Jerry, Dick and Wal-Mart

Be Jerry For A Day
Talk show host Jerry Springer is looking for a one-time sidekick. The former Cincinnati mayor is launching a "Be Jerry For A Day" contest on April 30th which will award one viewer the job of co-hosting the sometimes-confrontational daytime program. Interested parties can submit audition tapes directly to The Jerry Springer Show or audition in person at select Professional Bull Rider's (PBR) events over the next seven months. The audition requires applicants to write and sing a verse to a song or to recite an original "Final Thought" in a style similar to Springer's own closing monologues.

The "Be Jerry For A Day" contest team will travel to PBR outings in New York, Phoenix, Dallas, Tulsa, and Kansas City. They'll also hold auditions in other cities like Los Angeles, Detroit, and Cleveland.

More information on contest rules, audition details, and locations is online at JerrySpringerTV.com.

Andy Dick ousted for flashing his . . .
Comedian Andy Dick had one of his dates at a Canadian comedy club cancelled after patrons complained that he exposed himself onstage. Several people complained to management at Yuk Yuk's in Edmonton after seeing an apparently intoxicated Dick perform on April 1.

Dick told the Edmonton Journal he was drinking the whole time he was in Edmonton but he didn't think he was drunk on stage. Dick admitted to exposing himself during the performance, but claimed that management was aware that it was part of his act. Yuk Yuk's cancelled Dick's April 2 appearance and paid him half his $15,000 fee.

I Got Mine At Wal-Mart
Now that it has conquered the retail and grocery sectors, Wal-Mart is turning its attention to a new market -- matchmaking. Wal-Mart International has launched a singles' shopping night at its German stores. On Friday nights, singles are invited to put red bows on their carts to show that they're shopping for a mate, as well as for whatever happens to be on sale. The program has been so well received, says John B. Menzer, president and CEO of Wal-Mart International, that it has been adopted in South Korea, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

A TV ad for the event -- set to a peppy version of the 1980s song "Jump for My Love" -- showcases red hearts, balloons, and lots of happy singles frolicking through the aisles, and in one case pushing one another in shopping carts. No word yet if Wal-Mart plans to expand the program into the U.S.