serendipitously riding today's tidal wave of popularity for Latin crossover hit-makers. He's helping support charities that promote literacy, particularly among Latino adults - the object of a series of Chivas AfterShow fund-raising parties that will be held during the Watcha tour with Chivas Regal sponsoring. And on the personal side, he and his girlfriend Venessa Villanueva have a baby daughter, Cassie, whom he makes it clear he adores. ``After the tragedy, I wasn't thinking of starting a new band at all,'' notes Perez. He and group mate John Garza began writing songs ``just because it's what we like to do,'' and gradually began moving in a new direction, rock instead of Tejano-pop. ``I don't think I could play that style of music again - just for emotional reasons,'' says Perez, who spent six years in Selena's band. ``I played with the best.'' The industry eye Super screenwriter Ron Bass is focusing on finishing his various writing projects by the end of the year - so he'll be free to do any ``Memoirs of a Geisha'' rewrites Steven Spielberg might request. Bass spent much of last year penning the screen version of ``Geisha geisha Member of a professional class of women in Japan whose traditional occupation is to entertain men. A geisha must be adept at singing, dancing, and playing traditional musical instruments (e.g., the samisen) in addition to being skilled at making conversation. ,'' but, as he points out, one is never finished with a Spielberg project until ``Steven says that's enough.'' Says Bass, ``Steven is the captain. I'm just awaiting orders.'' While he's waiting, he's writing a draft of ``I Married a Witch'' for Columbia. The remake of the 1942 Fredric March-Veronica Lake movie has gone through scriptings by others, and Ron says that at this point, ``Columbia is still waiting to see if they've got a movie to make.'' Spielberg, who pushed back making ``Geisha'' until he makes ``The Minority Report'' with Tom Cruise, now expects to start ``Memoirs of a Geisha'' next April - if he likes the script. With reports by Stephanie DuBois. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) IDLE (2) BUTLER (3) BASS |
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