He also played a really sweet character in Quick Change, with Bill Murray and Gina Davis. Loved that movie.

I started watching in season 4, I was 11. Also around that time they showed hour-long reruns on Fri nights in NYC.

Newsradio.

I was disappointed that they didn't do a short callback to the Z-Shirt!

Watching Ferguson (and Colbert the night before), what popped into my head was the brilliant Larry Sanders finale. The whole last season made amazing hay of Carson-Letterman-Leno with Jon Stewart as the threatening permanent host, and Sanders retiring on his own terms. It showed the horrible backstage bitterness…

I wondered how Stephen knew or suspected that he wouldn't be able to identify Lena Horne?

There's nothing wrong with being fun and popular and just giving the people what they want. Ladies and gentlemen, Jay Leno. (Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin look into the camera)

Really well summarized. The one important thing I think to add is that as outrage grew during the Bush years, he allowed himself to express his political views, and showed what a sharp and analytical interviewer he could be in the realm of politics/policy.

I'm upset that the author limits his emoting about Dave's departure to "he will be missed."

YOU smell like ointment and pee!

Wow, @Matthew Stechel, that was awesome.

I understand what you're saying. I guess I should add that it came with the attending comments utterly denying credibility to any of the accusing women. Check it out, if you feel like it, because I think my description isn't giving it its due nauseating quality.

I'm an older lady (late 40s) relative to AV Club, and Facebook is my only social media. Out of curiosity I clicked on Tea Party's FB post. It, and the comments, were all about how this was a liberal plot because Cosby spoke the "TRUTH" to blacks. The accusing women were Recruited and paid. The "LIBERALS" were engaged…

That one's not original. I sang that in camp in the 80s.

Also, as a teenager in the 80s, I learned that Sesame Street itself could learn. Originally, Mr. Snuffleupagus was imaginary, and no one could see him except Big Bird. That was changed so that children (and adults) could learn that children should be believed when they report their experiences, ie and especially about…

All the positive elements you've mentioned. I also recognized its educational value as I taught myself to read by the age of 3, between SS and Electric Company. (I'm a viewer of the original SS). So I was taught by my parents that I was brilliant. Once I entered the adult world, I learned that I peaked early and…

I can't believe this episode was written by Dan Mintz, who also wrote the hilarious "Equestrinauts."

I really liked her in MSCL too. I've also seen her play a perky ingénue when she was younger. I haven't picked up House of Lies, but recently caught her on Reckless as the mother of the main male character. She played a sort of repressed, depressed southern lady covering up family secrets. I thought she did a great…

Bess Armstrong.

I believe Tolstoy came up with that.