The Toast
Thankful Self-Aware Cogs: Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
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Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz's namesake bar Schwartz & Sandy's closing after just 2 years (Page Six) (20:08), Kristen Doute Is Pregnant! (PEOPLE) (23:58)'Holding Space' for 'Defying Gravity': Viral 'Wicked' Journalist on Getting Recognized in Public, Selling Merch and What on Earth She Meant (Variety) (27:28)Hugh Grant doesn't remember making out with Luann de Lesseps in the Hamptons (Page Six) (34:16)Kylie Kelce is launching her own 'brutally honest' podcast (NY Post) (39:03)Glen Powell Says Lookalike Contest Winner Gets 'Their Parents or Any Family Member of Their Choice' a Cameo in His Next Film (Variety) (48:41)Dear Toasters Advice Segment (54:00)The Toast with Jackie (@JackieOshry) and Claudia Oshry (@girlwithnojob) Lean InThe Camper and The Counselor by Jackie OshryMerchThe Toast PatreonGirl With No Job by Claudia OshrySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapter 1: What is the celebration for this episode?
Welcome back to The Toast, and happy Tuesday that feels like a Friday, because we're fucking celebrating. Bitch, that's right. It's the last toast of the week, and while you might be crying, I am singing, because my work week is over. Yours probably isn't, and I'm really sorry, but mine is. Even though I have so much work to do tomorrow, I actually, like, I'm working a full day tomorrow. Right.
Really sorry that we had the foresight, couple of geniuses here. We had the foresight to take off the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. And I just want to say thank you to Jackson Claude of yore who made that decision. But the good news is I know you're probably like, what the fuck? Like I wasn't ready. The good news is there's so much good news.
First of all, Claudia and I recorded a Patreon episode yesterday. That's going up tomorrow morning. So if you need your daily dose of toast. Head to patreon.com slash the toast. It's a really fun episode because unlike other toasts, it's the fast five stories that you need for the Thanksgiving dinner table.
A couple of, you know, ice breakers, non-divisive things to talk about with your family and friends.
It's an annual episode. Jack and I record every year, just try to leave you guys for the holiday season with like good non-hot topics to talk about, like literally moronic things going on in the country that you can bring up with like family you hate, family you disagree with, family you feel awkward around. The episode was so funny.
And then we also go into, of course, like what are we thankful for this season? It was a very beautiful way to tie up So if you're looking for an episode tomorrow, you still have to work. It'll be released at 9 a.m. It's already been recorded. And then Thursday is Thanksgiving. I know some people do have to go back to work on Friday. So we also have an episode coming out Friday.
Me and Ben Soffer Celebrity, we are podcasting together. We haven't heard from him since the big news. And I know we haven't heard from the two of you together. I'm sure he talks about it on Good Guys. I heard he said like some nice stuff. Yeah, he did. He did. He did. But the two of you together need to share how you're feeling as a couple. So I'm really excited for you guys to get in the booth.
Of course. And I think that like what a lot of people heard on pregnant, they said like, what does this mean for BSA? So we're going to hear what does it mean? for BSC. So we've got you covered this week while we're taking some time.
I don't, that's why we're extra celebrating and like rubbing in your face because we don't even feel so bad because like we've got you covered and now like we get to be off and enjoy the best time of year.
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Chapter 2: What news do we have about Schwartz & Sandy's closing?
But that's what they... That's what they deserve after being on 12 seasons of reality TV. And so they're paying like millions in cast salaries. And it's just, that's not. That's a good theory. A good financial decision. So even though everybody wants to do it and everybody is doing this next season, she said everybody is doing this next season. So that like includes Ariana.
And Tom, it's just too expensive of a show. And when you think like how these reality shows start out, it's people making $20,000 a season. Not even like production, like the budgets for the show are low. The overhead is low. They take road trips.
It gets just too big. And that's what we're seeing. That's a very good theory. And I could see that. Even if it was like a successful show at Bravo, I think it gets really hard with reality shows just in general being less popular, like cable network reality shows. So you really can't, like a new show, that's why like Roni, I think that probably had a lot to do with why Roni Legacy.
They were all OGs. They were all getting paid at least a million dollars a season. And now you're paying Rebecca Minkoff $10,000. Like you start fresh. No, when you start over, you get to start fresh. It actually makes a lot of sense as to why shows would start over even before,
they need to. Yeah. And even a successful franchise, successful is different than what it used to mean. And I don't think even a successful franchise can make money or be successful when you have that much in cast salaries. That's a very good point.
Yeah, so even though some of them might now go over to the Valley, like, they might have to take a pay cut. But I actually think, now in thinking about it this way, it's worth... Yep. Say you don't make a lot of money from your season of the show. The opportunities that it brings you, like, and the potential for earning, I think is worth doing the show.
A thousand percent. Other reality shows, Instagram, followers, appearances, one thousand percent. I think things got, like, a little out of control, and... People are making like them. But that's also what happens when you bring on like the Denise Richards is and they're making $2 million just to come on the show. And then the people who built the show are like, well, we want more than.
Right. And I feel like a good example of someone that's doing it well is like Southern Charm. Because if you actually think it's such a big cast, but who is an OG now? Like Shep, Craig. Shep and Craig are the only OGs. Yeah. Austin's been around a while.
They're the only ones probably making around a million dollars a season. Like, you know, I think at that level you're getting paid like $30,000 to $50,000 an episode and you do like 15, 20 episodes. So it's actually good how they've sort of shed over the years original castmates because if there was 10 of them, you can't afford that. Yeah.
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Chapter 3: Who is Kristen Doute and what is her pregnancy news?
oh i feel like she is like that five seconds that we got of her like now we're getting an extrapolated version and like it's the same but the good news is it's like she has a sense of humor about it like she thinks it's awesome she also they were asking what's next you're gonna sell merch like you know they're comparing it to like the eri demir very mindful yes that there hasn't been a viral moment like that since then so she's uh said that um she's a little slower than the internet friends of hers were telling her to get a merch store up and running she said she's already seen t-shirts and ball caps
She said she has not considered the full breadth of what this might be. I had a podcast with The Advocate several years ago. So who knows? Maybe a little podcast. Stop. I love her.
Jackie, like I feel for anyone who works in media, like to get this kind of recognition, like you can't even dream of attention like this. Yeah. But also she's really become like a gay icon, which I feel like for a gay woman is probably like the best thing that could happen to you. Like everybody's wearing t-shirts with her face on it. Like everybody's quoting her.
Like I'm actually like so happy for this lady. And the more I hear from her in this interview, she sounds like... To me, I'm getting, like, the person who I saw in that interview, I was like, she kind of seems insufferable. But now hearing from her, it seems like it was like this total accident. She wasn't actually asking that as a question.
I was like, oh, she's more normal than I thought she was going to be. And I'm so happy for somebody I've never met. And speaking of Jameer, do you know that... Merriam-Webster word of the year. Yes, that was a story that got booted. Well, you know what? I'm glad we can talk about it now because I think it's A, a good word. Like it was an underrated word in the language. Agreed.
And having it be brought back to the forefront, I appreciate. And I feel like sometimes they make word of the year like riz. Like that's not a word, okay? No, but you know what is a word? The rizzler. I have like fallen down a rizzler rabbit hole. Oh, well, that's good because I have so much to send you.
I'm happy to see you here down the hole. I just, like, I don't know. I've always, like, ever since I met Costco guys and you told me about them, like, I've always thought they weren't nearing and paid attention. But, like, now when I see their videos, like, I'm not okay. We need a documentary. We do.
Like a real Netflix one. Do you see that one of them at the Knicks game? Of course I did. Jackie, did you see the professional wrestling thing? Did your husband show it to you? No. Oh, because the person whom I share all my Rizzler and Costco guy content with is your husband. We go back and forth.
And they did like a professional wrestling, not like a WWE, but a similar, like in this big arena, the dad. I saw a promo for it. The dad wrestled. Obviously he won, even though it was like staged. And AJ and the Riz were also involved in some sort of like kind of supporting actors. It was really one of the craziest things I've ever seen in my life. That is so crazy.
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Chapter 4: What insights does the viral journalist share about holding space?
Yeah. Turk.com. Yeah. Turd and branch. Yeah, probably. Oh, so many words. So many years. Are you ready for our next story? Hugh Grant is responding. I hate him. To Lewontin Duel of the Seps. I have to just like share his half of the story. His truth.
Just, like, for, like, journalistic integrity. But it kills me to, like... I wish the fantasy ended yesterday. It kills me to cast any doubt on what Luann said. And I just want to say, Hugh Grant is 1,000% telling the truth. Like, 1,000%. And he delivered it in the nicest possible way that he could have. But I wish he just shut his mouth, you know? Yeah.
Yeah. I wish he didn't. I wish like he listened to the toast and like knew how well this reflected on him. And like, even if none of it was true, like to let us say less. Yeah. So he screenshotted the people magazine story about Luann recalling heavily making out with him. And he. Posted on X. Steady on. I do remember meeting a charming Roni. No. Rennie. Rennie. A charming Rennie in a restaurant.
But I'd like to stress it was about 15 years ago. I don't recall shots or kissing, but her memory might be better than mine.
So he's being generous in saying... He's holding space for the option. He's being generous in saying, like, this didn't happen. But, like, it's possible. Like, she's not a liar. Maybe I forgot. But he knew the incident. Like, he remembers this night. So... I just, and by the way, Luann responded with like a gif of herself. Like she's so iconic.
I just like, I left feeling yesterday's episode like so joyful. Like I loved this story. I hadn't heard it until you shared it with me. And I thought it was really a positive reflection on everybody involved. And so for him to like get involved, which I kind of didn't even want him to speak about it. Like what was Kevin Costner going to talk about it the last time? Like get away.
Like this is for the girls. And I didn't even like, I don't know what he could have said that I would have liked, but I certainly, it's not this. Unless he said something like jolly good fun. Best night of my life. Luann, let's do it again soon. Yeah. But this just, I mean, it could have been worse. He could have been like an arse. I've never seen, yeah.
But he is like casting doubt on a story that meant a lot to us. Yeah. Get out of the way. Yeah.
it was so harmless I mean I guess the fact that he is acknowledging that they did have a night together is huge and the fact that like he said it was 15 years ago I feel like that was like kind of unnecessary was she a housewife 15 years ago probably but she would have been married like the timing isn't making sense right I also thought it was like this summer the way she was talking me too or like the last two years yeah so season one aired in 2008 so let's say they filmed it in 2007 how many years ago is that
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