Stephen Colbert invites his friend Melania Trump to defend herself against charges that she stole parts of her RNC speech from Michelle Obama.
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6/7/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Deniece Williams- Free
Deniece Williams, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. Williams is known for hits such as “Free” (1976), “Silly” (1981), “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” (1984), “It’s Gonna Take a Miracle” (1982), and for her duets with Johnny Mathis. Continue reading
7/5/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: 227 (Season 3 Episode 3) There Goes The Building
There Goes The Building, season 3 episode 3 of the NBC sitcom originally aired on October 17, 1987. Sandra is dating the IRS man who audited Mary. They later learn that the man is planning to buy the building. Later they learn he plans to tear down the building to make condos which everyone will be kicked out. Continue reading
6/15/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Maya & Marty- Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour is often characterized as elitist, reticent and unrelatable, but in a new sketch from Maya Rudolph and Martin Short’s new variety show, Maya and Marty, we get to see a different side of her. Continue reading
6/2/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Jackson Five- Forever Came Today
Forever Came Today written and produced by the Motown collective of Holland–Dozier–Holland in 1967, for Diana Ross & the Supremes in early 1968. A disco version of the song was released as a single seven years later by The Jackson 5. Continue reading
5/27/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Gregory and Maurice Hines
Gregory and Maurice Hines, Harlem natives and child entertainers were the sons of Alma Iola (Lawless) and Maurice Robert Hines, a dancer, musician, and actor. Maurice began his career at the age of five and Gregory at age two. Both studied tap dance at the Henry LeTang Dance Studio in Manhattan. LeTang recognized their talent and began choreographing numbers specifically for them patterned on the Nicholas Brothers. Continue reading
5/25/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Let Kanye Be Kanye From The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kanye West made a rare daytime appearance on the Ellen Show last Thursday, May 19. West treated the world to an all-time epic rant. “It was pure, unadulterated Kanye because no one else was allowed to speak. For almost eight minutes, Kanye held forth on every subject, from ‘Kanye’ to ‘West,'” Stephen Colbert said of the rapper’s Ellen appearance on the Friday May 20th Late Show. Continue reading
5/21/16 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Nureyev and The Joffrey Ballet in Tribute to Nijinsky (1980)
NUREYEV and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky, the Dance in America broadcast, debuted on March 9, 1981. Recorded in August 1880 in Nashville the program presented a collection of three ‘reconstructed ballets had been seen in a special limited run on Broadway. For television, the dances have been supplemented with biographical comments on Nijinsky by Dale Harris and snippets of interviews with Rudolf Nureyev. Continue reading
5/19/16 O&A NYC THURSDAY THROWBACK: The Spinners- I’ll Be Around
I’ll Be Around, recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Spinners (known as Detroit Spinners in the UK). Co-written by Thom Bell and Phil Hurtt and produced by Bell the song was included on the group’s 1972 self-titled album on Atlantic Records, their first album release for the label. Continue reading
5/18/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Black Jeopardy With Drake On Saturday Night Live
Black Jeopardy, hosted by Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson) with Amir (Jay Pharoah), Keeley (Sasheer Zamata) and Jared (Drake). Continue reading
