Comedy legend Carl Reiner returned to my show to talk about his new autobiography, “What I Forgot To Remember,” in which he shares memories he didn’t include in his two previous autobiographies. After I opened with “The Dick Van Dyke Show” theme, Carl revealed that he’s already working on a new book about that sitcom […]
Over the course of 22 years, my friend Jon Macks wrote 500,000 jokes for Jay Leno to use on “The Tonight Show.” He’s also written for Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, Steve Martin and others who hosted the Academy Awards, as well as the Emmys, Tonys, Golden Globes, and pretty much any other awards show you […]
Tuesday night, TCM will air five documentaries about movie stars Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, and Humphrey Bogart. They were compiled by Joan Kramer and David Heeley, who also have a book (coming out 4/16) about their experiences working with those celebrities and others, “In The Company Of Legends.” They’re terrific storytellers, […]
Here’s my conversation with Bruce Schneier, who has been writing about privacy and security issues for years, including his new book, “Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Control Your Data and Control Your World.” We discussed: Are we giving up too much information voluntarily in exchange for free services? What are data brokers gathering about […]
Colson Whitehead and I have three things in common: 1) we have both played in the World Series Of Poker Main Event; 2) we didn’t pay our own $10,000 entry fee; and 3) neither of us won. Now that Colson’s book about his experience, “The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death,” is in paperback, […]
Investigative journalist Gerald Posner was back on my show today to talk about his new book, “God’s Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican.” He revealed that the Vatican bank rivals those of Wall Street investment banks, except that its long history includes some rather sordid details (e.g. the Vatican’s connection to […]