Court TV’s legion of publicists is “pulling strings,” literally, to book their Smoking Gun TV series talent.
The network’s flacks have been pitching marionette and puppet versions of the all-star lineup — which include Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, James Brown and the Bush twins — on the TV talk show circuit. Their hook is “big names without the big demands,” a staffer joked. “Bookers can even save on hair and makeup…just a little PLEDGE and a rag will do.”
There’s no word on whether any shows have booked the stars yet. “Smoking Gun TV” premieres tomorrow night at 11pm…
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