It looks like Elmo will need a new voice. Kevin Clash, the voiceover actor and puppeteer behind the popular Sesame Street character, has resigned amid allegations that he had a sexual relationship with someone who was underage, a 16-year-old to be precise. Sesame Workshop has previously maintained that those allegations were untrue. In a statement [...]

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Elmo and Katy Perry sing about opposites in “Hot and Cold” (a kid-friendly spoof of her hit song “Hot N’ Cold”) as part of Sesame Street’s 41st season. UPDATE: Sesame Workshop says the clip will not air due to Katy’s cleavage. Watch more Viral Videos here

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It seems that the folks over at Google read Blippitt.  If you recall, yesterday we commented on the Big Bird Google Doodle and mentioned the following… It’s nice to see Google getting into the spirit of things, but personally, I would have liked to see Cookie Monster’s eyes used in place of the “OO”s, but [...]

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If you weren’t sure as to whether or not the apocalypse was coming, we have obtained confirmation.  Yes, we now have Sesame Street layoffs. Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization that produces Sesame Street, is laying off around one-fifth of its employees due to the recession. The company announced on Wednesday that it is cutting 67 [...]

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