On The Celebrity Apprentice‘s epic three-hour episode last night, the first task was for the cast to create “a great New York celebrity guidebook,” as Donald Trump described it. The guidebooks were judged by Regis Philbin, and featured product placement… continue reading
Adam Carolla exposes real reason for his Apprentice firing, manipulative editing
Adam Carolla was fired from Celebrity Apprentice on Sunday in a rather strange double firing, when Donald Trump fired him and Michael Andretti, apparently punishing Adam for refusing to lay blame on any of his teammates by firing two people… continue reading
George Takei: too nice for Celebrity Apprentice?
George Takei’s impending exit from The Celebrity Apprentice was foreshadowed last week when Penn Jillette identified him out as one of the team’s weak links. George, who’s 74 and this season’s oldest competitor, appeared to not be cut out for… continue reading
Lowest-ever ratings for Amazing Race, Celebrity Apprentice against the Oscars
The competition of the Academy Awards was too much for The Celebrity Apprentice and The Amazing Race, both of which had their lowest ratings ever last night. CBS’ reality competition ratings among 18- to 49-year-olds “matched its series low, and… continue reading
Penn Jillette calls Trump on his sexism as James Lipton celebrates and classes up the Celebrity Apprentice
Although it featured Dee Snyder in drag and Teresa Giudice flipping a table, last night’s episode of The Celebrity Apprentice belonged to two people: James Lipton and Penn Jillette. Both managed to participate and celebrate the show while transcending it–and… continue reading
Celebrity Apprentice starts with a big donation but little drama
The Celebrity Apprentice was promoted with several ads that made fun of the show for using charity as an excuse for reality TV drama. It was a clever way to acknowledge that, while charities really do benefit from the pretty… continue reading
Trump endorses Romney, convinced we’ll follow him blindly, when the opposite is true
Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney yesterday, a brave, unexpected choice, considering how Romney just easily won Florida. The endorsement has already inspired an ad comparing Trump and Romney’s firings. Upon his endorsement, Trump said that people love to follow him,… continue reading
NBC confirms cast of fifth Celebrity Apprentice
This morning, NBC announced the cast of The Celebrity Apprentice 5, confirming what we’ve known since October, when the cast started filming challenges in New York City. Here’s how NBC describes the 18 participants, who look like they may make… continue reading
Trump again threatening to run for president, which would end The Apprentice
The Apprentice star Donald Trump is moderating a Dec. 27 debate between some Republican candidates for president–Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman have opted to not participate–but says he may face off against the eventual nominee if he doesn’t like who… continue reading
Apprentice cast for extras to get $50, watch teams’ presentations
The Celebrity Apprentice is now filming in New York City, and appears to be casting for extras who will watch the teams present and then vote on which team did the better job. An ad on OnSet Productions web site… continue reading
Celebrity Apprentice filming, revealing the full cast
The cast of The Celebrity Apprentice started filming earlier this week, and yesterday, the cast hit the streets of New York to sell sandwiches and reveal who they are. The cast consists of American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken; IndyCar driver… continue reading
Even more Celebrity Apprentice cast members identified
With production of Celebrity Apprentice 5 starting next week, names of likely cast members are being reported. In addition to Cheryl Tiegs and Marc Andretti, two people who’ve been on other reality series have been confirmed as cast members: The… continue reading
Two Celebrity Apprentice cast members identified
The Celebrity Apprentice stars production next week, and two cast members have been identified: model Cheryl Tiegs and Marco Andretti, the grandson of Mario Andretti. It also seems likely that Clay Aiken will be a cast member. EW’s Dalton Ross… continue reading
RHONJ’s Teresa Giudice is reportedly on Celebrity Apprentice
The Celebrity Apprentice has another likely contestant: The Real Housewives of New Jersey table-flipper Teresa Giudice. That’s according to a report in Life & Style, which quotes an unspecified “source who said, “Following in NeNe Leakes’ footsteps, Teresa is on… continue reading
Clay Aiken on Celebrity Apprentice seems likely
American Idol alum Clay Aiken is filming a network television show this fall, and he most likely is joining the fifth season of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice. Clay announced Thursday that an event that he was hosting and performing at had… continue reading