By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight, NBC (National Broadcasting Company) celebrates its 90th anniversary. The Paley Center for Media is saluting the Peacock Network for reaching this particular milestone. But before actor Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Frasier Crane, Cheers & Frasier) hosts the celebration, Jake’s Take is saluting some of its favorite NBC shows of all-time. Meet […]
The Five Question Challenge with Taylor Williamson
February 15, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am delighted to welcome comedian Taylor Williamson to Jake’s Take. After getting started in stand-up comedy while he was finishing up high school, Taylor’s unique brand of comedy caught the attention of numerous television shows including The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (where he set the record for […]
A Conversation with NBSJ Productions’ Adam Feldman & Shant Goorjian
February 14, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I am very excited to welcome two of my favorite rising YouTube personalities, NBSJ Productions hosts Adam Feldman and Shant Goorjian, to Jake’s Take. Since they started their YouTube channel in June 2015, their videos have been viewed over 268,000 times and started growing a social media following on Facebook, […]
Boy George and Matt Iseman face off for the title of “The New Celebrity Apprentice”
February 13, 2017 By
Six weeks ago, Matt Iseman and Boy George began a journey with 14 other celebrities to become Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Celebrity Apprentice. Throughout the weeks, the celebrities were divided into two teams: Team Arete and Team Prima. There were strong contenders who were surprisingly eliminated early such as Carson Kressley and Laila Ali, celebrities who clearly […]
Superstar collaborations headline the 59th Annual Grammy Awards
February 12, 2017 By
This is it, music lovers! Tonight was the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Late Late Show host and Carpool Karaoke creator James Corden made his hosting debut as some of the music industry’s biggest names came together to honor the achievements of the Recording Academy. However, viewers were looking forward to seeing who would win the […]
Jake’s Take’s Fifth Anniversary: My Favorite Grammy Moments (2000 to 2016)
February 11, 2017 By
The Grammy Awards are on this Sunday! Ever since I first watched the Grammy Awards back in 2000, I have always looked forward to music’s biggest night. Before Late Late Show host James Corden takes the Staples Center stage on Sunday, I picked out some of the best Grammy moments for the past 16 years. […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews (Week of February 10, 2017)
February 10, 2017 By
Happy Grammy Weekend! Welcome to Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews. We got a lot of music to get to, so let’s get this party started. Songs of Cinema by Michael Bolton Celebrated singer Michael Bolton is taking listeners to the movies in his latest offering, Songs of Cinema features some iconic songs from the silver […]
The Five Question Challenge with MADIBA’s Terry Pheto
February 7, 2017 By
This month, BET (Black Entertainment Television) is paying tribute to one of the most influential world leaders of all-time: Nelson Rolihlahla “Madiba” Mandela. The network’s three-part miniseries, MADIBA, is based on the late President Mandela’s two autobiographies: Conversations with Myself and Nelson Mandela by Myself. Executive produced by Blue Ice Pictures’ President Lance Samuels and […]
“New Celebrity Apprentice” Final Four fight to impress Jessica Alba
February 6, 2017 By
We are down to the final four candidates of The New Celebrity Apprentice! By the end of the episode, the audience learned if either Boy George or Brooke Burke-Charvet was going to compete against Laila Ali or Matt Iseman for the title of Celebrity Apprentice. Both Matt and Brooke each won two tasks as project […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews-Week of February 3, 2017
February 3, 2017 By
Welcome to the first Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews for the month of February! We have a lot of material to go through so let’s get this party started. Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope by Reba McEntire I admit I do not listen to a lot of gospel music. It could be […]
