Waiting For Walz
Watching DNC Night Three, I couldn’t get out of my broadcaster’s brain how Democrats were blowing the opportunity to introduce Tim Walz to larger TV audiences. Here are some examples.
Anna Kendrick Takes Over
Best Thing I’ve Seen Today: while digging around on YouTube, I discovered this clip of Anna Kendrick proving her comedy chops in a 2018 “Between The Scenes” segment of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.”
Peter Marshall, The Original Hollywood Square
Upon hearing about the death of Peter Marshall, longtime host of “Hollywood Squares,” I dug into my archives to find this conversation I had with him in 2002.
There Goes His Reputation
For 50 years, Al Roker has had a reputation as someone the public can trust. That’s why I’m surprised he threw it all away for this car commercial.
The Greatest Bob Newhart Story Ever
I was sad to hear of the death of Bob Newhart yesterday. He was not only a comedy legend, but also a money-in-the-bank guest, as he proved when he told me this story about his 1970s sitcom.
Elliott Davis, You Paid For It
When I heard that Elliott Davis (best known for his You Paid For It segments on KTVI-2) is retiring, I dug out of my archives a great conversation I had with him on my radio show. You can read about him and listen here.
“Elsbeth”
My wife was a big fan of the just-completed first season of “Elsbeth” on CBS, but I was particularly disappointed by one aspect of the show. Let me explain.
The Paul Simon Documentary
Here’s my review of “In Restless Dreams,” Alex Gibney’s new documentary about legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon.