Katy Selverstone

Taunted by their classmates since grade school and never quite able to escape the culturally suffocating confines of their homogenized Midwestern hometown, a pair of small-town misfits make a break for the big city in this comedy from director Lorene Machado. Celeste (Margaret Cho) is an overweight, Korean, former goth-punk whose best pal since childhood has been queeny African-American Bam Bam (Bruce Daniels). Now in their early thirties and curious to explore the outside world, Celeste and Bam Bam catch wind of a reality television makeover show that's in search of a challenge. Convinced that they are the perfect candidates and encouraged by the show's booking assistant (Alan Cumming) to make the trip, the pair pack up the car and set their sights on New York City. Upon arriving in the Big Apple for their television debut, Celeste and Bam Bam find their moment in the spotlight threatened by a former high school nemesis turned posh salon owner assigned to perform makeover duties on the peculiar pair. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Former NYPD Blue regular Kim Delaney returns in the role of Detective Diane Russell, who since the death of Danny Sorenson has been working with the SVU. Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) hopes that Diane will be able to persuade Adrian (Katy Selverstone), the sister of Connie's scummy brother-in-law, Frank, to provide the damaging information that will prevent Frank's parents from gaining custody of baby Michelle. Elsewhere, the detectives investigate the murder of a woman and the victim's ex-boyfriend, who at first glance would seem to have plenty of motive. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Screenwriter Callie Khouri makes her directorial debut with this adaptation of a pair of popular novels by author Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Little Altars Everywhere. Sandra Bullock stars as Sidda Lee Walker, a New York playwright who opens a can of emotional worms with her estranged, boozy mother, Vivi (Ellen Burstyn), when she discusses her painful childhood and particularly Vivi's less-than-enviable mothering skills in a Time magazine article. The eccentric Louisiana drama queen Vivi has already been barred from her daughter's oft-delayed wedding to her fiancé, Connor (Angus Macfadyen), so the article sends her into a rage. Coming to the rescue of the relationship are Necie (Shirley Knight), Caro (Maggie Smith), and Teensy (Fionnula Flanagan), a trio of bickering women, who, along with Vivi, formed a secret society of feminist empowerment and friendship 60 years earlier that they dubbed the "Ya-Ya Sisterhood." The Ya-Yas kidnap Sidda and bring her home to Louisiana, where they reveal to Sidda via a carefully maintained scrapbook her mother's painful past (with Vivi portrayed in flashback by Ashley Judd), effecting a rapprochement between mother and daughter. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood also stars James Garner. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

In this romantic comedy, a man gets an insider's perspective on his drawbacks as a boyfriend. Jesse (Tim Daly) has never had much luck sustaining a romance. When one of his former girlfriends dies, he asks his current flame (Olivia D'Abo) to marry him. After she turns him down, he decides to visit his former girlfriends to find out what he's doing wrong. Jesse's roster of former girlfriends includes Jami Gertz, Melora Hardin, Elizabeth Pena, and Mimi Rogers. Seven Girlfriends marked the feature debut of director Paul Lazarus, who has a background in such TV series as Friends, Melrose Place, and Beverly Hills 90210. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Craig Ferguson makes his first appearance as Britisher Nigel Wick, the new boss of Drew (Drew Carey) and the rest of the gang at Winfred-Louder. Not only is Mr. Wick insufferably snotty, but he also imposes a series of unpopular cost-cutting ideas, all the while making sure that Drew will shoulder the blame for the mass firings and salary reductions. Chafing at being labeled "Carey the Horrible", Drew finally gets his revenge when Wick goes one tiny step too far. Meanwhile, Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and Lewis (Ryan Stiles) resort to exploiting child labor to fill their first major order for Buzz Beer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Drew (Drew Carey) tries to figure out ways both subtle and blatant to stay out of his own house when Lisa (Katy Selverstone) moves in with her menagerie of pets. Meanwhile, Kate (Christa Miller) begins to doubt that Jay (Robert Torti) is truly willing to commit himself to marriage. Embarrassment ensues for both Kate and Drew when they leap at the wrong romantically-related conclusions, culminating in a wholesale orgy of destruction perpetrated by the newly misanthropic Kate--and misery for Drew as he is saddled with a "broken" dog. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The second season of The Drew Carey Show begins with yet another romantic tribulation for the title character (played by himself). Lisa (Katy Selverstone) has lately grown jealous of Drew's lifelong friendship with Kate (Christa Miller) and his dedication to his job. In the latter category, Drew finds himself "top man" at Winfred-Louder because he is handling the annual job evaluations. Unfortunately, his relationship with Lisa is dealt another blow when she finds out that Drew's evaluation of her work performance is decidedly less than flattering. Weaving throughout this amorous intrigue is a battle of practical jokes between Drew and his perennial enemy Mimi (Kathy Kinney). This is the first episode to feature the series' familiar "Five O'Clock World" production number--and the ONLY episode to feature exploding troll dolls. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Any episode that opens with Tim Allen parachuting into Drew's backyard has got to be an instant classic! Once this bizarre prologue is dispensed with, we shift our attention to Winfred-Louder, where Mr. Bell, angry that he has been forced to fire his assistant-mistress Suzie (Angela Dohrmann), threatens to dismiss any other employees who are dating coworkers. Not wanting to break up their budding romance, Drew (Drew Carey) and Lisa (Katy Selverstone) formulate a plan: Kate (Christa Miller) will pose as Drew's girlfriend, while Kate's real boyfriend Jay (Robert Torti) will impersonate Lisa's sweetheart. Ah, but the two couples have reckoned without the mean-spirited curiosity of Drew's mortal enemy Mimi (Kathy Kinney). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Season One of The Drew Carey show concludes with the launching of a brand-new plot tangent that will permeate most subsequent seasons. Upon discovering that Winfred-Louder has been purchased by a Dutch business group, Drew and his fellow workers worry that they'll all soon be unemployed. Hoping to create a market for their talents, the gang pools their savings and opens up their own microbrewery. Believe it or not, it is Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader), far from the brightest bulbs in the batch, who come up with the idea of a coffee-flavored beverage called "Buzz Beer." As it turns out, everyone's job at Winfred-Louder is safe--well, almost everyone's. This episode marks the only on-screen appearance of Drew's billious boss Mr. Bell (Kevin Pollack). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Lisa Amsterdam and Francesca Smith guest star as Janet and Monica, respectively the divorced sister and ten-year-old niece of Drew's friend Lewis (Ryan Stiles). Fondly recalling his youthful summer-camp fling with Janet, Drew hopes to rekindle the old romance, only to regret his decision and get in trouble with Lewis all in one fell swoop. And back at the store, the non-affair between Drew and Lisa (Katy Selverstone) reaches a new plateau. Listen for the plug for ABC's Beatles Anthology--even though the episode's key plot twist involves a Rolling Stones concert! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When the store employees go on strike just before the Christmas rush, Drew (Drew Carey) is saddled with the responsibility of hiring scabs--er, temporary workers. Laboring away as a waitress during the strike, Kate (Christa Miller) is outraged to discover that Mimi (Kathy Kinney) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) have taken over her job in Cosmetics, nor is she thrilled to learn that Drew and Nora (Jane Morris) are working together in Women's Lingerie (uh, maybe we should rephrase that). Ultimately concluding that the workers are right and management is wrong, Drew takes a dramatic stand...sort of. Ian Gomez makes his first series appearance as the irksome Larry Almada. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When Lisa (Katy Selverstone) announces her intention to see other men, Drew (Drew Carey) reciprocrates by dating his hardbitten, hard-living hairstylist Soux (played with unbridled ferocity by Jamie Lee Curtis). This proves to be a big-time blunder, not only because Soux somehow manages to imperil Drew's life and limb at every turn, but also because she becomes close friends with Drew's eternal enemy Mimi (Kathy Kinney). Reuniting with Lisa, Drew tries to figure out a way that he and Lisa can get around the "no dating" rule at their workplace--while Soux's demands on Drew's time become more and more threatening...and potentially lethal! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide