Sadly, we did not wake up this morning to discover that Tim Urban's entire time on
American Idol was an elaborate April Fools' joke. But that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of
Idol news on this day of pranks and trickery.
Let's have an
American Idol news roundup shall we?
Teflon Tim Survives Another Week, Sets Worster Record:Speaking of He Who Has Impeccable Bangs ... he's the longest lasting
Vote for the Worst candidate in the history of
American Idol.
Tim has lasted seven weeks on Idol, besting former Worster record
holder Sanjaya Malakar. While most of us who value singing on-key and
fairness aren't pleased with Tim Urban's reign of dimpled terror on
Idol, Vote for the Worst is proclaiming themselves miracle workers.
Ryan Seacrest Looks An Awful Lot Like Joel McHale:While Tim Urban might not be an elaborate April Fools' prank, Joel McHale hacking
Idol host Ryan Seacrest's
Twitter and
website is. At 11:11am this morning
The Soup host took over Seacrest's Twitter handle and web-site, which resulted in gems like this:
Even Ryan Seacrest's website had a whole new look:
It's a pretty elaborate prank, so we're sure that Seacrest had to be in on the joke. Nice to see our little angry Leprechaun does have a sense of humor. Too bad he hasn't been bringing it to the shows and his
increasingly bizarre interactions with Simon Cowell.
Idol Gives Back:Names are starting to emerge for this year's Idol Gives Back event. The latest celebs and singers to join the charity show (scheduled for April 21) include Annie Lennox, Jeff Beck, Black Eyed Peas, and Idol winner Carrie Underwood.
Alex Lambert and Idol Back Together Again ... Kind Of:Last but not least, there's hope for all you crestfallen Alex Lambert fans and petition signers. While Alex's time on
Idol is over, he's been given another opportunity by
Idol creator Simon Fuller on a new web-series called
If I Can Dream. The web-series will follow young hopefuls trying to make it Hollywood, including Alex and Miley Cyrus' ex Justin Gaston. You can watch a now mullet-less Alex 24-7 on the
If I Can Dream website or check
Hulu every Tuesday morning for new and abridged episodes.
And in case you're wondering what Alex looks like sans mullet ... the answer is super cute:
(If I Can Dream Photo courtesy of 19 Entertainment)