Updated with Kfi statement: Kfi-am radio host Tim Conway Jr. and his executive producer, Sheron Bellio, have been suspended this week without pay for a skit they performed on May 3 that was filled with Asian-American insults and racist stereotypes. The suspensions came after pressure from Guy Aoki, the civil rights leader and founding president of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans.
The Los Angeles station’s parent company, iHeartMedia, confirmed their suspensions.
In the nearly five-minute skit, Conway pretended to interview Yuko Sakamoto – the wife of local radio personality Vic “The Brick” Jacobs – who was impersonated by Bellio in a stereotypical Japanese accent, even though the real Sakamoto does not speak with an accent. During the skit, Bellio shouted numerous variations of “Hiya!” “Heeyah!” “Heeyo!” and other supposed martial arts noises and sprinkled her put-on with the sound of gongs and goofy Zen haikus that were “brought to you by Subaru.
The Los Angeles station’s parent company, iHeartMedia, confirmed their suspensions.
In the nearly five-minute skit, Conway pretended to interview Yuko Sakamoto – the wife of local radio personality Vic “The Brick” Jacobs – who was impersonated by Bellio in a stereotypical Japanese accent, even though the real Sakamoto does not speak with an accent. During the skit, Bellio shouted numerous variations of “Hiya!” “Heeyah!” “Heeyo!” and other supposed martial arts noises and sprinkled her put-on with the sound of gongs and goofy Zen haikus that were “brought to you by Subaru.
- 5/25/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim Conway, the Emmy-winning comedian and actor who memorably starred in “McHale’s Navy” in the 1960s and “The Carol Burnett Show” in the ’70s, has died. He was 85.
Conway died around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday morning at a Los Angeles-area hospital after dealing with complications from Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, according to family representative Howard Bragman.
The comedian, who also voiced Barnacle Boy on the animated hit “SpongeBob SquarePants,” won two of his six Emmys for guest appearances on the ’90s sitcom “Coach” and a second season episode of “30 Rock” in 2008.
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But he is best remembered for his outrageous work on “The Carol Burnett Show,” including characters such as the Oldest Man and Mr. Tudball, a badly toupéed businessman who becomes increasingly frustrated by Burnett’s dimwitted secretary Mrs. Wiggins.
Conway earned four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for his performance...
Conway died around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday morning at a Los Angeles-area hospital after dealing with complications from Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, according to family representative Howard Bragman.
The comedian, who also voiced Barnacle Boy on the animated hit “SpongeBob SquarePants,” won two of his six Emmys for guest appearances on the ’90s sitcom “Coach” and a second season episode of “30 Rock” in 2008.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2018 (Photos)
But he is best remembered for his outrageous work on “The Carol Burnett Show,” including characters such as the Oldest Man and Mr. Tudball, a badly toupéed businessman who becomes increasingly frustrated by Burnett’s dimwitted secretary Mrs. Wiggins.
Conway earned four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for his performance...
- 5/14/2019
- by Thom Geier and Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Adam Carolla addressed the fallout from his firing of Alison Rosen on Wednesday morning’s podcast.
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Carolla began by acknowledging: “I know everyone thinks there’s something all the time.”
He continued, “People are like, ‘Why didn’t you have the decency of having her on to say goodbye?’ And I’d had this conversation in no certain terms with Alison many times where we agreed — on the air, possibly off the air — that if something like this was going to go down we’d...
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Carolla began by acknowledging: “I know everyone thinks there’s something all the time.”
He continued, “People are like, ‘Why didn’t you have the decency of having her on to say goodbye?’ And I’d had this conversation in no certain terms with Alison many times where we agreed — on the air, possibly off the air — that if something like this was going to go down we’d...
- 1/7/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Adam Carolla rang in the New Year with a huge announcement: News girl and sidekick Alison Rosen is gone from popular podcast “The Adam Carolla Show.”
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Filling in — for now, at least — is Klsx’s Gina Grad, in kind of a long-term “audition” role, Carolla admitted.
On his Monday podcast, which was recorded on Sunday, Carolla said: “Alison Rosen is not gonna be part of this program in 2015. Why? Nothing personal. I like Alison Rosen. I think Alison Rosen is very talented and very funny. I think she...
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Filling in — for now, at least — is Klsx’s Gina Grad, in kind of a long-term “audition” role, Carolla admitted.
On his Monday podcast, which was recorded on Sunday, Carolla said: “Alison Rosen is not gonna be part of this program in 2015. Why? Nothing personal. I like Alison Rosen. I think Alison Rosen is very talented and very funny. I think she...
- 1/5/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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