Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston say they’re engaged — and they haven’t told her parents yet.

Palin, the daughter of 2008 vice-presidential candidate and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is featured on the cover of Us Weekly with Johnston, holding their son, 18-month-old Tripp.

Bristol Palin tells the magazine that she finds the idea of telling her mother about her engagement “intimidating and scary.”

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Will Michael Scott finally be leaving the Scranton branch of Dunder-Mifflin, a division of Sabre?

Several news sources are reporting that Steve Carell stated he thinks that 2011 will be his last year on The Office. Both E! Online and Zap2It are discussing Carell’s BBC Radio interview for his and Tina Fey’s new film Date Night, where Carell talked about The Office.
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Sarah Palin has been busy this week in Los Angeles.

She appeared earlier this week on ‘The Tonight Show’ with Jay Leno where she joked about  botox, Tina Fey and even had some fun at her own expense.

The former vice presidential candidate  is now shopping around a docu-drama with reality show producer Mark Burnett.

EW.com is reporting that the  show will have a “planet-Earth type look” at Palin’s home state of Alaska.

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Sarah Palin says she’s going to play Tina Fey in an upcoming Las Vegas show.

Just kidding.

The former Republican vice presidential nominee turned into a standup comic on Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” Tuesday, dropping one-liners about the White House, Congress and Fey – the “Saturday Night Live” star known for her impression of the former Alaska governor.

Palin told Leno’s audience she planned to speak at a gun-rights convention: “Be there or else,” she warned them.

She said Alaska is different from California. In Los Angeles, “when people have a frozen look on their face, I find out it’s Botox.” Read the full story

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Fey will probably reprise her famous impression of Sarah Palin when she hosts “Saturday Night Live” in April, the comedian told The Associated Press.

“It’s inevitable that we’ll try it, at least,” Fey said in an interview Tuesday. “We’ll see if it makes it to air.”

Officials at the NBC sketch show wouldn’t comment; “SNL” generally doesn’t discuss any planned sketches, given that much can change even in the hours before show time.

Fey’s performances as the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate were an icon of the 2008 campaign and drew huge ratings for “SNL.” Read the full story

Actor Alec Baldwin and his daughter Ireland pose at the 15th Annual SAG Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — A law enforcement official says “30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin was examined at a hospital after his daughter called 911 from their Manhattan apartment.

The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. The official said Baldwin and his young daughter had argued and she told 911 he had threatened to take pills.

Baldwin’s publicist issued a statement calling it “a misunderstanding on one person’s part.” The statement said Baldwin was “quickly released,” is “completely fine and will be at work” on Thursday.

In 2008, Baldwin blamed a bitter custody battle with ex-wife Kim Basinger in part for the stress he was feeling when he berated their daughter, Ireland, in a phone message.

Tina Fey arrives at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11, 2009.

Tina Fey officially rules the world and has the Golden Globe awards to prove it.

The “30 Rock” star and creator was named best actress in a TV comedy and her NBC series was picked as best comedy Sunday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, capping a run of honors for the series and general acclaim for her Sarah Palin impersonation.

“I want you to know that I really know how very lucky I am to have the year that I’ve had this year,” Fey said.

But there’s a dark side, she said.

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Saturday Night Live has a problem.

And, no, it has nothing to do with Tina Fey, who’s doing a masterful job playing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Fey’s impression is so spot-on, the rest of the show kinda feels like a big letdown after SNL is done spoofing the presidential election.

The problem with SNL is that it needs more black performers. This problem, of course, is nothing new. But it’s all the more glaring now that a black man has a good shot at becoming the nation’s commander-in-chief. Fred Armisen, although talented, is still having a hard time with his Barack Obama impression. The cadence and voice are all wrong. He makes Obama sound as if he’s reading cue cards. Meanwhile, Keenan Thompson, the show’s lone black cast member (and a very funny one), is short and heavyset so he’s limited in who he can play in sketches. If Al Roker were running for office, Keenan would be the star of the show.

Once again, SNL had to bring in a free agent star to play a black person. On Saturday’s show, Queen Latifah was tapped to play Gwen Ifill, the PBS political pundit who moderated Friday’s vice presidential debate despite suffering from a broken ankle. The Queen, who sure has come a long way from her Ladies First rap days, filled in nicely and proved she hasn’t lost any of her Living Single comedic timing. As funny as she was, though, Latifah should’ve never been on the show. Shame on Lorne Michaels for not finding a funny black woman who’s ready for prime time on Saturday nights. If Lorne doesn’t think black female comics can’t hang with the likes of Amy Poehler, Kristen Wigg, etc., he should watch some old In Living Color
DVDs.

Either that, or rehire Ellen Cleghorne who did a pretty good job back in the day while impersonating the likes of Anita Hill, Natalie Cole and Whoppi Goldberg.

The world is full of more than just white folks, Lorne. And your show should reflect that fact.