What's Johnny up to???

John is going to be in David Spade's new show! According to rumor, he will be a "correspondent"! Whoo Hoo! More info about the show...I copied this article from optimum online news...

"Spade Signs on for Comedy Central Show
Mon Jun 20, 5:38 PM
NEW YORK - David Spade once did the "Hollywood Minute" on "Saturday Night Live." Now he figures there's enough material for a half-hour of fun each week.
    "The Showbiz Show" aims to do for entertainment news shows what Jon Stewart does for the nightly news. Comedy Central said Monday the show probably will debut in September.
    Think about the past few weeks alone: Tom Cruise and his whirlwind romance, Russell Crowe and the hotel phone. The joke possibilities are endless, Spade said.
    What once seemed like Hollywood-insider information is now everywhere, he said.
    "Even my mom is like, `Cinderella Man' took a bit of a dip the second week,'" he said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Huh? How did you hear that? `Does Angelina Jolie really drink blood? Call me back.'"
    Spade's program will feature a mix similar to "The Daily Show," with "correspondents," on-location pieces, parodies using film clips and celebrity guests. He created the show with writing partner Hugh Fink.
    "There's so much that's funny in all these magazines and shows that there needs to be a different point of view," he said. "I'm not saying it has to be mean - mean jokes aren't always the funniest. I think it's just making fun and taking a new angle, and kind of doing what people are thinking for real."
    Spade, who's primarily worked in sitcoms ("Just Shoot Me!" and "8 Simple Rules ... ") for several years, said he was eager for the opportunity to do more topical comedy.
    After Crowe's arrest for throwing a fit - and a phone - at a hotel concierge in New York, comedy show writers are certainly happy to know there are a few jerks out there, he said.
    "The things I do in my trailer when I'm mad I don't want people to know about," he said.
    And Cruise seems to be the gift that keeps on giving for the entertainment shows and people who make fun of them - from his enthusiastic "Oprah" appearance to his engagement to Katie Holmes.
   "I think people out here are saying `We're OK with happiness. We're uncomfortable with possible fake happiness, like if we'd been punked,'" he said.
   He did, however, feel sympathy for Cruise when a prankster, interviewing the "War of the Worlds" star in London, squirted the actor with a water pistol disguised as a microphone.
   "If I was Tom I would have cracked the kid across the head," he said. "I wish he had a phone with him - not a cell phone but a Russell Crowe hotel phone."

John accepts a Prism Award for the Chris Farley Foundation! (Article from www.chrisfarleyfoundation.com)

"Foundation receives President's Award at Ninth Annual PRISM Awards.
The Entertainment Industries Council (EIC), producers of the annual PRISM awards, honored The Chris Farley Foundation with their President's Award. The presentation was part of the Ninth Annual PRISM Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles on April 28, 2005. Actor Tom Arnold, a close friend who helped Chris Farley throughout his years of recovery, presented the award to brothers Tom and John Farley.
The awards show will air on the FX Network on September 4, 2005.
The PRISM awards are a nationally televised awards show that recognizes the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use in film, television, interactive, music, video, and comic book entertainment."

John is going to be in "Benchwarmers"!!!! John is going to be in the new Adam Sandler/Rob Schneider/David Spade movie, "Benchwarmers". He's going to play a character called "Swimmer Boy"!!! John in a Speedo??? This movie is going to be awesome! Smile

Movie plot courtesy of imdb.com

"Plot Outline: A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard little league squads."

Look at the list of all the people in it... starting with JOHN!!! (Again courtesy of imdb.com)

"Cast (in alphabetical order)
Jack Anthony .... Nerd 4 Life
John Farley .... Swimmer Boy
Jon Heder .... Clark
Jillian Henry .... Gretchen
Doug Jones
Craig Kilborn
Jon Lovitz
Danny McCarthy .... Troy
Tim Meadows
Amaury Nolasco .... Carlos
Bill Romanowski
Sean Salisbury
Adam Sandler
Rob Schneider .... Gus
Molly Sims
David Spade .... Ritchie
Matt Weinberg .... Kyle"

And yes, you read that correctly... Napoleon is in it!!! (Jon Heder from "Napoleon Dynamite")...

There's gossip galore on the imdb chat for the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437863/

and Adam Sandler's page has "official" gossip:
www.adamsandler.com

Here's what it says on Adam Sandler's website...

"About The Film:
The Benchwarmers tells the story of three guys who try to make up for their lack of athleticism when they were younger by forming a three-man baseball team to challenge a full squad of elementary school baseballers. They develop a large following of left-out kids as they head for a high-stakes, winner-take all game with the best team of kids in the state.

Status: Filming
Release Date: 2006
Starring: Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Molly Sims, Jon Lovitz, Max Prado, and Nick Swardson
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
Written by: Adam Sandler, Nick Swardson and Allen Covert
Produced by: Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo
Executive Produced by: Barry Bernardi
Co-Produced by: Nick Swardson, Allegra Clegg"

You can also download a "behind the scenes" clip:
http://www.adamsandler.com/index.php?section=happy

John has been a busy boy! He's playing a newscaster in a "Coke with Lime" commercial, he's in a Mercury car commercial, and he and Kevin are in a cell phone commercial that is only being aired in upstate Wisconsin. (If any of y'all SEE the Mercury or cell phone commercials, PLEASE drop me a line, because I am a nerd and haven't seen them yet!)