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Bravo's "A-List Awards" were lesbian-filledBravo TV just keeps getting gayer and gayer. If it's not reality programming geared toward gays, it's Kathy Griffin faking a coming out speech, or Laurel Holloman saying how nice it is to receive an award for sitting on Jennifer Beals' face.
Last night Bravo aired their annual A-List Awards, second in gay-friendliness only to the GLAAD Awards — and absolutely first in gay shenanigans. Like, for example, the part where host Kathy Griffin announced that she is not only a friend to the gays, but also, herself, a gay.
And she did, sort of. Kathy propositioned the audience for her lesbian kissing debut, and immediately former Danity Kane singer/P.Diddy antagonizer/occasional girl-kisser Aubrey O'Day jumped up on stage with her very own paparazzi in tow. And then, this:
If that doesn't scare you so badly that you'll never kiss another woman again, you can watch the entire clip below.
On the one hand, I am so over this whole straight girls kissing to titillate the press thing. (And to be fair, that's exactly what Bravo did with this clip before the show aired.) But on the other hand (the one I would use to smack Kathy Griffin if she ever came at my face like that with her tongue), she's sort of clowning on fauxmosexual publicity stunts, and shining light on the absurdity of it. Plus, you know, it's funny. Mercifully, that wasn't the end of the girl kissing. The L Word was up against Gossip Girl, True Blood and The Office for TV's sexiest moment. Bette and Tina's elevator sex scene from season five won, and Laurel Holloman was on hand to accept the award, which, she noted, kind of looked like a prop from her show.
"I don't know if you saw the rest of that scene," she told the audience. (Um, only like 50 times.) "But I sat on Jennifer's face. I think TV is getting very progressive when you can sit on a girl's face and win an award." She also said she just didn't understand "this Prop. 8 business," to a round of raucous applause from the audience.
Thanks to Tibette.com for sharing the video! Yes, Paris Hilton called it "The L World," and, yes, Kathy Griffin called her out on it. "It's a big word," Griffin explained. When Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List returns in June, she's got Rosie O'Donnell, and a Prop. 8 special episode with Melissa Etheridge. Jackie Warner, who was also in attendance at the awards show last night, is coming back to Bravo, and Top Chef Masters is going to have at least two openly gay chefs on its first season. It's not "The L World" (yet), but Bravo is doing its part to make sure the actual "L World" is well-represented. Now, where can I see that clip with the prop Laurel Holloman mentioned in her acceptance speech? Submitted by on April 16, 2009 - 11:30am. |
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The awards show came on 3
The awards show came on 3 times in a row last night, and I watched it all 3 times...
Laurel's speech was Awesome!!
oh, and Kathy, you never let me down. "L World" <----- haha
mmmmm
A much needed dose of Laurel awesomeness ^_^. And I <3 Kathy, which made this all even better !
Laurel <3
Totally agree with you, I've been having total Laurel Holloman withdrawl; I do love me some Laurel! I actually don't know anyone who doesn't like her - she's extremely talented, stunningly beautiful, funny, smart, sweet - the list goes on! Needless to say, I'm kind of obsessed with her! :)
I totally loved that she unashamedly talked about sitting on Jennifer's face; she rocks!
And Kathy couldn't be funnier! What is up with Paris?? She was at the 'L Word' Season 5 premiere, how did she not know it was 'Word' not 'World'? Anyway, yay for Tibette!
I feel ya!
she's extremely talented, stunningly beautiful, funny, smart, sweet - the list goes on! Needless to say, I'm kind of obsessed with her! :)
Totally agree with you and I'll be sitting in that 12-step "Laurel-Lovers Anonymous" right next to you.
Love Laurel!!
It was a great speech and a much deserved win!!! Yay for Laurel and Jennifer! I wouldn't mind if there was an L World.... And Paris, I am pretty sure you've been to a cast party. Geez.
Gotta love Laurel! I still
Gotta love Laurel! I still think they didn't use her to their full advantage on the show.
Oh Kathy Griffin be still, my beating heart. She can get a little out there sometimes but 95% of the time she is pure awesome.
awesomely amazing...
I think it more around 97% of the time...lol
how she came at Aubrey O'Day with her tongue had me laughing so hard that I had missed the next 3 minutes of the show.
Laurel & Kathy :)
L Wor(l)d
gosh... and English is her first language? (sorry Paris, you didn't even have to memorize the line, you just had to read it...)
A big woohoo for "TiBette"... I miss those two, I wonder how they are doing in NYC after they moved
Laurel is hawt!!!! and i
God.
Laurel Holloman is so damn hot.
"No... she likes what I do..."
youtube!
The whole video can be seen here on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fROb_wPTMR0
equal parts awkward and wonderful, i think.
Best awards show in a looooong time!
I don't usually watch these award shows now, but with Kathy hostessing it was a must! Very gay friendly show, and actually mostly lesbian! Quel surprise!
This show was really laugh out loud funny and entertaining!
Now THAT'S my Laurel
I'm so happy they won! Laurel is sooooo funny! Which we hardly ever got to see on TLW she wasn't used for that, which is a shame:-(
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Go Laurel!
Sassy, naughty, funny, unapologetic, full of fun 'tude. :-) Not to mention HAWT! Loved her speech.
Great to see TiBette win something too!
SEE IC
Just think of ALL the other awards this show could have won if IC would have listened to the fans to begin with and know the power of TIBETTE
Laurel was as stunning and awesome as ever and maybe loads more fans of the show and others will see that now. Laurel is simply amazing and I loved her speech and the PROP 8 DIG
GOTTA LOVE LAUREL AND JEN SEXIEST COUPLE ON TV BY FAR and this proves it. I mean come on they beat out the straight couples of more popular shows even GO TIBETTE
and that why season 5 rules above all the seasons except maybe the first one
....I will be happy to get out of this little incestuous hotbed of lesbian interfuckingconnectedness.” – Bette to Kit
should i know this
not sure
I think she is refering it to a big dildo since they show alot of them in the show from time to time that is my take on it.
....I will be happy to get out of this little incestuous hotbed of lesbian interfuckingconnectedness.” – Bette to Kit
lauel how much do I love thee
let me count the way, she is amazing and the l word writter are idiots for not written a tina backstory. I was glad that she was there to get the award and not jennifer or ilene. I think that we need to see laurel more please
And Kathy mutherf@#king griffin is just amazing and funny. I can't get enought of her!!!
In this economy we all need a little kathy Griffin to make us forget how bad thing really are!!!
Gah! I LOVE Laurel so
Gah!
I LOVE Laurel so much.
I need to see this!
I had noooooo idea about this show and now I need to see it, those clips were great!
I was never the biggest Tina fan, although starting in season 5 that began to change, but I'm loving Laurel.
Yay for gay Bravo!
LOL
Oh Kathy Griffin was hilarious, and LH was awesome of course... and straight or gay everyone has to admit that was truly the sexiest scene on tv!!!!!!! I felt the temperature rising in the room through my monitor!
Will they replay the awards? I missed them!!!! Crap!!!!
GAH i love bette and tina.
GAH i love bette and tina. *hugs* for that scene. Also, her speech! Laurel Holloman wins.
"Sometimes when i get homesick i hum the mr softee song"
"I’m not saying we’re not...I’m not saying we’re not in love."
I loved
loved it
Yeah, I didn't see it. The
the l world
I love Laurel! I have done
I love Laurel! I have done ever since i saw some slip on youtube of her atr an L word convention being cheered ages and ages - i just loved her reaction
also she said "this Prop. 8 thing" not "business". its the most unimportant thing ever, but i just noticed
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I'm so glad they won! And I'm just really jealous that Laurel Holloman got to sit on Jennifer Beal's face...a world where you can sit on a (hot) womans face and win an award for it is a world I'm proud to live in!
Paris..with a faux par?
She's been on The Ellen DeGeneres Show quite a few times, even to the point of her and Ellen being quite amusing as faux BFF's and hanging out & nightclubbing, albeit during the day.
Maybe...that "L World" thing was Miss Paris giving her own subtle nod of support to Lesbians of the World, in her own fluffy Paris way, because if she ever tried to say anything really serious on the matter, we'd all probably either dismiss her or laugh at her as we are doing now.
Just my fluffy opinion.
Laurel. Laurel. Laurel.
Be mine, Laurel
Be mine, Laurel Holloman.
And Aubrey O'Day? Really? Well more power to her, then!