Tom Hanks on the last Late Night with David Letterman

Conan's recent debut on TBS has had me thinking about the late night talk shows...and how none of them really hold a candle to Late Night with David Letterman. I remember this interview for Tom's quick little look at the camera when he describes his family and friends as "just regular folks" in Part 3 and his Slappy White story and impression in Part 5.

Ladies Billiards

Jason Sudeikis is in a movie that's been on HBO and Cinemax a lot lately, "The Rocker", and it's a movie that I can't resist watching whenever I stumble on it. He's very funny in it and he's very funny in these Classic ESPN sketches.

Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals

Mark Wahlberg has a sense of humor about himself. It's a great quality.

I just thought of this too. Could Mark be his generation's Kurt Russell or Dennis Quaid? An actor so likable and believable as an every man that you don't care about his lack of serious chops.

Pre-Taped Call In Show

I really need to catch up with "Mr. Show". This is the only thing I've seen from it but it's amazing. If MC Escher wrote comedy, this is what it might be like.

Mr. Short-Term Memory

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I was just talking to someone this afternoon about this sketch. Hanks is THE best SNL host. He really threw himself into the show. I wonder how he would have been as a permanent cast member. 

In Living Color - Jheri's Kids

This weekend, when you're rolling up on one of those firemen with the boots, tell them you are saving your change until you see someone collecting for Jheri's kids, J-H-E-R-I. See what kind of reaction you get.

Jack Benny and Mel Blanc on Johnny Carson

Wow! Thanks, Scott, for tipping me off to Jack Benny and Mel Blanc. I've only seen Jack Benny in a couple of things and I've seen him caricatured in the Warner's cartoons but I hadn't seen anything with Mel Blanc. You can tell in this clip that Johnny was a fan and Benny was influence on him.