Andrew Joseph Cohen (born June 2, 1968) is an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer. He is the host and executive producer of the Bravo's late night talk show, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
Cohen also has a pop culture channel on SiriusXM Radio named Radio Andy. He hosts a two-hour live show with co-host John Hill twice a week.
Cohen served as Bravo's Executive Vice President of Development and Talent until 2013. He was responsible for creating original content, developing innovative formats, and identifying new talent.
Kristen Mary Jenner (born November 5, 1955) is an American television personality, entertainment manager, producer, businesswoman, and author. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–present).
She has four children from her first marriage to lawyer Robert Kardashian: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Robert, and two children from her second marriage to television personality and retired Olympic Games medalist, Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn): Kendall and Kylie.
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
New Musical ‘The Trial of Andy Warhol’ Tackles Social Media and Celebrity Worship
variety.comAntonio Ferme editorBlame it on Andy Warhol?Playwright Ryan Raftery’s new stage show, “The Trial of Andy Warhol,” sees the late pop artist put on trial in the afterlife for laying the foundation for today’s obsession with social media and celebrity worship.“What Warhol did with his work is make being famous more famous,” Raftery tells Variety. “He’s had such a huge hand in creating the world that we live in today, especially social media and reality television.”Raftery previously focused on the likes of Andy Cohen and Martha Stewart; “The Trial of Andy Warhol” marks the sixth celebrity bio-musical he has written and starred in.
Featuring parody songs set to the music of Taylor Swift, Madonna, Blondie and Andrew Lloyd Webber, the show opens Feb. 20 at Joe’s Pub in New York City. “Warhol,” Raftery says, is inspired by “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Social Dilemma,” the 2020 Netflix documentary about the harmful effects of social media.
If the artist were alive today, Raftery believes he would have been quite active on social media.“I think he would have especially loved the ephemeral nature of fame,” Raftery says. “Andy Warhol knew how to pick out an interesting personality and how to use them to his advantage.
Instagram, Facebook, TMZ — any sort of fascination that we have with celebrities or with being famous goes directly back to him.”As for what corner of American pop culture to examine next, Raftery is looking to reality TV’s most popular family.“I am leaning towards Kris Jenner, but I don’t know if I have the strength,” he says.
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