Playing twin brothers in Paper Moon would be worth an anecdote or two as well. That's what I usually think of when his name comes up.

I didn't really watch St. Elsewhere, so upon reading this I went straight to YouTube to find this scene:

Tom is saving that for the "post-stroke-Bette-Davis" phase of his career.

This is sure to corner the (b)1849 demo.

I do feel bad about that. It's more comparing the formats. Larry Wilmore is nobody's institutionalized straight man.

He's kind of doing a more laid back version of Real Time, which would be great if it were an hour show. 30 minutes only allows all the comedians and pundits to get out their prepared one-liners before Larry has to move on. So it's somewhere between Real Time and Byron Allen.

It's a lull in my late night routine between TDS and @midnight. It's still finding its way, but it seems to have already settled into its formula, and I find it shockingly uncompelling. It's not bad, it's just not…great. Which is a problem.

John Fugelsang.

One thing drives me batshit insane: They were so meticulous and professional every step of the way, but then they couldn't help themselves from falling into the old trope of having everyone break up at the last moment, after the mic drop. It just ruins the awesomeness of what happened before. The reason Carol Burnett…

Nikki was ousted from Deadline last year, after it was snapped up by Jay Penske, who also runs Variety. She hasn't landed on her feet yet; she just keeps updating her eponymous website with messages saying big things are coming around the corner. Mike Fleming runs Deadline now.

I've followed Elvis for over 30 years, and never have I known him to dole out noogies.

I assume the climax of the Elvis book will be when he guest-hosted The Late Show in 2003 when Dave had shingles. The nervous tension he exuded while interviewing Kim Catraal about her new book on sex was delicious.

Speaking as a rabid Smiths fan…are there other kinds of Morrissey stories?

She paced herself well. She started with a Cowsill.

Just remember: never buy anything from Sting.

And that time when, as they were signing my CD at Virgin Mega, I invited him and Burt Bacharach down to a Village piano bar after their Radio City Music Hall show that night. They said they were getting to bed early after the concert. They chuckled, and I chuckled with them, probably too loudly and awkwardly from…

Yup. When I saw their "backstage" episode and saw how the sausage was made, I was less enthused about being a contestant in my lifetime. That, and the fact that you usually win prizes more than cash, and have to pay taxes on them.

I am unclevanya, and I am a game show geek.

Maybe Alicia will go through secretaries weekly like Murphy Brown.

Awaiting the announcement of the inevitable spinoff, The Bateses Better Call Saul.