Comments on: Pimp daddy Lipton

Pimp daddy Lipton

XQUZYPHYR — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:52:18 -0800

James Lipton: pimp.

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:55:21 -0800

XQUZYPHYR, you are a delight.

By: malaprohibita

malaprohibita — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:55:51 -0800

Let us not fall prey to forgiving people for past mistakes. That is just un-American.

By: ob

ob — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:56:10 -0800

I imagine that he looks rather fetching in a red fedora.

By: ob

ob — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:57:28 -0800

Also I was a little disheartened that in the article he never mentioned how difficult it was, but you can't have everything.

By: Pope Guilty

Pope Guilty — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:57:42 -0800

I just can't imagine James Lipton threatening to cut a bitch.

By: Vic Morrow's Personal Vietnam

Vic Morrow's Personal Vietnam — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:58:16 -0800

"If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?" "...Hoes ain't shit."

By: Floydd

Floydd — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:58:55 -0800

So why didn't he become an agent?

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:01:51 -0800

Hot Lipton-on-Lipton action!

By: Megafly

Megafly — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:02:31 -0800

What is your Favorite Word? Money What is your Least Favorite Word? Bitch

By: sephira

sephira — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:03:26 -0800

Of course he is. POPOZAO!

By: Rubbstone

Rubbstone — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:03:42 -0800

"Well Ms, How do you maintain the clarity of your instrument?"

By: quin

quin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:04:07 -0800

I just can't imagine James Lipton threatening to cut a bitch. You clearly never watched the Inside the Actor's Studio episode with Robin Williams. The knife fight an hour and twenty minutes in was really unexpected.

By: kittens for breakfast

kittens for breakfast — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:04:45 -0800

Dude, he makes it sound so...classy!

By: troybob

troybob — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:04:59 -0800

I thought Lipton turned pimp when Actor's Studio hosted Jay Leno.

By: DU

DU — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:05:53 -0800

...he once procured clients for French hookers. Isn't the opposite of being a pimp?

By: andywolf

andywolf — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:05:56 -0800

I had to remain there because they were very nervous, they were young Americans for the most part I'm sure they had to really twist his arm to stick around and watch, poor thing.

By: neilkod

neilkod — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:08:55 -0800

Scrumtrulescent.

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:09:00 -0800

I wonder what his neighbors think?

By: pyramid termite

pyramid termite — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:09:23 -0800

as scandals go, this is a pretty weak cup of tea

By: Pope Guilty

Pope Guilty — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:12:03 -0800

The real question is, with Will Ferrill gone, who will make light of this on television?

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:12:24 -0800

Mr. Lipton, what is your least favorite sound?

By: saslett

saslett — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:12:31 -0800

James Lipton is awesome, though it's not quite accurate to say he was a pimp. He explains as much in this great interview on Conan.

By: Unicorn on the cob

Unicorn on the cob — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:13:34 -0800

Parlez-vous pussy? I always knew James Lipton was a bad mother...

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:13:45 -0800

I'm pretty sure this was a plot point in his screenplay New Warden.

By: lekvar

lekvar — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:13:50 -0800

Imagine my surprise. I figured that the link would go to a story describing Mr. Lipton as stylish. But no, it's about his former employment as a manager for a prostitute. Will this corruption of the English language never cease?

By: winks007

winks007 — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:14:32 -0800

I've had some jobs in the past that I wouldn't want anyone to know about. Up till a month ago, I'd only seen parodies of Lipton on SNL, I think? As of late, it just so happens that I have somehow managed to see 2 episodes. The one with Charlie Sheen was probably one of the best interviews I've ever watched. The Robin Williams interview... a very close second. I'm hoping to see a few more.

By: jepler

jepler — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:17:56 -0800

darn, pyramid termite got in before I could work out some kind of "teabagging" joke

By: Curry

Curry — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:18:12 -0800

I'm pretty sure this was a plot point in his screenplay New Warden. The warden could easily be black! (prepares pillow case full of batteries)

By: RavinDave

RavinDave — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:27:33 -0800

troybob: I thought Lipton turned pimp when Actor's Studio hosted Jay Leno. Which, oddly enough, is the Latin word for "pimp".

By: Sticherbeast

Sticherbeast — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:38:35 -0800

I am a proud owner of James Lipton's literary sensation, An Exaltation Of Larks, which is a charming book of collective nouns for various things. It is also a repository of hilarious stock images. Oh, and I desperately want to reference Idiocracy now. So: "Upgrayedd." I have now referenced Idiocracy.

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:38:45 -0800

The Robin Williams interview... Highlights from the interview - 1, 2.

By: Reggie Digest

Reggie Digest — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:43:11 -0800

When it comes to neverending, in-depth lines of questioning, Lipton is not the Linehan he wishes to be. But he was a pimp, so whatever.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:43:26 -0800

The best Liption Interview I can remember is the Dave Chappelle one. It's almost two hours long and Dave really lets loose with the honesty about how fucked up the whole entertainment industry is. It was really enlightening.

By: spilon

spilon — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:43:53 -0800

Everybody got to have a dream.

By: DU

DU — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:51:13 -0800

Robin Williams' shtick is getting very, very old.

By: jennaratrix

jennaratrix — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:54:38 -0800

I just can't imagine James Lipton threatening to cut a bitch. Oh, I can.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:08:11 -0800

The revered TV presenter... Pimp, actor, host, writer of articles for the Associated Press... is there anything he can't do?

By: sparkletone

sparkletone — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:10:20 -0800

I would happily put on a sex show for James Lipton. Just sayin'...

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:15:52 -0800

Curse you, Reggie Digest, I've just spent 5 minutes of my life fruitlessly searching for Brock Linehan clips.

By: CitrusFreak12

CitrusFreak12 — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:17:50 -0800

That's actually really interesting. I wonder what other stories Lipton has to tell... can someone interview him for once?

By: cortex

cortex — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:19:41 -0800

I am so not having this argument again.

By: The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew

The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:20:23 -0800

In my mind, he gives the same grandiose introduction to his bitches that he does for the actors the he interviews. "Consider yourself warned.. aand privileged to experience the delightful and elightening night that is my ho"

By: TedW

TedW — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:30:27 -0800

I guess he didn't run afoul of any tatooed safecrackers while in Paris.

By: Justinian

Justinian — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:34:37 -0800

But how did Lipton deal with all the child molesters?

By: Lezzles

Lezzles — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:42:28 -0800

"You'll be my mec" does not mean "You'll be my pimp", that would be "You'll be my mac". Mec just means guy. Hmm a temporary career based on a misunderstanding.

By: dances_with_sneetches

dances_with_sneetches — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:47:45 -0800

. . . and he slept with Dumbledore.

By: goodnewsfortheinsane

goodnewsfortheinsane — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:07:03 -0800

Lezzles: ""You'll be my mec" does not mean "You'll be my pimp", that would be "You'll be my mac". Mec just means guy. Hmm a temporary career based on a misunderstanding." Well, FWIW, Wiktionary suggests "mec" as an alternative for "mac".

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:10:33 -0800

Ceci n'est pas une pimp.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:19:30 -0800

Wouldn't he have been a tout instead?

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:23:56 -0800

According to Sacha Baron Cohen he's still pimpin' (his wife, no less) [Daily Show interview]

By: thomas j wise

thomas j wise — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:27:57 -0800

Actually, Arthur Laurents wrote about Lipton's, um, interesting career in Original Story By--which was first published in 2000. Nobody appears to have noticed.

By: Asparagirl

Asparagirl — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:01:05 -0800

James Lipton has a new blog -- why not ask him about his past in the comments section? [ /sort of self-linky, sorry ]

By: nicolin

nicolin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:18:46 -0800

I don't know him but, judging from the way he tells the story in the featured article... he was just lending a hand. Isn't that so ?

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:50:04 -0800

I was asked to do something like this a while back in Las Vegas. Weird. I suppose if I was starving or something I might consider it. Never wanted to be an easy rider tho. Just freaks me right out, working to get women laid for money. Even just being the heavy. Ugh. I'd rather bodyguard a crooked Mexican politician (bit of a redundancy there tho). I can see Lipton doing it, maybe folks like him, there's an air of sophistication to it. An allure. Easy to fall into the illusion. But it's pretty much living off peddling ass.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:16:37 -0800

Pimp, actor, host, writer of articles for the Associated Press... is there anything he can't do? Not be smarmy.

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:03:51 -0800

Relevant- Ali G: Why is it that hoes is better actors than men? James Lipton: Uh...I should tell you that, as Dean of the Actors Studio at the Drama School, that I don't use words like 'hoes' and I hate them. Right? That's honestly. I know it's the vernacular, but I hate words like 'hoes.'

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:50:22 -0800

Well, anything goes when it come to hos, cos pimpin' ain't easy...

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:02:14 -0800

posted by DU Robin Williams' shtick is getting very, very old. Sacha Baron Cohen's is even older.

By: greenskpr

greenskpr — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:07:58 -0800

...Had he said he sucked cock in Paris to get him through his lean years instead of this...then maybe I believe. Tad too macho to be believable...I smell PR.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:58:52 -0800

I smell PR. "pimp rollin'?"

By: Mr_Crazyhorse

Mr_Crazyhorse — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:37:55 -0800

@greenskpr I agree... he was involved in some gay sexual debauchery. Of all the individuals to pick as a pimp in terms of pimp-like qualities... I think James Lipton ranks just below Gilbert Godfrey.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:56:57 -0800

Still, I can't help but wonder if Lipton has become delusional. Perhaps he has confused his own history for Jack Lemmon's role in Billy Wilder's Irma La Douce.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:51:58 -0800

Hey everybody it's time to play Old.. French.. Whore!

By: nonmerci

nonmerci — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:22:25 -0800

"You'll be my mec" does not mean "You'll be my pimp", that would be "You'll be my mac". Mec just means guy. Hmm a temporary career based on a misunderstanding. posted by Lezzles at 12:42 PM on October 23 [+] [!] Someone is not at all accounting for slang usage let alone connotation! Shame on you, literalist. "Mec" may mean 'guy', in the easiest sense of the word, but how many seemingly innocuous English terms have such layered meanings*? *American living in France aka I know more than you!** **I jest, in part.