Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon’s upcoming collaboration for Amazon and Funny or Die might be one of the holiday season’s funniest media experiments. The duo, in character as local Los Angeles broadcasters “Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan,” will host a live broadcast of the 2018 Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day for the streaming platform.
As announced by Amazon in an impressively sneaky press release on Wednesday, “Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are no strangers to the Rose Bowl, having covered the event for the past 25 years. However, their move this year to Amazon from a local station will allow their fans from around the world to stream the event live.”
No network has exclusive TV rights to the Rose Parade, which is why Amazon will be able to join the other broadcasters carrying it on New Year’s Day. The characters of Cord and Tish...
As announced by Amazon in an impressively sneaky press release on Wednesday, “Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are no strangers to the Rose Bowl, having covered the event for the past 25 years. However, their move this year to Amazon from a local station will allow their fans from around the world to stream the event live.”
No network has exclusive TV rights to the Rose Parade, which is why Amazon will be able to join the other broadcasters carrying it on New Year’s Day. The characters of Cord and Tish...
- 11/22/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Procol Harum's Gary Brooker were among the members of an all-star band who performed in celebration of Douglas Adams's birthday last night (March 11) in London. The musicians, who were long-standing friends of Adams's, headlined the "virtual 60th birthday" of the late Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author at the Hammersmith Apollo. Other members of the band, who were introduced by Richard Curtis, included guitarist Robbie McIntosh, percussionist Jodi Linscott, synth player Paul 'Wix' Wickens, singer Margo Buchanan, bassist Dave Bronze and Paul Beavis on drums. McIntosh opened the set before being joined by the rest of the band in stages. Gilmour joined the band and sung Pink Floyd hit 'Wish You Were Here'. He also played lead guitar (more)...
- 3/12/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Procol Harum's Gary Brooker were among the members of an all-star band who performed in celebration of Douglas Adams's birthday last night (March 11) in London. The musicians, who were long-standing friends of Adams's, headlined the "virtual 60th birthday" of the late Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author at the Hammersmith Apollo. Other members of the band, who were introduced by Richard Curtis, included guitarist Robbie McIntosh, percussionist Jodi Linscott, synth player Paul 'Wix' Wickens, singer Margo Buchanan, bassist Dave Bronze and Paul Beavis on drums. McIntosh opened the set before being joined by the rest of the band in stages. Gilmour joined the band and sung Pink Floyd hit 'Wish You Were Here'. He also played lead guitar (more)...
- 3/12/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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