Short Ends: Laughing Through Tragedy

Published: September 4, 2007, 4:20 pm

Tags: defamer hollywood, brad pitt, clips, jerry lewis, owen wilson, owenwatch, short ends, the view, whoopi goldberg

· You know how it goes: It's late, it's been a long shift on the overnight anchor desk, a weird little man rides across the bottom of the screen screaming about Uncle Hoe, and suddenly even a tragic celebrity suicide story seems hilarious. (They did, however, apologise for their poorly timed loopiness.) We thought that Whoopi Goldberg wasn't going to be as controversial a View co-host as Rosie O'Donnell, but she certainly surprised the ladies with her thoughts on the Michael Vick dogfighting mess on her first day on the couch. Amazingly, Brad Pitt's inclusion on People.com's highly selective "Hollywood's Secret Braniacs" list (requirements: getting at least within a couple of credits of a college degree) makes no mention of his love of architecture. The Smoking Gun digs up the embattled Jerry Lewis's tour rider, which seeks to guarantee that his live comedy appearances don't get mixed up with MDA events.

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