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Whoopie Goldberg has Never Been Asked to Host SNL! Says her 'Baffled' Producer.
Nov. 10 2013 | Lee Martell

Posted on 11/10/2013 1:08:27 AM PST by lee martell

Tom Leonardis has been Whoppie Goldberg's producer for about 19 years. Tom is also president of Whoopie Inc., her largest fan club. He admits to being frustrated and confused as to why Ms. Goldberg has never, ever been asked to host the Saturday Night Live entertainment show. "Whoopie has won an Oscar, she has hosted the Oscars, she won Emmys, Gramy and Tony awards as well, she even runs The View, Barbara Walters' Crown Jewel of a show, a couple times a month. So you tell me, what does it take for one of the most successful black comics to host this show? Lorne Greene never responds to my emails or my phone calls or any of my tweets. I've had enough of this treatment!".

Tom was speaking with reporters on the evening that Whoopie premiered her one woman performance at The Apollo Theatre; Whoopie presents Moms Mabley. In attendance were George Schlattner of Rowan and Martin's Laugh in production, Rain Pryor, daughter of Late Comic Richard Pryor, Dick Cavett, Phylis Rashad, and Jerry Stiller. Rain has also opened a show recently; her performance in 'Fried Chicken and Latkas" is receiving rave reviews. Whoopie says she long ago stopped waiting for Lorne Greene to dial her number; "I am not worried about it, okay?' was her response to the topic.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: baffling; nbc; racism; whoopigoldberg
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To: lee martell

Perhaps because she is a talentless liberal hack?

Oh, wait...


41 posted on 11/10/2013 5:32:40 AM PST by rlmorel ("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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To: lee martell

Were you at the premier doing the interviews for this article?


42 posted on 11/10/2013 7:02:26 AM PST by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: central_va

While that may be true, I hope you look better than horse face does.


43 posted on 11/10/2013 8:12:13 AM PST by chiefqc
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To: lee martell

I need to email Lorne and thank him for not putting her on!


44 posted on 11/10/2013 8:17:18 AM PST by Ditter
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To: ifinnegan

My mistake. Yes, I meant Lorne Michaels. That’s what I get for dash-writing right before bed. Besides, I doubt if the twitter cloud extends quite that far.


45 posted on 11/10/2013 8:31:12 AM PST by lee martell
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To: Peet

“The great Baird Searles summed the show up perfectly in the title of his review in F&SF:”

and who the F is this ass clown? If he’s so “great” no one has heard about him. next time quit quoting a nobody that no one gives a rat’s ass about.


46 posted on 11/10/2013 9:24:07 AM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: lee martell; Revolting cat!

She’s also never been asked to run for president.


47 posted on 11/10/2013 9:24:38 AM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Rummyfan; Revolting cat!

The Beatles never answer Lorne Michaels’ calls.


48 posted on 11/10/2013 9:26:06 AM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: lee martell

They’ve never asked me to host SNL, either, and I can be pretty funny sometimes.

*sigh*


49 posted on 11/10/2013 9:29:29 AM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless Americad)
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To: lee martell

She could go in white face and do jokes about Ted Danson.


50 posted on 11/10/2013 9:37:20 AM PST by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: lee martell

reckun they don’t have a lens that can capture her hips and lips and locks at the same time.


51 posted on 11/10/2013 9:38:03 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: LyinLibs

You’re probably right that Whoopie has ‘been chosen’ to help remake his shattered image. I don’t know how effective she would be with young folks under, say 35. Then again, she may only choose to walk so deep into the foul, murky waters of USS ObamaCare. Stevie Wonder will probably be hauled out yet again wearing his beaded cornrows and 1977 Dashiki, singing songs about The Man. You will be able to tell if they really start getting nervous closer to the 2014 elections if they choose militant slut characters like Nikki Minaj to speak for them.


52 posted on 11/10/2013 10:04:49 AM PST by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Whoopie would be a great host. That is strange, maybe she demands too much.


53 posted on 11/10/2013 11:08:20 AM PST by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: Rummyfan

Both of them are Canadian. Coincidence? Greene was a newsreader in Canada during WW 2 and got the nickname the voice of doom. The voice of doom says “no SNL for you Whoopi”


54 posted on 11/10/2013 11:16:35 AM PST by xp38
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To: xp38
Not to go waaaay off topic but all this talk about Lorne Green prompted me to share with you all one of the greatest events in the history of American Arts & Letters (and that's saying something, too).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpUd9KecPa4

55 posted on 11/10/2013 11:50:33 AM PST by Robwin
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To: lee martell
My mistake. Yes, I meant Lorne Michaels. That’s what I get for dash-writing right before bed. Besides, I doubt if the twitter cloud extends quite that far.

Well they're both Canadians so it's understandable.

56 posted on 11/10/2013 11:55:41 AM PST by dfwgator (Fire Muschamp.)
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To: Venturer

Whoopi has had (at least) SEVEN abortions, really? Wow. Some women do use that D/C procedure as just another birth control method. Imagine that. Some folks can’t have any children at all, or they pretty much bet the farm on some doctored up wizardry as a last resort.


57 posted on 11/10/2013 1:46:47 PM PST by lee martell
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To: a fool in paradise
The Beatles never answer Lorne Michaels’ calls.

No, but Paul McCartney was in NYC at the Dakota visiting John Lennon when Michaels did his famous skit offering money to the Beatles to play on the show. Lennon and McCartney were watching SNL, thought the bit was hilarious, and talking about grabbing guitars and heading down to Rockefeller Center. Then they decided it would be too much effort and decided against appearing unannounced on SNL.

All this from the biography, 'McCartney: A Life."

58 posted on 11/10/2013 3:26:55 PM PST by Scoutmaster (I'd rather be at Philmont)
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To: max americana

and who the F is this ass clown?


*chuckle* Yeah, most of the people who liked Rattletrap weren’t science fiction readers.


59 posted on 11/10/2013 6:24:27 PM PST by Peet (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: bmwcyle

Danson threw away his marriage of 16 years (and 2 kids) for an affair with Whoopi that lasted for all of 18 months. The divorce cost him about 30 million dollars. Real smart, that guy.


60 posted on 11/10/2013 6:28:43 PM PST by lowbridge
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