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Vanilla Ice Project returns for new TV season (AP)
AP – An unlikely home improvement show hosted by 1990s rapper Vanilla Ice is set to premiere its second season with the remodeling of another South Florida home.
JB Smoove, comic and torturer (Reuters)
Reuters – JB Smoove, whose standup special “That’s How I Dooz It” debuts this weekend on Comedy Central, says comedians are like torturers.
Danes wins pudding pot from Harvard drama group (AP)
AP – Golden Globe winner Claire Danes will be picking up a pudding pot from Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
‘Portlandia’: A state of mind, laughs on IFC (AP)
AP – When Fred Armisen of “Saturday Night Live” and musician Carrie Brownstein found themselves with time and creativity on their hands, the longtime friends decided to conspire on a few videos.
Tracy Morgan mocks gay controversy on "30 Rock" (Reuters)
Reuters – Tracy Morgan sent up his gay slur controversy on Thursday’s “30 Rock,” but this time GLAAD is laughing.
EPL gets 1st US live network telecast (AP)
AP – Without much fanfare, soccer will take another big step into the American mainstream this weekend when Manchester United’s game at Arsenal will be shown by Fox, becoming the first English Premier League match to be televised live by a U.S. over-the-air network.
Best-selling Indian author says banned writers not "heroes" (Reuters)
Reuters – Best-selling Indian writer Chetan Bhagat on Saturday criticised the support leant to authors whose books are banned for offending religious communities, a day after Salman Rushdie cancelled a trip to India citing threats against his life.
Tyler, Underwood team for Super Bowl ‘Crossroads’ (AP)
AP – Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood are teaming up for a special “CMT Crossroads” the night before the Super Bowl.
’30 Rock’ episode mocks its own star’s gay dilemma (AP)
AP – NBC comedy “30 Rock” often finds laughs in real-life events in the show business world it inhabits.
HBO’s "Treme" won’t be back until fall (Reuters)
Reuters – Don’t book your ticket to New Orleans just yet. At least not as far as the HBO drama “Treme” is concerned.
