Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Those with passion enough to go into the arts can find it hard to conform to societal norms, which often call for them to keep themselves in check. The arts allow devotees to channel their true selves (or at least certain aspects of their true selves) into a piece of music, a piece of clay or, in at least one case, a piece of felt.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsSesame Street Gets Down to the Beastie Boys
We here at Paste can’t seem to get enough of these puppet/rap mash-up videos. The vague mouth movements and general cuteness of the Sesame Street characters just seem to make them perfect candidates for some crazy overdubbing.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayAndy Samberg Guests On Conversations with Bert
We’re big fans of Sesame Street. In fact, we even did a list of our favorite 40 Sesame Street guest spots. So you can imagine out excitement when we heard Bert, of Bert and Ernie, had his own show.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayTim Schafer Developing Sesame Street Kinect Game
Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine entertainment and creator of Brutal Legend, Psychonauts, and most recently, Stacking, is developing a new title for Xbox Kinect called Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsCookie Monster's SNL Audition Tape
He’s already been a guest of The Colbert Report, so why not Saturday Night Live. Yesterday, Cookie Monster launched what he hopes to be a viral campaign for a slot on the long-running NBC sketch comedy. His audition tape shows the Sesame Street icon devouring (but not defusing) a bomb in “Macarooner” and singing “Cookie Face” in a parody of Lady Gaga (his dress is made of cookies).... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayKaty Perry Will Hang With More Puppets on The Simpsons
Despite Best Week Ever‘s attempt to cover up Katy Perry’s “offensive” cleavage with a boob apron, her Sesame Street Elmo duet still suffered cancellation thanks to viewer protest.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsWatch Will.i.am Perform on Sesame Street
Who knew Big Bird had moves like that?... read more
Found in: TV, NewsRetiring the Throne: The Very Best of Larry King
Yes, it’s true: Larry King just announced that he’s retiring from his long-running gig as the perennially-suspendered, nigh-ageless host of CNN’s Larry King Live. We can’t blame him—after a quarter-century of running one of the most well-respected news shows on cable, the dude deserves a break. So join us, if you will, on a retrospective of The King’s greatest recent moments.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 40 Best Sesame Street Guest Spots So Far
The 40th season of Sesame Street premiered on Nov. 10, 2009, promising guest spots from notable figures such as... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySesame Street Celebrates 40th Anniversary With a Makeover
For its upcoming 40th season, Sesame Street will prove that kids grow up much faster than their TV shows do. To celebrate four decades of fun and learning via Jim Henson’s puppets, the children’s show that has seen generations come and go will receive a slight fine-tuning this season.... read more
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