Tom Snyder & Little Richard
With the deaths of Little Richard last weekend and Tom Snyder in 2007, it’s delightful to look back at this perfect amalgam of a great broadcaster and a great entertainer, from a 1997 broadcast of “The Late Late Show.”
POTD: Nathan Lane
Watch his appearance on Seth Meyers’ show earlier this week as proof that Lane continues to be a Money In The Bank guest.
Jerry Seinfeld’s “23 Hours To Kill”
My review of the latest Netflix standup special from one of the best comedians of his — or any — generation.
TV Review: “After Life” Returns
My review of season two of “After Life,” a Netflix series written and directed by Ricky Gervais, about a man mourning the loss of his wife while dealing with enough amusing people and situations to balance the sad with the funny.
Movie Review: “Bad Education”
My review of “Bad Education,” an HBO movie starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney as two school administrators whose success in making their district better kept prying eyes away from the millions they were embezzling behind the scenes.
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Charles M. Blow reiterates many of the points I made in urging cable networks to stop carrying Trump’s daily propaganda sessions live. In doing so, Blow quotes one of the wisest elder statesmen of journalism.
DVR Alert: Norman Borlaug
You might want to set your DVR to record “American Experience” on PBS tonight and learn about a scientist who saved a billion lives by increasing the world’s food supply.
Brian Dennehy
Upon his death today at 81, some thoughts on a great actor who was omnipresent on the big screen, the small screen, and the stage for decades — and deserves to be remembered for more than a role in a Chris Farley movie.