I saw Tim Reid on D.L. Hughley's CNN show this weekend.  I haven't seen Tim Reid in ages, but he was on promoting a book he's written with former standup comic partner Tom Dreesen:  Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White

Comedian Amy Poehler is one busy lady these days.  She just gave birth to a baby boy, is developing a sitcom for NBC to debut this spring, is still raking in kudos for her impressions of Hillary Clinton on her former show, "Saturday Night Live," and now she's working on becoming an internet star.  Amy and two of her friends, Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, have teamed up to produce eight webisodes called "Smart Girls at the Party."

I love Mary Steenburgen. She's one of those actresses who slips in and out of roles, seemingly with little effort and she brings a quiet, steely, strength to whatever character she plays. Her latest movie, "Four Christmases" is about a couple, Kate and Brad (Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn) whose yearly plan to avoid family Christmases is thwarted by a blizzard. Since their parents are divorced, that means four visits with four sets of dysfunctional parents, siblings, step-siblings and significant others. Mary Steenburgen plays Kate's Mom, Marilyn.

Hang on folks 'cause we're about to have a "YouTube President" in the White House.  Yes, it's true he may now have to give up his BlackBerry, but that doesn't mean his administration won't use the media and the internet in ways that have only been imagined in politics before. Last night President-elect Barack Obama did his first televised interview since the election with Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes." And though interviews by new presidents on "60 Minutes" are not new, the way Mr. Obama has used the media to his advantage rivals that of The Great Communicator himself, the late President Ronald Reagan.

Queen Elizabeth II has got to be one tough broad.  She'd have to be to rule an empire for more than fifty years and still keep her head about her through wars, recessions and while her family splashed themselves all over the gossip pages. If you're like me and fascinated by her, tonight you can get an inside look at the Queen's life with "Monarchy:  The Royal Family at Work" on PBS (8-10PM).  It's a six part mini-series that will air over the next two weeks covering the Queen's daily life, state visits and the enormous royal machine that's required to keep the Windsors on the clock.