02-24-26 - Entertainment Drill - TUE - Cher Puts Tom Cruise In Her Sex Top 10 And Mike Tyson Asked Once To Fight A Gorilla - Breaking Bad Fans And Game Of Thrones Fans Having Netflix Ratings Battle

Summary

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Holmberg’s Morning Sickness - Entertainment Drill (Feb 24, 2026)

Episode Overview

In this Entertainment Drill segment from Holmberg's Morning Sickness, the crew—led by John Holmberg with Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo—dive into irreverent banter around celebrity oddities, wild showbiz anecdotes, and current pop culture rivalries. The conversation is fast-paced, leaning on sarcastic wit and playful ribbing, as the team covers topics including Cher's surprising sex rankings, Mike Tyson’s zoo antics, an ongoing “review war” between Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones fans, and celebrity family movie reactions. They close with thoughts on the upcoming (and strangely timed) Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rematch at the Las Vegas Sphere.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Celebrity Oddities & Fun Facts

Timestamps: 04:31–07:15

• Patrick Stewart’s Discovery:
  • Patrick Stewart reportedly didn’t know he was uncircumcised until his wife pointed it out.
    • Brady: “Patrick Stewart didn't know he was uncircumcised until his wife told him.” (04:31)
    • Holmberg: “I had no idea. None shall cut.” (04:38)
• Eminem's Unique Civil Union Gift:
  • Eminem sent Elton John and David Furnish two diamond-encrusted C-rings when they entered their civil union.
    • Brady: “Elton says they still yet to use them.” (04:55)
    • Holmberg: “You don't want to get crap on diamonds. You take your class ring off before you go back door.” (05:00)
• Dick Van Dyke's Dolphin Rescue:
  • Claim that Dick Van Dyke once fell asleep on a surfboard and was rescued by dolphins.
    • Brady: “Dolphins pushed him to shore.” (05:17)
    • Holmberg (riffing): “He’s old and he’s hallucinating. It’s time we put him down.” (05:22)

2. Cher’s “Sex Top 10” - Tom Cruise Rated Highly

Timestamps: 06:32–07:15

• Cher Reveals Tom Cruise Made Her Top 5 Lovers:
  • Brady: “Cher puts Tom Cruise in her top five of all time when it comes to sex.” (06:32)
  • Holmberg, surprised: “Cher had sex with Tom Cruise?... She’s like seven feet tall, he’s a baby.” (06:39)

3. Mike Tyson vs. a Gorilla

Timestamps: 07:15–07:54

• Tyson Tried to Pay to Fight a Gorilla:
  • Brady: “Mike Tyson once offered the owners $10,000 to let him fight a gorilla. They turned it down.” (07:15)
  • Crew (joking in Tyson’s voice): “Get in there and fight a gorilla... How else am I gonna earn that?” (07:28–07:42)
  • Multiple voices role-play both Tyson and skeptical teammates, landing on the obvious: bad idea.

4. TV Fandom Review Wars: Breaking Bad vs. Game of Thrones

Timestamps: 07:57–09:43

• IMDb “Review Bombing” Battle:
  • Breaking Bad fans have been protecting their series' episode “Ozymandias,” traditionally the highest-rated TV episode on IMDb.
  • When Succession, Chernobyl, or Game of Thrones’ new spin-off approached comparable ratings, Breaking Bad fans would “bomb” those episodes with one-star reviews.
    • Brady: “Breaking Bad fans would start bombing it with one star reviews.” (08:28)
  • Game of Thrones fans recently retaliated, dropping Ozymandias’s rating using the same tactic. Massive fake reviews traded between fandoms.
    • Holmberg: “Game of Thrones retaliated and they gave more than 70,000 one star reviews to the Ozymandias episode of Breaking Bad.” (09:09)
  • Holmberg praises the Breaking Bad episode: “Ozymandias is the penultimate part of the story... one of the greatest Breaking Bad episodes there is.” (09:24)
  • Sarcastic take: “Nothing Game of Thrones can put together is as good as that.” (09:55)

5. Celebrity Kids Embarrassed by Their Parents’ Movies

Timestamps: 09:55–11:10

• Andrew McCarthy’s Son & “Weekend at Bernie’s”:
  • McCarthy’s teen son calls the film “the stupidest movie he’s ever seen.” (09:55)
  • Holmberg: “The roof you’re under is because of Bernie... The great Terry Kaiser should have gotten an Academy Award for that first one. He played a dead guy hilariously.” (10:06)
• Willow McCarthy Shuts Down “Pretty in Pink”:
  • She stopped watching when her dad (McCarthy) kissed Molly Ringwald: “Yeah, that movie sucks. Pretty in Pink is wildly overrated.” (11:00)

6. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao At The Sphere (“Old Man Fight”)

Timestamps: 11:57–13:52

• Announced Rematch for September in Vegas at the Sphere:
  • Brady: “September 19th, Vegas at the Sphere. Manny Pacquiao versus Mayweather.” (11:57)
  • Holmberg, skeptical: “It’s an old man fight that has no meaning but they’re the same age so... It’s got a little life to it because there’s nothing on it other than two 50-year-olds fighting. Which you would watch in a parking lot!” (12:07)
• Recollections of the “Fight of the Century”:
  • Holmberg reflects on attending Mayweather fights and the spectacle around the last match.
  • “I flew to Vegas for that fight to watch it in a convention room... The fight was terrible. But they probably sold 5,000 seats in each MGM Aria.” (12:30–13:01)
  • Staff debate if it’ll sell as well this time (“No, because... styles make fights and these two don’t match up well. Especially older... Might be what we wanted 20 years ago.”) (13:14–13:52)

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Patrick Stewart’s Circumcision Realization:
  “I had no idea. None shall cut.” — John Holmberg (04:38)

• On Elton John’s C-Rings from Eminem:
  “You don't want to get crap on diamonds. You take your class ring off before you go back door.” — John Holmberg (05:00)

• On Dick Van Dyke’s Surfboard Tale:
  “He’s old and he’s hallucinating. It’s time we put him down.” — John Holmberg (05:22)

• On Cher and Tom Cruise’s Supposed Hook-up:
  “She’s like seven feet tall, he’s a baby.” — John Holmberg (06:39)

• On Mike Tyson’s Gorilla Challenge:
  (as Mike Tyson) “Get in there and fight a gorilla... How else am I gonna earn that?” — Show impression (07:28–07:31)

• On TV Fan Review Wars:
  “Nothing Game of Thrones can put together is as good as [Ozymandias].” — John Holmberg (09:55)

• Fatherly Reflections on Movie Legacies:
  “The roof you’re under is because of Bernie... The great Terry Kaiser should have gotten an Academy Award for that first one. He played a dead guy hilariously.” — John Holmberg (10:06)

• On Mayweather vs. Pacquiao at the Sphere:
  “It’s an old man fight that has no meaning but they’re the same age... Which you would watch in a parking lot if it happens in Sphere. Holy smokes.” — John Holmberg (12:07)

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Important Timestamps

• 04:31: Start of entertainment facts (Patrick Stewart, Elton John/Eminem).
• 06:32: Cher’s top lovers list, Tom Cruise.
• 07:15: Mike Tyson’s gorilla fight offer.
• 07:57: Breaking Bad vs. Game of Thrones IMDb war.
• 09:55: Andrew McCarthy’s kids dissing his movies.
• 11:57: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rematch at the Sphere.

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Tone and Style

• Sarcastic, irreverent, and quick-witted, balancing pop culture trivia with comedic disbelief and playful banter.
• Frequent use of impressions and callbacks to pop culture and personal anecdotes, keeping the tone light and self-deprecating.

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For Listeners Who Missed It

This Entertainment Drill is classic HMS: an energetic medley of bizarre celebrity news, pop-culture hot takes, and the crew’s signature blend of mockery and nostalgia. If you’re into tales of A-list oddities, strange sports proposals, and the (sometimes ridiculous) passions of internet fandoms, this episode is a can’t-miss. The episode also teases a big upcoming station giveaway—so keep ears peeled for more on that in future broadcasts.

Transcript

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crazy celebrity fun facts. Patrick Stewart didn't know he was uncircumcised until his wife told him.

[D]

I had no idea. None shall cut.

[E]

When Elton John and David Furnish entered into their civil union, Eminem sent them two diamond encrusted rings. But not the time you were on your fingers.

[D]

C rings?

[E]

Yep. Elton says they still yet to use them.

[D]

That's very thoughtful. Well, you don't want to get crap on diamonds. You know, you take your class ring off before you go back door.

[E]

Yeah. You ready for this one? Dick Van Dyke says he once fell asleep on a surfboard in the ocean, got lost at sea and dolphins pushed him to shore. He's.

[D]

He's old and he's hallucinating and it's time we put him down.

[E]

And then.

[D]

You wouldn't believe what happened next, Laura. I'm not Laura. You wouldn't believe it. Oh. Now the announcement is 8am tomorrow because it's pushing it back. What do you mean? It's 7am Pacific. We don't.

[E]

What?

[D]

That's what it says here. Are we the. We're not the only station doing it. Is that right? Larry? Is this thing. Am I announcing something that other stations are announcing as well? Not for you. You're announcing something that is going to be. It's only us. Sort of, yes. Okay. We cannot announce it itself because they're. They're gonna have. Other. Other people will be in on this.

[E]

Correct.

[D]

Got it. Okay, so. Which is fine, right? I don't care that you know, because this is a big deal. So I would assume. And it was like, hey, you didn't know Pacific time. And I was like, you never told me that. Okay, 8:00am Tomorrow, not 7.

[E]

8:00am oh, boy, what a CT. 747.

[D]

What a CT. Yeah, about 7:47. I'm gonna let the cat out of the back. I can't help it.

[A]

Don't do it.

[D]

Oh, boy. Larry's gonna die. Oh, my goodness. All right, 8:00 clock tomorrow. Sorry. We just got the word that we have to push it another hour. But it's worth. It's worth it.

[E]

I might tell Early Cher puts Tom Cruise in her top five of all time when it comes to sex.

[D]

Cher had sex with Tom Cruise?

[E]

Guess so.

[D]

Like a. She's like seven feet tall. He's. He's a baby. You.

[E]

During a visit to a private zoo,

[D]

did you just try to do a share or are you okay?

[E]

Yeah, yeah.

[D]

Brady had like a gas bubble in his tummy. Didn't dawn on me that that's what you were doing. I thought you were joking.

[E]

It took a minute.

[D]

Well, yeah, because it wasn't anything. It was just a. It's like bus does that when he needs to go out.

[E]

During a visit to a private zoo, Mike Tyson once offered the owners $10,000 to let him fight a gorilla. They turned it down.

[D]

Yeah, because it's a terrible idea.

[E]

Destroyed.

[F]

Get in there and fight a gorilla. I mean, what's the harm?

[D]

Ten grand?

[F]

What's the hard. It's $10,000. How else am I gonna earn that? How am I gonna earn that, Brady, if we're gonna earn the 10,000, I'm doing it.

[D]

No, Mike. Who's in Mike's team? We haven't talked to you a little bit, Mike.

[F]

I think it's a great idea. I'm gonna get this done.

[D]

I think it's a terrible idea. I'm gonna have to go ahead and say I vote against it.

[F]

One for, one against.

[D]

That's two.

[G]

I win.

[E]

Fans of Breaking Bad are in a rear view bombing war with fans of Game of Thrones. It all started because an episode from Breaking Bad's final season, the one called. Is it Ozymandias?

[D]

Ozymanders. It's the flower thing.

[E]

Which was the top rated TV episode of all time on IMDb.com is that right? Hundreds of thousands of user ratings. It stood at a perfect 10.

[D]

Ozymandias.

[E]

And fans of the show wanted to keep it that way. So whenever an episode of a show seemed to be racking up 10 star reviews, breaking Bad fans would start bombing it with one star reviews. An episode of Succession, Chernobyl started approaching the tens and they started doing the one star reviews to pop it back down. Well, most recently, it was the Game of Thrones spin off a Night of the Seven Kingdoms garbage. The episode in the Name of the Mother had racked up 99,010 star reviews. Breaking Bad fans couldn't have it, so they started bombing it.

[D]

Good work.

[E]

Game of Thrones retaliated and they gave more than 70,000 one star reviews to the Osymond Diaz episode of Breaking Bad. Dropped it down to a 9.5

[D]

Ozymandias is the penultimate part of the story that Jesse gets captured. Hank dies. That's the one where he tells Jesse that he watched Jane die. It's one of the greatest Breaking Bad episodes that there is.

[E]

And then.

[D]

Yeah, it's pretty awesome. The shootout with the. With the Neo Nazis. Oh, nothing Game of Thrones can put together is as good as that.

[E]

Andrew McCarthy says his son watched Weekend at Bernie's when he was 15 and he thought it was the stupidest movie he's ever seen. And Andrew told him, well, that's the point.

[D]

Also, you're welcome. Yeah, you're. The roof that you're under is because of Bernie. And the great Terry Kaiser should have gotten an Academy Award for that first one. He played a dead guy hilariously. Like he was brilliant in that and was dead. Remember Terry Kaiser was the bad guy in Three's Company every once in a while. Oh, yeah.

[E]

Wow.

[D]

There's a. Yeah.

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His daughter Willow also.

[D]

That's what my brain hangs on to. No math, no literature, no nothing. It's. Remember in Three's Company's Kaiser was the regal beagle villain. Yeah, that's what I know.

[E]

I don't remember that.

[D]

Well, you'd have to go, Brady. There's a reason you don't and it's because you shouldn't. There's no reason to remember it, but my brain grabs those things.

[E]

His daughter Willow also tried to watch Pretty in Pink a few years ago when she was 16, but she shut her off when he started kissing Molly.

[D]

Yeah, that movie sucks. Pretty in Pink is wildly overrated. And why? Cuz she didn't like that. She was. He was kissing with somebody other than Mom.

[E]

Yeah. Looks like you're gonna have to head to Vegas in September, John.

[D]

There's Terry, guys, bistro owner. But did he have Jack's Bistro already? Apparently, no, not quite. Because that was Three's a Crowd. That was the spin off after. Well, he's coming to bistro. I don't know. Well, he was a chef, but.

[A]

Yeah, but I don't know if. I don't know if he owned it at this point.

[D]

Harry Kaiser was gonna bust him up. He's a little afraid of it. And then. And then he was the blind guy. No, he didn't play the blind guy. That was a different guy. And he always wanted to beat up Jack. He had several different roles on Three's company because back in the 70s, people were so stupid that the same actor could come on a show as a different character. Multiple Times MASH did it all the time and they did it with the Asians. Like no one will know. Well, and we didn't. They weren't wrong.

[E]

So. September 19th, Vegas at the Sphere. Manny Pacquiao versus Mayweather.

[D]

They're gonna fight it.

[E]

Oh,

[D]

it's. It's an old man fight that has no meaning but they're the same age so it actually 50. Yeah, it's. It's got a little life to it because there's nothing on it other than two 50 year olds fighting. Which you would watch in a parking lot if it happens in Sphere. Holy smokes.

[E]

First time around it was called the fight of the century.

[D]

That wasn't though.

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Pay per view numbers, 4.6 million buys.

[D]

I flew to Vegas for that fight to watch it in a convention room. Like to watch it? Yeah, all the convention. MGM opened up their convention rooms and put up massive screens and sold tickets to that because getting tickets to the actual. I went to all of Mayweather's fights. The only one I didn't get to. Oh wow. I got to a convention. I got a front row. The convention which was. Right. It was great. The fight was terrible. But they probably sold 5, 000 seats in each MGM Aria. All of them. Everybody's had their convention centers.

[E]

Jesus.

[D]

It was, it was massive. And it was such a terrible, I mean absolutely terrible fight. Terrible fight. Anyway, that's it.

[E]

All right, Well I get 4.6 million buys this time.

[D]

No, because you know what? Styles make fights and these two don't match up well. Especially older like. Manny's an active fighter. He throws 1200 punches a fight. Floyd dodges. So it's one guy chasing and one guy playing the best defense you've ever seen and then just hoping for one punch and then they pitter Pat.

[E]

He'll probably throw maybe 900 punches.

[D]

He's, he's. Yeah, he can still throw him down a little. I don't think he can take the punch. I don't think Floyd can deliver it. I don't know. It might be interesting. It's equally matched so even their skills have diminished at the same rate. Might be what we wanted 20 years ago. There you go. That's it for us. First day back. Not bad.

[E]

Good job, man.

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I'm trying.

[D]

My head hurts. It's a little. It's a lot. But that's it.

[G]

We're done.

[D]

Larry is now going to do his regular job and not tell you what we're going to talk about tomorrow morning at 8:00am oh, John, do you know about It.

[E]

Oh.

[D]

Huh. Am I exaggerating? No, it's awesome. All right, we'll find out together tomorrow. I already know. And trust me, it's been hard for me to not let the cat out of the bag. So tomorrow, around 7 o', clock, I'm gonna start. Better not. I'm gonna start leaking like a sieve. And then at 8, I'll let you know everything. But it's gonna be great, so get ready for it. And again, today, people you don't know, people who hate us, doesn't matter. Have people download our app and get them familiar with it. Start a text thread with like 20 people and have them all say, look, I'm going to text you every hour to put a word in this app. Just do it and I'll explain it later. You're going to want to win this thing. It's going to be awesome. The more the better. And plus, it helps us when all these people download the app. We don't care if they listen or not. I mean, our bosses do. They think it's a thing, but they're so stupid.

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It helps our podcast.

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Look, they'll see. Yeah, they'll see the spike and they'll

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be like, what happened?

[D]

Boy, you really. It doesn't matter. They're dumb. So let's just give the dumb dog a cookie and get him off her ass. Am I wrong? Thank you. We're done. You guys have yourselves a great day. We'll see you tomorrow on the Morning Sickness, Arizona's most powerful, powerful rock radio station.

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