On Air with Ryan Seacrest 2010-01-19
Larry King Live CNN Haiti Special
Ryan talked about the CNN fundraiser he took part in yesterday, describing what went on at the studio and how the show is run out of studios in three different cities (Atlanta, Washington and LA). Ryan mentioned some of the celebrities who were tweeting … I loved watching him survey the tweet suite during the show on CNN, though in my mind Ryan was wearing leather and cracking a whip to make the celebrities tweet faster … and Larry auctioning off his suspenders. Still funny to a Brit, even though I discovered what suspenders are to an American the day I broke the internet-speed record heading over to Ryan’s website to see a photo of Simon Cowell in suspenders, only to be severely disappointed.
Ryan called Larry at the place he walks to for breakfast. They talked about putting the show together quickly and some people saying that you shouldn’t get involved in the stories you’re covering. Ryan brought up the topic of who’s making decisions, and whether they are in a position to make the right ones, and Larry talked about covering the issue further on tonight’s show along with the election in Massachusetts.
Dax Shepard
Ryan talked to Dax about how women and men use different criteria to calculate a rating for the people they’re attracted to (or not, as the case may be). Ryan talked about people like him and Dax who aren’t as good looking as some guys. WTF. Either that’s false modesty or Ryan needs to buy a mirror and try using it sometime. Ryan also said he sometimes feels safer with Conan O’Brian on in the background … you just know he’s not actually joking.
Valentine’s Gifts
Ryan talked to Debbie from sendapantygram.com about sending a pantygram for Valentine’s Day.
Long live The Sarchasm
Ryan talked about a company that is trying to sell a punctuation mark for sarcasm and discussed emoticons, most of which aren’t manly enough for him. He seemed to have some difficulty understanding ;p … which is a cross between a cheeky sticky-out tongue and a jokey wink that results in a scary grimace (try it!) Ryan was going to tweet the sarcasm mark out until Ellen pointed out that he had to buy it first. Although selling a punctuation mark sounds like a fabulous idea (if anyone’s bought one, please get in touch … I have an opportunity you won’t want to miss), if you have to tell someone you’re being sarcastic, it’s wasted on them anyway. Imagine a comedian punctuating his routine with ‘that was a joke’. Come to think of it, I can think of a few who should probably do that.
Ryan looked fat on CNN
… or so someone told him on a tweet … and ignoring all the tweets telling him he looked gorgeous, which he did, he zoomed in on that one, ditched his plans for tacos and spent the night tossing and turning with nothing but a shake sloshing around his stomach.
Glam Cam 360
If you’re wondering what happens to the Glam Cam 360 when it’s not on the E! red carpet, it’s now in Ryan’s garage. I almost believe him … just imagine how much fun he could have obsessing about his weight with that thing.
Soul Mates
Just forget it. According to Ryan’s latest bit of information, you might have convinced yourself that you’ve found ‘the one’, but as the odds of finding them are 1 in 285,000, it’s more likely you’ve just settled. Ryan thinks he’s the smart one because he’s still sifting, but Ellen claims she is because she found hers. Dennis found his soul mate too, but may have worked through a fair proportion of the other 284,999 to get there! I think 1 in 285,000 sounds more like the odds of settling … but maybe I’m just picky.
Here’s an article on the same topic from this week’s popbitch that explains where the figure came from: Love in London is as rare as finding aliens
