Shameless Self Promotion~ “Thoroughly Melted Minnie”

Hey readers, have I got a fun show for you to check out. After my recent appearances on The New Normal, Days of Our Lives and Guys with Kids, another great project I did is coming your way. Last summer I worked on a new hilarious web series called Thoroughly Melted Minnie playing a wacky drama teacher throwing a talent show. The main character of the piece Minnie Mugaloo who was recently un-frozen after 50 years or so enters the contest to reclaim her former glory. It’s a riot.
The web series was written and created by Conor Fetting-Smith and Annabel Seymour, directed by Smith and features a great cast including Barry Brewer, Christopher May, Aimee Lynn Chadwick, Justin Cone and the wonderful Lizzie Redner as Minnie. Check out all three episodes that are sponsored by Subway at MyDamnChannel now. I’m in the third episode and I have it for you below. Enjoy and seriously, you have NEVER seen me like this.

All the best,

Jason Boegh

Thoroughly Melted Minnie Episode 3

http://www.mydamnchannel.com/subway/minnie___subway_fresh_artists_2013/thoroughlymeltedminnieepisode3fresh_10088.aspx

***UPDATE:  Thoroughly Melted Minnie will be playing at SXSW Festival next week!!!! Here are the deets~

Thoroughly Melted Minnie @ SXSW

Mon March 11, 6-8pm

IFC Crossroads House~ 302 E. 6th St.

 

Shameless Self Promotion~ Catch Me on “Guys With Kids” this Week!

Hey readers,
It’s only been a week since my hilarious appearance on The New Normal, but I’m back with some more shameless self promotion. This time, I’m talking up my appearance on this week’s Guys With Kids. This great new comedy stars Jesse Bradford, Anthony Anderson, and Zach Cregger as rambunctious dads raising their kids despite still behaving like kids themselves. Jamie Lynn-Sigler, Tempest Bledsoe (that’s Vanessa from The Cosby Show people!) and the hysterical Erinn Hayes costar as the women in their lives. The show keeps getting funnier each week and it was a thrill to be a guest on their set for a week. (Big props to my friend, the talented Kenny Schwartz who runs the show too).
In this week’s episode, the gang enters a bar trivia contest where they encounter my team, “No Quiziness like Show Quizness”. Fellow guest star, the hilarious Misty Monroe, and I attempt to defeat their team in a serious and super fun game. It’s a really funny episode and it was such a pleasure to work on the Guys With Kids set. Everyone was so nice, welcoming and at the top of their comedy game. Check out the episode this Wednesday night on NBC.

Jason Boegh on GUYS WITH KIDS
Wed night 1/30 at 8:30pm on NBC.

Here’s a pic of me and fellow costar Misty Monroe too. Enjoy!

Thanks for your support!
Jason Boegh
PS- catch me on Days of Our Lives in February too!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Well, 2012 is coming to an end today and I just wanted to thank all of you for reading my blog. I really appreciate it and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Thanks for a great 2012 and watch for lots more entertainment updates, awards news and predictions, reviews and fun videos in 2013…. And of course, I’ll be updating you with information on my acting/producing projects and appearances as well. Speaking of that, I’ll have info on my appearances on Guys with Kids and Days of Our Lives for ya in the next two weeks, plus Dirty Talk and the things i cannot change are hitting more festivals in January! … So, thanks again for all your support everyone and have a wonderful, fantastic and safe New Year!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!

And here’s new American Idol judge and Grammy winning icon Mariah Carey to sing you into the new year. (P.S.~ I’m a little too excited about the new season of Idol!!!)

My Take on the Best TV of 2012

The year is coming to an end fast and that means it’s time for “Best of” lists! I love them and admit it, a lot of you do too… So, in the next few weeks, I will be posting about my favorite music, movies, performances and tv shows from the past year. Now, remember these are just my favorites and I do think most of them are darn great shows. So, with that said, today I start off with my “BEST of TV for 2012″. Enjoy!

MY BEST OF TV for 2012

Top Comedies:
1. Happy Endings
2. Modern Family
3. Parks and Recreation
4. Hot in Cleveland
5. Episodes
6. New Girl
7. Raising Hope
8. TIE: The New Normal  & Suburgatory
9. Veep
10. Nurse Jackie
~Honorable Mention:  30 Rock, Web Therapy

Two Favorite Shows that Really Are in a Class By Themselves~ Yes, I love me a Musical Dramedy:
Glee
Smash

Top Dramas:
1. Homeland
2. Breaking Bad
3. The Good Wife
4. Game of Thrones
5. Downton Abbey
6. Dexter
7. Scandal
8. Greys Anatomy
9. Fringe
10. Revenge
~ Honorable Mention: True Blood, Damages, Major Crimes

Best Miniseries: Political Animals (It so should’ve been renewed and become a series! Great work from Greg Berlanti, Sigourney Weaver and co.)

Best TV Movie: Game Change

Top 8 Reality Competition Shows:
1. So You Think You Can Dance
2. RuPaul’s Drag Race
3. The Glee Project
4. American Idol
5. Project Runway
6. The Amazing Race
7. Top Chef
8. The Voice (the fall season til Amanda Brown got the boot)

Most fun show you should be watching: Arrow

Comedy You Should Give Another Shot: Guys with Kids
(Seriously, the show gets funnier each week with a great ensemble and hello, I’m doing a guest spot on it in January!!!)

Most infuriating show I couldn’t stop watching: The Newsroom

Show that was Gone Far Too Soon: Partners

Dream Team to Host a Talk Show: Cat Deeley and RuPaul

Hottest Male Actor: Matt Bomer (White Collar)
Runner Up: Stephen Amell (Arrow)

Hottest Female Actress: Yvonne Strahovksi (Dexter)
Runner Up: Kerry Washington (Scandal)

Best Guest Stars: The Good Wife
Best Twists: Scandal
Best Creative Rebound: Dexter

Biggest Tearjerker: Greys Anatomy
Runner Up: Glee

Funniest Female: Casey Wilson (Happy Endings)
Funniest Male: Max Greenfield (New Girl)

Best Daytime Drama: Days of Our Lives
* and watch for me on the show in a small part in February!

2013 Show I’m Most Looking Forward To: The Following

General Hospital and Anthony Geary Set Records at the Daytime Emmy Awards

General Hospital was the big winner at tonight’s Daytime Emmy Awards winning 5 awards including Best Drama Series. The show’s iconic lead actor Anthony Geary who plays Luke (of Luke & Laura lore) took home his record 7th Best Actor Emmy while his onscreen son Jonathan Jackson won his 5th Emmy, this one in the Supporting Actor category. The show also won Best Director and Supporting Actress honors for Nancy Lee Grahn who previously won this award for her work on what I consider the best soap ever, Santa Barbara…. Taking home Best Actress was Heather Tom of The Bold and the Beautiful who now has won four Daytime Emmys, and she’s the first actor to do it in three different acting categories (Lead, Supporting, and Younger Actress). Speaking of the younger actor awards, those went to first time winners Christel Khalil for The Young and the Restless and the brilliant Chandler Massey of Days of Our Lives. Best Writing also went to Days... On the Talk Show front, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa won for a second year Best Hosts for the second year in a row, while their Live show won for the first time. Take a look at all the winners below, and for more on the Daytime Emmys, head here.

2012 Daytime Emmy Award Winners~

Drama Series: General Hospital
Directing: General Hospital
Writing: Days of Our Lives (yay!)
Lead Actor: Anthony Geary (General Hospital)
Lead Actress: Heather Tom (Bold & the Beautiful)
Sup. Actor: Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital)
Sup. Actress: Nancy Lee Grahn (General Hospital)
Younger Actor: Chandler Massey (Days of Our Lives) yay! 
Younger Actress: Christel Khalil (The Young & the Restless)
Talk Show Entertainment: Live with Regis and Kelly
Talk Show Informative: The Dr. Oz Show
Talk Show Hosts: Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa (Live with Regis & Kelly)
Morning Show: The Today Show
Game Show: Jeopardy!
Game Show Host: Todd Newton (Family Game Night)
Culinary Show: Barbecue Addiction w/Bobby Flay
Culinary/Lifestyle Show Host: Sandra Lee (Semi Homemade Cooking)
Legal/Courtroom Show: Last Shot with Judge Gunn

General Hospital, Young & Restless and Days of Our Lives lead the Daytime Emmy nominations

This morning, the nominations for the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced and General Hospital led the way with a big 23 nominations. Next in line were The Young and the Restless with 16 and my personal favorite, Days of Our Lives with 15. Among Days nods were first time bids for long time soap vet Matthew Ashford (Jack) and Shelly Hening (Stephanie) who left the show early last year and now stars on CW’s The Secret Circle. Picking up her 8th nod was Crystal Chappell (Carly) who has since departed the show as well while Molly Burnett (Melanie) grabbed her second nod and breakout star Chandler Massey (Will) whose coming out storyline helped grab him a second consecutive nod. I also have to give a shout out to two of my friends who earned nods for their work on Days: Glen Alen for Makeup and Christopher Whitesell for Writing. Congrats Days folks! … Ok, enough gushing about Days, take a look at all the nominees in the big categories below and for the full list and info on the show, head here.

OUTSTANDING DRAMA
All My Children
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless

TALK SHOW
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Live With Regis & Kelly
The Talk
The View

TALK SHOW / INFORMATIVE
Anderson
The Dr. Oz Show
The Doctors

TALK SHOW HOST
Anderson Cooper, Anderson
Dr. Oz, The Dr. Oz Show
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, Live
Rachael Ray, The Rachael Ray Show
All of The Doctors

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA
Maurice Benard, GH
Anthony Geary, GH
John McCook, B&B
Darnell Williams, AMC
Robert S. Woods, OLTL

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
Crystal Chappell, Days
Debbie Morgan, AMC
Erika Slezak, OLTL
Heather Tom, B&B
Laura Wright, GH

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradford Anderson, GH
Matthew Ashford, Days
Sean Blakemore, GH
Jonathan Jackson, GH
Jason Thompson, GH

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Claire Egan, AMC
Genie Francis, Y&R
Nancy Lee Grahn, GH
Elizabeth Hendrickson, Y&R
Rebecca Herbst, GH

YOUNGER ACTOR
Eddie Alderson, OLTL
Chad Duell, GH
Chandler Massey, Days
Nathan Parsons, GH

YOUNGER ACTRESS
Molly Burnett, Days
Shelley Hennig, Days
Christel Khalil, Y&R
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, B&B

Coming Out with “Days of Our Lives” and Outfest

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a special event hosted by Outfest, the Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival, which is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. To celebrate, they have had a ton of big events including their recent Fusion Film Festival focusing on LGBT Films starring/created by people of color, and last night, they got together with NBC Universal to celebrate the long running soap Days of Our Lives. The show, which yes, I have watched since like 1984 (along with the dearly departed and fantastic soap Santa Barbara) has embarked on its first gay storyline~ the complicated, fascinating, difficult and incredibly emotional coming out of Will Horton, played by Daytime Emmy nominee Chandler Massey. His character has seen a lot of drama over the years usually fueled by his mother Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney, also the host of The Biggest Loser) and her shenanigans. Now, all of those experiences are affecting his coming out process. The hardest part of which has been having to admit it to himself. The show has been on fire with this storyline featuring amazing writing and a brilliant performance by the sure to be Emmy nominated again Massey. He has such a great natural quality and has wonderful honest chemistry and connections with all his costars including Sweeney, Bryan Datillo (his skeptical and slightly judgmental father Lucas), his somewhat pushy grandmother Kate played by the fierce and so fun Lauren Koslow and his loving and always understanding grandmother Marlena played by Emmy nominated daytime grande dame Deidre Hall. They were all at the event last night which featured clips from the show and a Q&A discussion about the storyline. Also at the panel was Wally Kurth who plays Justin whose character has a gay son, Sonny (Freddie Smith), that has been a mentor/friend to Will throughout this process…. It looks like romance will be in the cards for Will in the months ahead along with some big reactions from his family (some good, some bad, some confused). All I know is I haven’t been this excited about Days since Marlena was possessed by the devil back in the mid-90′s. It’s the perfect time to start watching as all the story lines are getting really good, the writing is strong across the board and the actors are really rising to the challenge. For more on the show, head to their website here, and take a look at my pictures from the event I attended with my friends and longtime Days fans Steve Kerem and Giana Mucci. It was so much fun and all the stars were  incredibly nice especially the tremendously charismatic Massey. He is going to be a big star, and how amazing was it to chat with a living soap legend in Ms. Hall? Just a great night honoring a wonderful show and an important, inclusive, and juicy storyline.

A Brief clip of some of Will’s “Coming Out” storyline on Days of Our Lives

And here are my pictures from the event:

Jason Boegh, Giana Mucci and Deidre Hall

Jason Boegh, Steve Kerem, Chandler Massey

Jason Boegh, Giana Mucci, Alison Sweeney

Jason Boegh, Giana Mucci, Lauren Koslow

You want Good Theatre in LA? See David Dean Bottrell’s 1 Man Show ASAP!

You may recognize talented character actor David Dean Bottrell from appearances on Harry’s Law, Days of Our Lives or his awesome stint as the crazy neighbor on Boston Legal. However, you really haven’t seen the depth of his talent until you see his hilarious and heartfelt one man show, David Dean Bottrell Makes Love. It’s a wonderful night of theatre that is funny, fierce and fascinatingly honest as Bottrell recounts stories about the things that we do for love. (FYI~ Bottrell is also a very talented screenwriter.) I highly recommend it and he just got nominated for Best Actor in a Play for the show by the 2011 BroadwayWorld L.A. Awards. I promise you will love it. His stories about internet dating are genius! And don’t be surprised if you have some emotions during a few lovely passages about family.  Tix are going fast and there are only 6 shows left, so get your tickets now. All the info is below and let me know how much you loved the show.

David Dean Bottrell in….

DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL MAKES LOVE: A ONE-MAN SHOW.
Return Engagement:
8 Shows Only! Nov. 16-Dec. 15, Wed & Thurs Nights.
www.RogueMachineTheatre.com

 

Bold and the Beautiful is Gorgeous at the Daytime Emmy Awards

Winning its third Best Drama Series statue this weekend, The Bold and the Beautiful looked fabulous at the Daytime Emmys held in Las Vegas yesterday. The show led the way with honors for Series, Directing and two acting honors. Also winning again was The Ellen Degeneres Show which nabbed its 6th award for Outstanding Talk Show. With Ellen pulling herself out of the competition for Outstanding Talk Show Host a few years ago (she already won 4 times), Kelly Ripa was able to grab her first Emmy alongside Regis Philbin as they tied with Dr. Oz. For more on the awards (which criminally ignored Days of Our Lives yet again), head to the Emmy website here and check out all the winners below.

2011 Daytime Emmy Winners~
Outstanding Drama Series: The Bold and the Beautiful
Directing Drama: Tie~ The Bold and the Beautiful/ The Young and the Restless
Writing Drama: The Young and the Restless
Lead Actress Drama: Laura Wright (General Hospital)
Lead Actor Drama: Michael Park (As the World Turns)
Supporting Actress Drama: Heather Tom (Bold and the Beautiful)
Supporting Actor Drama: Johnathan Jackson (General Hospital)
Younger Actress Drama: Brittany Allen (All My Children)
Younger Actor Drama: Scott Clifton (Bold and the Beautiful)
Talk Show/Entertainment: The Ellen Degeneres Show
Talk Show/Informative: The Dr. Oz Show
Game Show: Tie~ Jeopardy/ Wheel of Fortune
Talk Show Host: Tie~ Kelly Ripa & Regis Philbin (Live with Regis and Kelly) / Dr. Mehmet Oz (The Dr. Oz Show)
Game Show Host: Ben Bailey (Cash Cow)

Now’s the time to catch up on your DAYS…

Ok, I’ll admit it, I’ve been a fan of Days of Our Lives since I was in junior high. Oh the drama!… And if you’ve ever enjoyed this soap, now is the time to check back in for some great storytelling and a powerful goodbye to DAYS matriarch Alice Horton, played by the late great Frances Reid. A ton of your favorite characters will be returning in June to pay their respects to Grandma Horton as well. It’s gonna be good and a bit heartbreaking. The show is also riding high off a very strong year creatively that yielded a ton of Emmy nominations for some favorites like Arianne Zucker (Nicole)  and James Scott (E.J.) Check out what’s happening this month on DAYS below.