The Naked Truth starred Tea Leoni as a recently divorced woman who is forced to become a paparazzo and immerse herself in the sleazy world of tabloid journalism. Initially running on ABC, it transferred to NBC after one season, and endured two massive retoolings over its subsequent two seasons. In and out came George Wendt, Mary Tyler Moore, and Jim Rash among others.
Here’s a clip featuring a nice cameo by Tom Hanks (celebrities often played themselves in the first season):
<
>
For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…
Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…
