Was Star Jones (left, with her dog on the Emmys red carpet) pushed or did she jump? I don’t really care, I’m just relieved that she won’t be anchoring the red carpet coverage for E! anymore. (Her low point last week: asking Lost’s Terry O’Quinn about his past as a bodyguard and a boxer, prompting a puzzled reaction from the actor, who was neither.) For future awards shows, I’d be happy to see Kathy Griffin move up to greeter-in-chief, but it’ll probably be a long time before E! forgets Griffin’s Dakota Fanning fiasco and lets her come into contact with actual celebrities. So PopWatch will put out the call: Should E! call Joan and Melissa Rivers back from TV Guide Channel purgatory, or is there someone else who should chat up the arriving stars for E!’s awards pre-shows?
Who should be E!'s next Star Jones?
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I’d only tune in for The Muppets doing interviews. Well, maybe there’s a good person I haven’t thought of yet… but so far my request is for the Muppets.
Oh, and I watch TV Guide Channel more than E!… is it really purgatory?
thank god that grimace (aka star jones in a purple dress) will no longer be out there…
Star Jones, Melissa & Joan and Tyra – the quartet of evil. They should get David Spade to work the carpet, he is funny and obviously knows his goss.
Give Kathy Griffin the job. She would be funny and alot more entertaining then what we will probably see on the actual Academy Awards Show!
1. Kathy Griffin
2. Amy Sedaris (as Jerri Blank)
3. Janeane Garofalo (the anti-fashion queen covering fashion!)
Here’s another vote for Kathy Griffin. She’s proven she’s funnier than anyone else on the job.
Then again, NO ONE would be worse than Star Jones. We can only go up from here.
kathy griffin, dammit! i would watch her do anything. asking kanye what the last thing he ordered at the olive garden? priceless.
Add another vote for Kathy Griffin. At least she tries to be different from the normal banality that accompanies the red carpet coverage. She catches celebrities off guard, and her questions are often priceless. I would rather see someone host the show who recognizes how completely idiotic and unimportant the whole thing is. I personally don’t care what celebrities are wearing – I want to see which celebrities possess a sense of humor and which ones wouldn’t know a joke if it hit them square in the face. Instead of talking about your Versaci dress, discuss the difficulties Dakota Fanning is bound to face when she finishes her stint in rehab
Not Kathy Griffin. She may be funny, but she has no more class than Jones or Rivers, and she’s actually quite hateful and full of herself despite masquerading as a self-parody. Here’s an easy litmus test for a new commentator: she should be nip/tuck-free. That weeds out all the trash!
The Muppets is a great idea, Josh!
I second the vote for Jerri Blank!
Kathy Griffin is the only person for this job. Her sense of humor may be missed by many celebrities, but it plays so well in context and on television, I can’t imagine viewers missing the parody, though obviously some celebrities have. It’s just too some stars don’t have a better sense of humor. Tom Cruise, Renee Z. and Dakota Fanning(’s parents)…
Who cares – as long as that fur-wearing, materialistic, self-centered, self-important, vapid, narcisstic, self-promoting, used-to-be-a-cow-but-is-now-thin-but-just-as-hideous, ass-kissing, gay-man-marrying, tranny-looking bitch is off my TV screen…
Did I mention I loathe Star Jones?
Ding Dong the witch is dead! Thank goodness Star is outta there….she was PAINFUL to watch. I think Kathy Griffin and/or David Spade would be a fine replacement. Whoever they choose, you needs someone out there who actually KNOWS who these folks are and asks the kinds of questions we at home would love to ask.
Kathy Griffin and Carson Kressley. They made a pretty funny pair on the E! Fashion Review the night after the Emmy’s. I like her wit and he can be pretty funny too.
Thank god Star Jones is gone. She was horrible and a total kiss ass. Kathy Griffin is no better either. She has no class, is highly offensive and not very funny.
As for muppets on the red carpet – see Pepe the prawn at the “Flightplan” premiere at moviefone.com’s “Statler and Waldorf at the Movies.” Hilarious.
I think Kathy Griffin should get the job.
That said, E! is so dependent on all these celebrities’ trust and respect that they won’t take a brave chance (appointing Griffin).
Though everyone (including the folks at E! who published the apologies) knows the Dakota Fanning joke was hysterical, E! can’t admit that. They’re Hollywood’s bitch but I guess that’s just how it goes.
How do you think Dane Cook would do?
But honestly, my number one vote would go to KATHY GRIFFIN because she’s so friggen hysterical. I loved “My Life on the D-List,” and “…Is Not Nicole Kidman,” and I’ll be buying “Allegedly” really soon.
She’s the best woman for the job. Take her off of the Media Bridge! Show off her Hotel Rwanda Extra-like spray-on tans! Who cares if certain celebrities don’t like her? Renee Zelwegger’s a “sweaty puffy crack whore” anyway, and Tom Cruise…well, he’s fun to laugh at sometimes. The thing is, you need someone who’s not afraid to ask some controversial and funny questions (“What’s up with Jesus?” “What’s your favorite thing to order at the olive garden?”). Griffin may be a tad arrogant, Ian, but I certaintly wouldn’t call her “hateful.” The only person she hates is Star Jones.
And don’t we all?
Lisa Kushell! I saw her interview the cast of Bewitched on Comedy Central and it was like a thousand times funnier than the movie.
I vote for Kathy, Carson, and Jeri Blank as co-hosts. Hey, who the heck was that chick that was up there with Kathy? Hopefully she’s leaving with Star…
Although the Muppets and Kathy Griffin would be a sight for sore eyes, my vote has to be for Joan and Melissa Rivers to return. Yes, Joan can sometimes cause a migraine or eye burning, but the main point of the Pre-Show Red Carpet is fashion, which she knows. Not only that, but she has God knows how many years in the business. She also has oodles of prior connections to Old Hollywood a.k.a. the Good Actors/Actresses and doesn’t muck around with the star today, fast food tomorrow crowd.
How about someone who just simply is familiar with the celebrities they’ll be interviewing?
How about the Fab 5? They know ablout fashion, pop culture, plus there are 5 of them to do the job.
Actually, you can find Pepe, Statler & Waldorf & more Muppets at movies.com, not moviefone.com. I agree about having the Muppets, they are hilarious and irreverant. I could go with Kathy Griffin as well. Heck, how about me? I know I could do a better job than Star Jones! (okay, so anyone can do a better job than Star Jones, humor me please?)
To make the camera space that her fat a** and inflated ego take up E may need to find a couple of replacements.
Bring back Joan Rivers (and she can leave Melissa at home, I don’t think their joined at the hip)!!!! She was rude, crude, harsh and damn funny!! She used to be my favorite part of any award show!
Or, if Joan isn’t available… how about Carson Kressley from Bravo??? He knows fashion, he’s personable, he’s funny…. just want we need in a red carpet host!
Joan or Carson!! Yeah!!!
Guiliana should be installed on the red carpet!
I think Carson and Kathy are great. He’s great down on the red carpet. He knows both the famous and the fashion.