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Lucille Ball was born 111 years ago today. I first met her working on a Bob Hope special in 1985. Right before she walked out to hit her mark, she reapplied her lipstick, blotted with a pink Kleenex and then handed it to me. Now it’s forever preserved under glass with our photo.
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Today @MuseumModernArt hosted an event to celebrate the @USPS new forever stamps honoring Linda McCartney and her photography. Her daughter @maryamccartney spoke so eloquently about her mom. #LindaMcCartneyStamps
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Gerrit Graham was one of those actors who I was always excited to see when he turned up in anything. RIP.
Gerrit Graham, Actor in 'Phantom of the Paradise,' Screenwriter and Grateful Dead Collaborator, Dies at 77 variety.com/2026/film/news/g…
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As 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' hits 4,000 original episodes, longtime colleagues, friends and family look back on the show’s early days, defining moments and the host at the center of it all. dlvr.it/TVNNYp
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Of all the podcasts I've ever done, this one is by far the most recent. Enjoy!
Ep. 33 is LIVE! Producer, writer, NYU Tisch School of the Arts teacher, and fellow 80s nostalgist, @DanPasternack - teen joke writer for legendary comics, Paramount intern, development executive...and my new friend!
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Sad to learn of the passing of Randolph Mantooth. About 20 years ago, he appeared in a series of fake infomercial shorts for us at Super Deluxe. I was impressed by how game he was, playing himself as a cheesy TV pitchman. RIP.
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Happy 60th birthday @JimGaffigan! Let’s celebrate with teeny tiny pastries… after which please do 20-25 minutes of new material about teeny tiny pastries.
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1 NIGHT ONLY! 2NITE IN CHICAGO ITS #SBMLIVE AKA #STANDBYMELIVE @ HISTORICAL & WORLD RENOWNED @ChicagoTheatre W THE BOYZ @wilw @MrJerryOC & HOST @DanPasternack 4 R FINAL SCHEDULED PERFORMANCE OF STAND BY ME LIVE, HOWEVER DUE 2 THE EXCEPTIONAL RESPONSES & INCREDIBLE TURN OUTS, MORE D8S MAY B ADDED & ANNOUNCED, VERY SOON! #STAYTUNED #MORE2COME
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30 years ago today on June 11, 1996, I conducted my first interview for the Television Academy’s oral history project. To mark the anniversary, the Academy made this video with my reflections on that interview with Mr. Television, Milton Berle.
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It's the new podcast that people like! Check out the comments and then the show, right here:
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@Letterman #JimDowney #RobertSmigel
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First on LateNighter: Stephen Colbert told viewers exactly where they'd find him after 'The Late Show.' Turns out he wasn’t kidding. dlvr.it/TSgwqb
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Exclusive: Stephen Colbert is set to welcome not one, but four other late-night hosts to 'The Late Show' in a reunion of the Strike Force Five. dlvr.it/TSPt0K
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Thanks @nytimes for this.
This is a film I made about our family.
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
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LAST NITE @stgpresents WE HAD AN AMAZING TIME W OVER 2,000 FANS COMING OUT! HERES SOME GR8 SHOTS OF THE CROWD & A QUICK VID INCLUDING THE SELFIE W HOST @DanPasternack & CO STARS @wilw & @MrJerryOC 4 #STANDBYMELIVE & 2NITE WE RETURN 2 OREGON WHERE IT ALL STARTED! #STANDBYME40
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HERE 2NITE W OVER 2K PPL WATCHING #STANDBYMELIVE IN THE BEAUTIFUL & HISTORIC @paramountheatre IN #SEATLLE #WASHINGTON W @MrJerryOC & @wilw WATCHING THE FILM W THE AUDIENCE, & HERES A VIEW FROM THE STAGE BOTH EMPTY HOUSE & FULL! ENJOY! #STANDBYME40
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No, Stephen Colbert didn’t defy CBS’s order over that photo of James Talarico. The over-the-shoulder image of the Texas Democrat that aired on Monday night’s Late Show was, as Colbert noted on air, a stock photo.
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Happy birthday to comedy legends @EmoPhilips and Robert Smigel, AKA the hand up the ass of @TriumphICDHQ.
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We say goodbye to actor, filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner.
A dedicated storyteller with sincerity that imbued his prolific work and the causes he believed in, Reiner’s heartfelt portrayal of the human condition reminds us of the power of film and its abilities to stay with us.
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