Whoopi & Nathan are longtime friends. No ass-kissing, IMO. People tend to forget that Whoopi also replaced Lane in the 1996 revival of FORUM. They should have had 2 segments with Nathan Lane.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Not the whole show was pre-recorded, just the Reunion part. The first half was live, as they mentioned Raquel Welch’s death.
And it was sickening to watch Lane kiss Whoopi’s ass and praising her film. Give it up already! The Oscar nominations have been out and this film was shut out. They didn’t like it, and audiences stayed away in droves. Move on…
Monday's show was prerecorded. Whoopi is out with the flu this week. Surprised they've only gone with four cohosts this week and didn't bring in a guest cohost.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
So they just had Brendan Fraser on today (well, Monday, as it's after midnight now) to promote his Oscar nom for 'The Whale.' Got me thinking that they haven't had ANY other Oscar nominees on, this season. Certainly not Best Actor nominees--no Austin Butler, Bill Nighy, Colin Farrell, just Brendan. And while I'm a fan of them all, including him, and he'll likely win--they were kissing his butt. They trotted out an old clip of him and Whoopi in "Monkeybone" from 2001. But they haven't had any Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, or Best Supporting Actress nominees.
Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan from "Everything Everywhere All At Once" have been winning tons of awards this season in their categories, and it's likely EEAAO will sweep a large portion of the Oscars on Sunday, not to mention the conversations about inclusion and record-setting that come along with Yeoh and Quan winning such high-profile awards this season, as well--which is in line with this common discussion topic on "The View" in the first place. Heck, they lovvvvve Jamie Lee Curtis, who also has been nominated a ton this season and won a SAG Award and is Oscar-nominated this season, as well, for that matter.
ALL nominees are deserving this season and they've all been doing various levels of talk-show campaigning and such. But it's just so strange to realize that they have only had Brendan on to campaign for any awards among all the award shows that have been in play, this season.
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had the practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." --Alice in Wonderland
If you watched the show in January, when Oscar nominations were announced earlier in the morning, you would see that Whoopi was visibly shocked and upset that her '10 year passion project' "TILL" was completely ignored by the Academy of voters. It did not receive one nomination. This let-down after two and a half months of everyone (including cohosts Sara Haynes and Sunni Hostin) kissing her ass, and telling Whoopi "I'm hearing Oscar buzz for you and your movie," every chance they got.
In the beginning of Hot Topics that morning, she mentioned this and the fact that no black actress got a 'Best Actress' nomination, including her own actress Danielle Deadwyler of "TILL". (Whoopi was also ignored for best supporting actress'. Within 30 seconds of Hot Topics, Whoopi mentioned this then half-heartedly uttered a 'Congratulations to the nominees' and continued on with the show. For the first time in 26 seasons that I can remember, there was absolutely NO discussion about the Oscar noms. Usually, each host has a list of which ones they were surprised got a nom, which ones they were surprised didn't get a nom. Not this season. The Oscars have NOT been brought up for conversation AT ALL for the past two months. It's more than obvious that Whoopi is pissed about this, and won't allow it at the table.
The fact that Fraser got on the show to plug his nomination is a miracle, but then again he and Whoopi go back 20 years. I have a distinct feeling that there will be very little conversation about the Oscars on Monday's show. If there will be any at length, then I'm betting Whoopi will be out on Monday so she doesn't participate.
TILL was an amazing movie. I completely understand why Whoopi is pissed off. Deadwyler should have received a nomination. I don't think Whoopi deserved one. They'll definitely talk about the Oscars come Monday. Whoopi will likely sit quite.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.