10-17-25 - Entertainment Drill - FRI - Keanu Reeves Was Told To Go By Different Name At First - New Lifetime Holiday Pickle Ball Movie - Farm Carves Ozzy Pumpkin - Dave Draiman Says All Are Welcome At His Shows

Summary

Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Entertainment Drill (10-17-25)

Main Theme / Purpose

This episode of the Entertainment Drill, a recurring segment on Holmberg’s Morning Sickness, is pure comedic banter about the latest in celebrity news and pop culture. The crew—led by John Holmberg with Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo, and frequent impressions—delves into Hollywood name changes, the absurdity of daytime Christmas movies, viral sports moments, and wacky entertainment headlines. All this is delivered in an irreverent, riff-heavy, and almost morning-zoo style, punctuated by impressions and sharp one-liners.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Keanu Reeves’s Name Change Origins

[03:42–04:30]

• The crew discusses an odd slice of Hollywood history: Keanu Reeves was once told to change his name to be more marketable.
• Possible name changes floated: “Chuck Spadina” (his childhood street name) and “Casey Reeves.”
• Quote:
  • Brady: “Keanu Reeves was told to go by a different name at the start of his Hollywood career… His agent said, ‘We gotta change your name. We don’t like Keanu Reeves.’” [03:42]
  • Podcast Host: “Sounds like a porn name.” [04:11]
• Comic speculation: Would famous stars like Margot Robbie be less attractive with an unglamorous name?
• Quote:
  • Brady: “Would Margot Robbie still be hot if her name was Gertrude Hildegrand?” [04:35]
  • Podcast Host: “Well, what would it be? Bertha Lipa?” [04:44]

2. Lifetime's Holiday Pickleball Movie Lineup

[05:13–06:14]

• Lifetime has announced a new lineup of Christmas movies, notably including A Pickleball Christmas.
• 12 holiday movies will premiere, starring the usual roster of TV movie actors like Lacey Chabert, Brandy, and Vivica A. Fox.
• Plenty of jokes about the formulaic (and sometimes baffling) nature of these seasonal films.
• Quote:
  • Brady: “How are they doing this?” [05:23]
  • Entertainment Commentator: “There are 12 Christmas movies in total that premiere every weekend starting November 29th through December 20th.” [05:26]
• Nostalgic references to sitcoms and impressions, especially Jackée Harry from “227”.
• Quote:
  • Impressionist/Comedian: “Merry Christmas, baby!” [05:50]

3. Anthony Edwards' “White Boy of the Year” Award

[06:22–07:32]

• Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards held an online award and crowned actor Timothy Chalamet as “White Boy of the Year,” over competition like Adam Sandler and Tom Cruise.
• Commentary on racial dynamics in pop culture, with tongue-in-cheek explanations around Kylie Jenner’s dating history.
• Quote:
  • Entertainment Commentator: “He gave it to Timothy Chalamet. Because evidently once you go black, you never go back. Unless you’re Timothy Chalamet...” [06:54]
• Side note: Confusion between Anthony Edwards the basketball player and the actor from “ER.”

4. Kevin Federline’s Memoir - Britney Spears Revelations

[07:39–08:24]

• Discussion of wild claims in Kevin Federline’s memoir: Britney Spears allegedly drank while pregnant and did cocaine while breastfeeding.
• The team riffs with irreverent, exaggerated jokes about these revelations.
• Quote:
  • Entertainment Commentator: “Brittany drank while she was pregnant and did coke while she was breastfeeding.” [07:39]
  • Brady: “Not like latch on, snorted off the baby’s head?” [08:02]
  • Brady: “Sorry, y’all. I just did some coke off my baby’s soft skull.” [08:14]

5. Pumpkin Ozzy: Indiana Farm’s 500lb Tribute

[08:24–09:42]

• An Indiana farm carves a 500-lb pumpkin in the likeness of Ozzy Osbourne, though some say it resembles Benjamin Franklin.
• Spirals into a series of impressions: Pumpkin Ozzy and Ben Franklin, with signature catchphrases, poking fun at classic rock tropes.
• Quote:
  • Impressionist/Comedian: “Hello, Santa Claus, Indiana. I’m back. And I’m in the form of a pumpkin. I’m Pumpkin Osbourne. You can’t keep me in the sun very long; I begin to stink worse than the real Ozzy.” [08:40]

6. Dave Draiman’s Message of Unity at Disturbed Shows

[09:42–10:36]

• Disturbed’s Dave Draiman makes headlines by telling fans “all are welcome,” including Israelis and Palestinians, at his concerts.
• Parody impressions quickly ensue, featuring Draiman, Gene Simmons, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Quote:
  • Entertainment Commentator: “Dave Draiman from Disturbed says that Israelis and Palestinians are welcome at his shows.” [09:42]
  • Impressionist/Comedian: “That’s exactly right. I say that all the time. I’m Dave Draymond from Disturbed.” [09:48]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Keanu Reeves’s agent about his name:
  “His agent said, ‘We gotta change your name. We don’t like Keanu Reeves.’ His middle name is Charles… so he was gonna go by Chuck Spadina.” (Brady, 03:42)

• On Lifetime Movies:
  “There are 12 Christmas movies in total that premiere every weekend starting November 29th through December 20th.” (Entertainment Commentator, 05:26)

• Jackée Harry impression:
  “Merry Christmas, baby! I was one of the few men in the world who did a great Jackée Harry impression.” (Impressionist/Comedian, 05:48)

• Britney revelations riff:
  “Sorry, y’all. I just did some coke off my baby’s soft skull. It makes its own little lines where it hasn't grown together yet.” (Brady, 08:14)

• Pumpkin Ozzy:
  “I’m back. And I’m in the form of a pumpkin. I’m Pumpkin Osbourne. You can’t keep me in the sun very long; I begin to stink worse than the real Ozzy.” (Impressionist/Comedian, 08:40)

• Disturbed’s Dave Draiman and unity:
  “Dave Draiman from Disturbed says that Israelis and Palestinians are welcome at his shows.” (Entertainment Commentator, 09:42)

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Important Timestamps

• 03:42 – Keanu Reeves’s Hollywood name change story
• 05:13 – Lifetime’s holiday movie announcement (A Pickleball Christmas)
• 06:22 – Anthony Edwards’s “White Boy of the Year”
• 07:39 – Kevin Federline memoir/Britney Spears drug allegations
• 08:24 – Carved pumpkin in Ozzy Osbourne's likeness
• 09:42 – Dave Draiman’s all-are-welcome message

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Tone & Style

The segment stays true to morning radio comedy—with friendly roasting, quick-witted skewering of pop culture, and breakneck banter. Celebrity impersonations and playful exaggeration are used liberally, making the episode fun and unpredictable for listeners who enjoy entertainment news served with a heavy dose of sarcasm.

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Wrap Up

This installment of the Entertainment Drill illustrates why Holmberg’s Morning Sickness is such a hit with fans who love irreverent, fast-paced, and slightly rowdy takes on the latest Hollywood oddities and music news. The hosts blend fact with comic conjecture in a way that’s both informative and highly entertaining.

Transcript

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[Brady]

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[Entertainment Commentator]

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[Entertainment Commentator]

Keanu Reeves was told to go by a different name and his start of his Hollywood career 20 years ago, Larry Reeves. Whoa. He is. His agent said, we got to change her name. We don't like Keanu Reeves. His middle name is Charles.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

I'm an FBI agent. My name is Shane Falco.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Chuck, he said, and then street he grew up was Spadina. So he's gonna go by Chuck Spadina.

[Brady]

That's pretty good.

[Podcast Host]

Sounds like a porn Name.

[Brady]

Almost. Kind of.

[Entertainment Commentator]

And then they suggest Casey Reeves. And he actually did one movie where he was credited as Casey Reeves.

[Brady]

How do you come up with. Oh, Keanu is his real name. Okay, I was gonna say Keanu Charles.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Yep.

[Brady]

Would it have mattered, I wonder?

[Podcast Host]

No.

[Brady]

You don't think so?

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Nah.

[Brady]

Would Margot Robbie still be hot if her name was Gertrude Hildegrand? Hell, yeah.

[Podcast Host]

You've seen that picture with Toledo, showed.

[Entertainment Commentator]

A little while ago.

[Brady]

I think it changes everything.

[Podcast Host]

Well, what would it be? Bertha Lipa. I mean, would that change?

[Brady]

Good Christ. That's horrifying. The future is dim. Bertha Lipa. I know where that's going. She's gonna have a kid.

[Entertainment Commentator]

You say it. I would do anything for.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Just get it when it's young.

[Brady]

Yeah, Just have it before it turns into Bertha Lipa. I'm not into that. Yeah. What was the Paw? Bucket is my Martha Paul Bucket? Yeah. You can't be hot and be named Martha Paul Bucket.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Brett, you'll be excited about this. Lifetime just announced one of their holiday lineup. The Christmas movies. Yeah. A pickleball Christmas.

[Brady]

Oh, my gosh. How are they doing this?

[Entertainment Commentator]

There are 12 Christmas movies in total that premiere every weekend starting November 29th through December 20th.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Josh Brolin. 12 of them.

[Brady]

Josh Brolin's brother Tim and Lacey Chabert.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Star in this year. There's some familiar faces in the lineup. Brandy, Vivica A. Fox.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Jack a. Harry.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Oh, they all.

[Brady]

They're all Surroundstone urban faces. Merry Christmas, baby. I was one of the few men.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

In the world who did a great.

[Brady]

Jack A. Harry impression. Oh, maybe. I used to love 227. You probably did, too. You didn't like 227? Oh, it's great.

[Podcast Host]

Because I always thought her from. I always thought of her as Florence from the Jeffersons.

[Entertainment Commentator]

And I love the Jeffersons, but.

[Brady]

Yeah, she wasn't fun in 227, but that old lady that hung out the window all day, she was funny. And Jack A. On the stoop. I like that show.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves did an online award show and he gave Timothy Chalamet White Boy of the Year.

[Brady]

We were allowed to do that.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Yeah. He beat out Adam Sandler, Tom Cruise, Pat McAfee, and Mr. Beast.

[Brady]

Good for you.

[Podcast Host]

We thought Anthony Edwards.

[Brady]

I thought Goose the Ant Man.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Yeah.

[Brady]

Not Anthony. Not from er. Wouldn't it be great, though, if that Anthony Edwards was giving out White Boy of the Year? What. What award show was this?

[Entertainment Commentator]

He. It's his online.

[Brady]

Oh, Ant man did it himself.

[Entertainment Commentator]

He did it Cracker awards.

[Brady]

And the reason why is because he disproved everything the Ant man would. He gave it to Timothy Chalamet. Because evidently once you go black, you never go back. Unless you're Timothy Chalamet. Because Kylie switched. She went back. But is it going back if you never started white? Because she started with Tyga and then moved into Travis Scott. Right. And then went to Timothy Chalamet. So she never had the opportunity to go back. So now she's just testing the white waters. That makes him white boy of the year. I'm with it. I'm. I agree.

[Podcast Host]

Kim ever go white?

[Brady]

Sort of.

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[Entertainment Commentator]

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[Brady]

Well, that was all for the show.

[Entertainment Commentator]

You think that was just staged? The latest K Fed nugget from his memoir is Brittany drank while she was pregnant and did coke while she was breastfeeding.

[Brady]

Holy cow. Only Brady got that because of the breastfeeding news.

[Entertainment Commentator]

I have pictures.

[Brady]

That's pretty good. She did coke while she was breastfeeding. Or in the time of breastfeeding. Not like latch on snorted off the baby's head.

[Entertainment Commentator]

I think. No, I think she's doing coke.

[Brady]

I would like to watch that.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Oh, yeah, but maybe she did a bump.

[Brady]

Sorry, y'. All. I just did some coke off my baby's soft skull. It makes its own little lines where it hasn't grown together yet.

[Entertainment Commentator]

There's a farm and garden store in Indiana that carved a 500 pound pumpkin.

[Brady]

In the Ozzy Osbourne when it came to life.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Google that. Brad, Steven, pull off. Although some people think it looks more like Benjamin Franklin.

[Brady]

And they. And they touched it with a magic wand.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Hello, Santa Claus. Indiana. I'm back. And I'm in the form of a pumpkin. I'm Pumpkin Osborne. You can't keep me in the sun very long. I begin to stink worse than the real Aussie.

[Podcast Host]

Leave it to Indiana.

[Brady]

Of course. Oh, Jesus Christ. That's it.

[Entertainment Commentator]

That's not Ben Franklin.

[Brady]

It looks like Ben Franklin. It looks like sodomized Ben Franklin. What's happening to him?

[Entertainment Commentator]

He's yelling crazy.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Trees are crazy. It look like Ben Flame. Love discovering electricity. Except where I'm attached to the kite. I look like I'm being electrocuted to tell him. Sharon.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Sharon.

[Brady]

A pumpkin. Now you should get Sharon close to it and see if she breaks down. Oh, Ozzy, you're back.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Oh, no. I'm in the form of a giant pumpkin. I've got no body. I feel like Thriller. I'm just ahead.

[Brady]

See? Hey, took a Thriller shot there.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Anyway, you make me out of all sorts of gourds. Brady. If you've got a gourd at home, you can bring. Bring Ozzy back to life and dance him around. Yeah, that's good idea. Form your Gordon to Ozzy Osborne, the God of darkness.

[Entertainment Commentator]

And Dave Draiman from Disturbed says that Israelis and Palestinians are welcome at his shows.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

That's exactly right. I say that all the time. I'm Dave Dreaming from Disturbed.

[Podcast Host]

What about Kiss? Are they welcome?

[Impressionist/Comedian]

They're going through quite a bit. They're going.

[Brady]

They're going through.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

In fact, I bring him here. He's on his. Very distraught. Gene Simmons. Come on in here.

[Brady]

Let me open the door.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Thank you, Dave Dream. And I'm Gene Simmons.

[Brady]

Sad.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Gene Simmons from Kiss. I can't even talk about it.

[Brady]

Dave takeover.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

I'm so sorry. Going to the street. How can you be consoled? I mean, what's good news? Well, I suppose the peace deal in Israel would be good. Did someone say peace? Shalom.

[Brady]

I'm Benjamin.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Benji. Who?

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Work a kaka. I didn't expect you. So good to see you.

[Brady]

That's how we differentiate. Simmons, Draymond, Netanyahu, you can all do it. When you got one, you got three.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

Thank you for having us. Yes, as always. Wakaka.

[Entertainment Commentator]

We'll see you later.

[Brady]

Bye, Ace. Anyway, we're running very late. That should do for the entertainment. Troll, we got the Guadalupe Squares coming up in just moments. Get ready for it. It's 98. It's out of control now.

[Impressionist/Comedian]

98.

[Entertainment Commentator]

Okay.

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