Whoopi Goldberg News

Moms Mabley is inside Whoopi Goldberg . You can see for yourself when the multitalented, what-hasn't-she-done comedian/Oscar-winning actress/co-host of The View /drinkslinger on the starship Enterprise takes the Dell Hall stage at the Long Center on Saturday night.

Nathan Kaufman's wife, Ashley Alderfer-Kaufman, introduced him to Whoopi Goldberg, seen here at the Kaufmans' wedding last fall.

Whether it's loose-lipped Lurleen or dope-smoking Fontaine, Whoopi's alter egos let her go further - and be funnier - than other standup comedians might dare The set-up: Whoopi Goldberg 's standup act, like her career - even like her name - is a curious mixed bag.

The musical version of "Sister Act" has a different vibe - a disco vibe - than the 1992 movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.

She wears her obligatory white shirt and black trouser combination almost on a daily basis on her hit TV show The View.

"View" co-host Sherri Shepherd appeared on Tuesday's "Fox & Friends" and told the hosts why she planned on purchasing a gun.

You'll have to stay up longer to catch tonight's best bet for TV watching. "The Color Purple" begins at 9:40 p.m. on Encore.

The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg joined ABC's This Week Sunday morning to discuss her new documentary I Got Somethin' to Tell You , about influential African American comedian Moms Mabley, who Goldberg described as a trailblazer.

You probably remember Whoopi Goldberg's popular film Sister Act from 1992, an unlikely story about an aspiring singer who witnesses a murder and needs to be hidden until the trial - in a convent.

Musicals, by there nature, require audiences to suspend their disbelief more than any other art form.

Not even the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" cast is immune to bloopers -- just check out this reel for proof! The Huffington Post has the exclusive first look at the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Season 3 blooper reel , which is featured on Blu-ray set, out on Tuesday, April 30.

'The ABC show 'The View' has become the news comment place du jour as if you guys - meaning you fabulous women - were all Edward R. Murrow.

Among the shows coming to town: "American Idiot," the smash musical based upon the Grammy- award winning album by Green Day.

The Vanity Fair Party at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City saw numerous famous faces including 'Sister Act' star Whoopi Goldberg, 'The Deer Hunter' actor Christopher Walken and 'Romeo + Juliet' director Baz Luhrmann.