Letterman Emerges
Several friends who were huge David Letterman fans sent me links to video of him showing up onstage at a Steve Martin/Martin Short stage show in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend. But when I watched it, I was nothing but disappointed as Dave did a Top Ten List about...
Showbiz Show 7/10/15
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Colin Jeffrey reviewed the "Despicable Me" spinoff "Minions" and I reviewed the Ben Kingsley/Ryan Reynolds thriller "Self/Less." We also talked about an unlikely movie-to-Broadway musical and the company that makes Jerry...
The Cosby Confession
Last fall, when several women came forward to accuse Bill Cosby of drugging and raping them, I invited Mark Ebner onto my radio show, because -- back in 2007 -- he had written about Cosby's history in this area on his website, Hollywood Interrupted. So, when the...
Picture Of The Day
Here's an appearance by theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss on the Australian TV show "The Weekly" with host Charlie Pickering (which looks a lot like "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"). The conversation flows from artificial intelligence and robots to why teaching...
In Case You Missed It
From the El Combover Gigante edition of my Twitter feed... I can't believe no one at NBC was ready with the name of a new Mexican host for "The Apprentice" before it fired Trump. Journalism assignment: research how often Trump has threatened to sue someone vs. how...
Yada Yada Yada, The Interview Went Well
Here's my conversation with Peter Mehlman, who was a writer and producer for "Seinfeld" and author of "It Won't Always Be This Great." We started talking about some of the viral phrases he created in his "Seinfeld" scripts -- including "yada yada," "double-dip," and...
No One Else On TV Could Do This
More proof that Jon Stewart is a uniquely talented broadcaster...
Sonic Highways
I'm happy to hear that Dave Grohl will -- when he recovers from breaking his leg during a Foo Fighters concert last week -- do another season of his HBO documentary series, "Sonic Highways." I enjoyed last year's trips through the musical histories of major American...