How to Get Rid of Freckles and Brown Spots on Face: Best Home Remedies for Freckle Removal

How to Remove Freckles and Brown Spots on skinFreckles are small brown spots that usually found on the face and arms in both men and women. Brown spots and freckles are both age and sun related. Freckles and brown spots are mostly found to appear on...

My favorite Neil Simon movie

Well, it was sure fun hosting for TCM.  Hope to do it again sometime.  Last night I showed my favorite Neil Simon movie, THE HEARTBREAK KID.  Here is my script for the intro and outro.   Written by me and Anne Wilson. ...

Get Rid Of Liver Spots or Age Spots on Face: Home Remedies for Liver Spot Removal

Get Rid of Liver SpotsLiver spots, age spots or lentigines, are flat brown spots that usually appear on the face, hands or neck of people over the age of 40. Age spots or liver spots on face are the result of a gradual accumulation of the dark pigment...

How to Remove Age Spots on Face and Hands: Best Treatments to Get Rid of Age Spots

Get Rid Of Age Spots On FaceAge spots refers to the brownish spots that appear on your face or body as a result of over-exposure to the sun and aging. Almost all old people will have age spots on their body. Age spots on your face and hands make you...

How to Get Rid of Brown Spots on Face: Best Home Remedies to Remove Dark Brown Spots on Skin

How to Remove Dark Brown Spots on SkinBrown spots on the skin occur due to an increase in melanin production. Melanin is the pigment which gives the skin its color and is produced by cells known as melanocytes. Melanin deposits in the skin take the...

Best Natural Ways on How to Remove Dark Spots on Face and Skin Blemishes

How to Get Rid of Dark Spots and Blemishes on SkinDark spots, blemishes, and other skin markings are common on some individuals. Dark spots on skin can be caused by skin trauma, sun exposure, medications and hormonal changes. Skin blemishes such as...

Friday Questions

Well, we’ve come to the end of the Neil Simon Film Festival on TCM. Tonight’s my final night.  Will you miss me?   But we begin with my all-time favorite Neil Simon film, HEARTBREAK KID. The fun and my schtick begins at 8 PM...

R.I.P. Lee Baby Simms

So sorry to hear of the apparent passing of Lee Baby Simms. He was 72. Lee Baby Simms was maybe the greatest disc jockey you never heard of or don’t remember. Even if he was in your market he never stayed around long enough to really attract a following....

Positive spin (or in this case -- positive spiral)

Hi, this is the NFL. We’re the professional sports league that brings you the Super Bowl!The Patriots won the AFC Championship supposedly with under-inflated footballs. (As a result they beat Indianapolis 45-7 instead of 45-14.) Football has become...

The Red Carpet Stupid Question of All-Time

From TNT's Red Carpet arrival show for the SAG Awards. TNT correspondent/idiot Danielle Demsky interviewing Rashida Jones -- daughter of Peggy Lipton & Quincy Jones. Listen to what this airhead asks Rashida. Great job, TNT. ...

My day at the DMV

Is there anything worse than having to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles? It combines all your favorite activities – dealing with bureaucracy, taking tests, waiting endlessly, and paying money. My driver’s license was up for renewal. In the...

The most bizarre sentence I've ever written

My father is on Pinterest.I can't think of a sentence I've ever written more bizarre than that. Why he is on Pinterest is a total mystery to me, as well as how. I guess one of his social media pals signed him up. He’s already on Facebook. At his...

You gotta see this

I posted it on my Facebook page but wanted to share it here too. This flight was stuck on the tarmac. How lucky for those passengers that these guys happened to be on boar...

Does anyone know how to fix network comedies?

Warning:  Here comes a rant.  Hide the children. Just caught a NY Post article from the end of November (okay, I don’t usually read the NY Post, especially if there’s no A-Rod scandal). It’s by Robert Rorke and it’s entitled DOES ANYONE KNOW...

Disco MASH

This is the way the song was MEANT to be heard. Presenting the Disco version of the MASH theme by the New Marketts.   Boogie down, Colonel Potte...

Maybe my favorite bad review

I've posted this before, years ago, but it's one of my all-time favorites.  Do you remember a comedian named Gallagher?  I think he's still around.  His basic act was smashing watermelons.  When he performed in Cerritos, California...

RIP Sky Mall

Oh no. I just read where the Sky Mall has gone belly up. Readers of this blog know it’s one of my favorite subjects (targets). Where else are you going to find all the ridiculous inventions the Sharks reject on SHARK TANK? Yeah, you could go to...

Christopher Walken when he could remember lines

You guys keep requesting my intros and outros so here's another one.  One of my favorite Neil Simon films was BILOXI BLUES, primarily because of Christopher Walken, ol' Captain Hook himself.  Here was my wraparound for last night's showing...

Friday Questions

Got a bunch of Neil Simon movies to host tonight on TCM starting at 8 in the East and 5 in the West… including one of my favorites, BILOXI BLUES. So join me on the TV. Turning to the print mediim, here are this week’s Friday Questions.From Johann:I...

In defense of multi-camera sitcoms

The multi-camera format of sitcoms has become the gluten-free section of the TV menu. It’s offered but only begrudgingly and the assumption is it will only appeal to a very few. When networks announce their development slate, the first thing they...

What's in a name?

These are the most popular baby names of last year --  according to the website Nameberry.com. As usual, my name doesn't make the list. But I think that's because it's just not WEIRD enough. Holy shit! I can't believe some of these names. ...

What I look for in a spec pilot

A few years ago, David Isaacs and I wrote a pilot for a major network. The development executive was new to the job. We turned in our first draft and heard he was very happy with it. Instead of going to the network for notes we would just do a conference...

How I create characters

I love when Friday Questions become entire posts.  Here's one.  Max Davis wonders:Hi Ken, do you have any techniques or exercises you use when creating sitcom characters? I'm having a bit of trouble breathing life into mine. First I ask “what...

Some random thoughts on today's NFL Championship Games

All NFL playoff games should be played outdoors. The worse the weather, the better.Even though the Seahawks were trailing by 16 and it was rainy and windy, I bet not one single Hawks fan left the stadium early.How many QB’s throw four interceptions...

Neil Simon meets the Rat Pack

This was my wraparound for COME BLOW YOUR HORN on TCM.  As you might be able to tell, it wasn't my favorite.  Some much better movies on tap for this Friday night.INTRO:Hi, I’m Ken Levine – TV writer, playwright and long-time fan of Neil Simon,...

Just a typical Saturday Night that's amazing!

How about these choices?  New York in the early '60s.  Wow.  I would go see any of these... except maybe CLEOPATRA.   If you had to pick, which of these attractions would you see tonight? ...

The GOODBBYE GIRL intro and outro

These seem to be popular posts -- the scripts from my stint as host of the Neil Simon Film Festival on TCM.   Here's one from last night.INTROHi, I’m Ken Levine – a playwright, tv writer, director and great fan of the man in our “Friday Night...

Friday Questions

Time for more Friday Questions. And tonight on TCM I host three more Neil Simon movies. The fun begins at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST.  First up is one of his best -- THE GOODBYE GIRL.  And I don't wear the brown jacket so cut me some slack. ...