LATE SHOW NEWS #204 June 2, 1998 by Aaron Barnhart To join or leave the LATE-SHOW-NEWS mailing list, instructions are at end of message. PHIL HARTMAN'S LASTING IMPRESSION by Paul Harris (NOTE: In the weeks since I last published, former Washington, D.C., radio jester and longtime LSN reader Paul Harris has begun spinning out an e-mail sheet of his own. Here's his recent obit on Phil Hartman; I'm using it here because -- well, because he said I could and with an exception or two, I couldn't agree more and probably couldn't have said it better myself. -- AB) He was in a different league than the rest of the comic actors on "Saturday Night Live." When you think of the many characters that inhabited that show over the years, you remember that Gilda Radner was Roseanne Rosannadanna, Jon Lovitz was Tommy Flanagan, John Belushi was the Samurai, Nora Dunn was Pat Stevens, Eddie Murphy was Mr. Robinson, and Chevy Chase was Chevy Chase. Phil Hartman won't be remembered for a single character he created on the show. His idiotic and overrated Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer is as forgettable as the entire 1980 cast of "SNL." Hartman will be remembered as, by far, the best impressionist the show ever had. Sure, Aykroyd did a good Tom Snyder. Yes, Dana Carvey did the definitive George Bush and Ross Perot. Of course, Billy Crystal had Sammy Davis Jr. down pat. But in watching Aykroyd or Carvey or Crystal, their impressions were just transparent enough to guarantee that you saw their own personalities as part of the people they impersonated. Not so with Hartman. He really was Bill Clinton at McDonald's. He captured Donahue's ego and persona perfectly. His Johnny Cash was right on the money. He became Ed McMahon when he belted out, "You are correct, sir!!" In nearly every instance, his was the definitive impression. No one has ever done a better Sinatra, not even Paul Anka. Joe Piscopo had been the leader in the Sinatra imitator field, but his was too passionate a tribute to Frank. When Hartman started doing his bitter, worn-down- by-the-years, chip-on-his-shoulder version of Sinatra, he didn't just find a new angle on the man, he also left poor Piscopo in the dust (where he still languishes, by the way). I recall falling off the chair laughing while watching the "McLaughlin Group" sendup with Phil/Frank asking a question of panelist Sinead O'Connor (Jan Hooks in a bald cap), and calling her "Sign-aid" and "Cueball." Merciless and hysterical. I was never a "NewsRadio" fan, and don't think that's where Phil did his best work. His talent was also wasted in movie trash like "Greedy" with Michael J. Fox, "Jingle All The Way" with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and "Sgt. Bilko" with Steve Martin (the latter was incredibly bad, and didn't even take advantage of the fact that Hartman did an amazing Phil Silvers!). His best work was undeniably on "SNL" and also on "The Simpsons," where he was a great utility voice. In particular, his unctuous Troy McClure character was a riot. Until his death, I didn't know much about his pre-"SNL" days, except that he was part of the legendary Groundlings improvisational troupe in Los Angeles. It was there that he met Paul Reubens, with whom he wrote "Pee Wee's Big Adventure." Before doing comedy, he had been a graphic designer, working on album covers like Poco's "Legend." He also created the logo for Crosby Stills & Nash, among others. I'll bet that with a visual mind like that, he could actually picture the people he was imitating, which probably facilitated his ability to become them. In any interview, Hartman was a money-in-the-bank guest. He was always inevitably persuaded to do an impression or two. When he did, he would slip in and out of them seamlessly, sometimes changing from one voice to another at a moment's notice. It was that natural feeling that made his work so appealing. It never seemed forced; it never had a "hey, look at what I can do" quality. That ability to subvert his own personality within his impressions kept him from being considered a "star" in the public's eye. It's a miscarriage of comic justice that Chris Farley led an overblown tabloid life, but in death was hailed as a brilliant comedian, while Phil Hartman was truly a brilliant comedian in real life who, in death, will now be nothing more than tabloid fodder. It's said that just before Hartman tried out for "Saturday Night Live," desperate for work, he had auditioned to become the prize announcer on a new version of "Let's Make A Deal." For whatever reason, they turned him down, and Lorne Michaels hired him instead. If it had gone the other way, we would have all missed out on quite a deal, and some damn good comedy, too. Copyright 1998, Paul Harris. To join the JUST PLAIN HARRIS list, mail a "subscribe" message to (plain@harrisonline.com); to see previous JUST PLAIN HARRIS columns, visit (http://www.HarrisOnline.com). *** In his latest attempt to emulate the career of his hero David Letterman, German late-night star Harald Schmidt is forming his own production company and building a new studio for his show. Schmidt will not only have more control over his show, which is currently produced by the Brainpool company, but he stands to make a pile more money running it under his own production company Bonito. The show will continue to air on the SAT.1 network after the switch occurs this summer. One of my sources tells me that Schmidt and Brainpool head Joerg Grabosch weren't getting along and that Grabosch refused a deal that would involve an ownership stake for Schmidt and Grabosch's diminished control over the show. So it's out of Cologne's rehabbed Capitol Theater -- which could've served as a body double for the Ed Sullivan Theater circa 1994 -- and into an all-new facility in the suburbs of Cologne for Schmidt and company. At least Brainpool has a new tenant for the Capitol: it will become the new home for its "Die Wochenshow," a popular new Saturday-night sketch show, also appearing on SAT.1. *** "Hey, I was wondering what this trip to Montana Dave's been talking up all week with the guests is all about," writes reader Stuart Beaton. "He says so little about his off-camera life (not that that's a bad thing), so I figure it must be something meaningful to him for him to mention it more than once." Actually, and this is written without benefit of seeing Monday night's program, but I'd imagine you'll hear Letterman talking about his Big Sky vacation some more, if for no other reason than Dave added to his outlaw reputation by receiving yet another high-profile speeding ticket, this time in the sleepy town of Darby, Mont. Darby is in southwestern Montana, south of Missoula on Highway 93, the two-laner that takes you north into Flathead Lake/Glacier Park territory and south into Sun Valley, Idaho. To learn more I called my old high school paper co-editor, Nick Ehli, now working the city desk at our hometown daily, The Billings Gazette. Billings, of course, is in eastern Montana, where all the sensible people live. (The crazy ones are those who insist on paying Hollywood-sized prices to live with Jane and Ted and all the other megarich who've taken over the western half of the state. After all, they could just move east, save a pile of dough, and be a mere six hours' drive from the mountains and lakes. Six hours, on the scale Montana drivers use, is the same as no time at all.) "Darby is the type of place where, if you go through it and you're drunk and you put your head down for a moment, you'll miss it," said Nick, in the process drawing a not terribly flattering picture of the typical Montana driver (or of himself, I'm not sure which). The point is, Darby's small, even by Montana standards. Nick said, "I don't know how he got a speeding ticket in that town." For further illumination Nick handed me over to someone who knew that region a little better, veteran Gazette reporter Jim Gransbery. "Darby is at the south end of the Bitterroot Valley," Gransbery told me. "It's rural, and at one time the lumber industry used to make up the local economy. In recent years it's been pretty much subdivided" -- meaning that people are starting to homestead in a luxury way there. "It's been attracting a lot of out- of-staters. Retired people. People who sold their houses in California and are moving to Montana." Gransbery doubts that Letterman drove into a speed trap -- he didn't think the town of Darby was even incorporated -- which means that dear ole Dave was probably just unlucky with the accelerator (again), perhaps a bit too eager to get to the one or two pieces of land in that lush forested part of the Treasure State that haven't been snapped up by one of his fellow bigshots in the infotainment industry. *** Mark Mullen, LSN's favorite "World News Now" anchor, is moving on to other assignments at ABC. But that's not the worst of it. According to Lawrie Mifflin's story in Monday's New York Times, ABC News chief David Westin is "probably" going to can "WNN," saving the network $3 to $5 million a year. Resistance, I'm sorry to say, is likely futile, since ABC is in a great deal of trouble as it is and overnight news is plainly not as highly regarded by ABC's affiliates as it was seven years ago, when "WNN" (and NBC's "Nightside" and CBS's "Up to the Minute") was launched. Blame this on whoever's bright idea it was to move "Good Morning America" from the entertainment side to the news side a couple of years back; the Times reports that ABC has spent one year's budget at "WNN" alone in redesigning the "GMA" set ... Don't forget, Earvin Johnson's celebrity chatfest "The Magic Hour" launches nationwide next Monday. Check your local listings for the station carrying the show (here's a timesaver: it appears on all the Fox-owned-and-operated stations). According to this week's TV Guide, Magic won't be doing a monologue ... Tom Heald had a great idea for the "Late Late Show" after Craig Kilborn bombs as host: schedule a new host every night, but each one has to interview Elayne Boosler ... Craig does "20 Questions" with Playboy in its July issue. Read it yourself and notice how many of the questions revolve around ESPN and sports ... Someone dropped the name of Norm Macdonald as a possible successor to Kilborn on "The Daily Show." Works for me, but didn't he just sign a deal to do fake news for Howard Stern? (See LSN #198.) By the way, wasn't Norm's movie supposed to be out by now? ... Heald also noted that "SNL" didn't seem to be auditioning any new talent for the '98-'99 season during the last couple of episodes this season ... On the "SNL" alumni front, Chris Rock has signed with Paramount to do a movie and Al Franken's "Lateline," also a Paramount production, was not included on NBC's 1998-99 schedule, though it wasn't cancelled either. The network wants to bring it back as a midseason replacement show again ... Jay Leno is leading the Harley-Davidson parade in Milwaukee June 13, riding a company-supplied Hog ... For those of you who tried the phone number flashed on screen during a recent Top Ten List, it belongs to Jeff Boggs, a writer at the "Late Show." Apparently this is some kind of new hazing ritual for writers; Boggs was recently promoted from writing assistant ... Lifetime's "New Attitudes" has been renewed for a second 13-week run (kinda sounds like Conan's first season, doesn't it?) ... Remember when National Lampoon had a harder edge than Mad Magazine? Here's the latest sign that those were the days: J2 Communications, which owns Nat Lamp, just signed a deal to produce two Nat Lamp-branded movies and an optional series for -- the Family Channel, now known as Fox Family Channel ... Among other shows Fox Family is planning: a game show hosted by John Salley ... Kim McDaniel of the Salt Lake Tribune informs me that "Saturday Night Live" is returning to that market after a more than two-year hiatus. It all started with the network-affiliation swap between stations KSL and KUTV in late 1995. KSL had wanted no part of "SNL," which it was getting with the NBC franchise, and sold the rights to KUTV, which a couple of months later went eh and dropped the show. Now WB affiliate KUWB has picked it up, just in time for this season's finale ... "Politically Incorrect" head writer Chris Kelly wrote a very funny diary the week of May 4 for Slate magazine about the cyclical nature of talk-show monologue comedy. "Even on a new, fresh subject, Leno can do the same joke for a week. Or maybe it just feels like a week. (Premise: Someone, anywhere on earth, does anything that has anything to do with marijuana. Punchlines: Monday -- they get the munchies for Doritos; Tuesday -- munchies for pizza; Wednesday -- munchies for donuts; Thursday -- munchies for the sweet release that death will bring.)" Kelly also quotes longtime Letterman joke writer Gerard Mulligan approvingly: "It's not a rut, my friend, it's a groove" ... Sure would like to see this Mike Bullard show that's getting so much press up north as the first late-show hit in the history of Canadian TV ... There's already a promo page up for next season's fifth anniversary special of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (http://www.nbc.com/tvcentral/ primetimepreview/specials/specials1.html). Do my eyes deceive me or does that URL say *prime time*? ... Back to Kilborn: Comedy Central threatened legal action to keep Craiggers from addressing CBS's "up front" presentation to advertisers of its 1998-99 schedule. Kilborn did show up at the event but didn't speak ... Greg Kinnear got to speak last month at the commencement ceremonies of his alma mater, the University of Arizona, but only after school officials ironed out a mix-up in which a second commencement speaker was also invited (or maybe that was Greg's "guest") ... And on admin matters: Sometime this spring the file LATE-SHOW-NEWS.LATEST that contained the most recent issue of LSN was wiped off the American University listserver. No biggie, you'd think -- just replace it. Easier said than done, it turns out. So until a fix arrives, should you want to see the latest LSN, you'll have to do it via the listserver archives on the Web (instructions, as always, are at the end of each issue). *** Reader mail: Chris Bushnell takes exception with my thumbs-down on CBS's picking Craig Kilborn to anchor the "Late Late Show" beginning next year. Chris writes, "Why not wait until his show airs before you write him off? His snideness might not be for everyone, but it represents a new type of comedy. If you had written Conan off so quickly as you seem to have Kilborn, then we might not have ever found out if someone could go beyond Letterman's style. Now let's give Craig and his show the chance to do the same." Mary Lou Tringali writes, "I can't believe you are so down on Craig Kilborn. I never knew about him until he had Peter Graves on, and I think Craig has a great talent you obviously have missed. He is fast and all the things you said about his lack of comedic response is totally untrue. I'll bet you haven't watched him more than 10 minutes after hearing such a dumb review of his show." A new reader, obviously ... Several readers took exception with my plea for a non-white-male host for "Late Late Show" instead of the same old same old. Most of those e-mails made sure to raise that sorry old line about being "ultra-PC," apparently forgetting that hiring white males has been de rigeuer since the dawn of television. Anyway, one of the milder letters came from a Canadian reader named Darren who writes, "Yes, it'll be another white male on the late-night talk-show scene, but so what? Will it be entertaining, funny and informative?" No, no and no, but thanks for asking ... Mark Jeffries writes, "When Kilborn was at ESPN, I despised the man so much that I would look in on the end of the 10 p.m. 'SportsCenter' in the hopes that Keith Olbermann or Dan Patrick *wouldn't* say, 'Next "SportsCenter" at 11 p.m. Pacific with Craig Kilborn' ... I simply can't believe that Dave and ('Late Late Show' executive producer) Peter Lassally signed off on this. I know that Dave's clout has slipped along with his ratings, but didn't he say that he didn't want another comedy show on after him? Is CBS that desperate to beat Conan?" Harrison Wyman adds, "The Craig Kilborn selection would not have been so bad had CBS continued to keep 'Late Late Show' as an interview program. Keith Olbermann on MSNBC is proving that attitude and substance is a watchable mix. What riles me is the reflexive decision to go to a more 'comedy-oriented' format." And then along comes our pal Grape Ape to put it all in perspective: "I understand your concern about Kilborn, but I look at it this way: He couldn't possibly flounder any more than Greg Kinnear did moving into Costas' 'Later' chair, could he?" ... As for Kilborn's future lead-in, Greg Van Bastelaar is sick that David Letterman is doing so poorly in the ratings and writes in with this suggestion: "I think Dave's problem is that he schedules three guests no matter what. One is usually interesting, and he often has to feign interest in the rest. It seems like the majority of his guests are only there to push or plug something, and Dave knows it, and he doesn't put any interest or enthusiasm into the interview. I often tune out from the Late Show at 12:06 to catch 'Politically Incorrect.' Tell someone at the 'Late Show' to put more of what we like in the show: Dave. I could care less about the guests. I love the 'Late Show Grab-Ass,' that's all I can say." And I love the "Man on Fire" ... Walt Lavergne writes, "Writing to say we had a wonderful time in the Big Apple as winners of the 'Late Show's' Houston audience contest. There was lots of waiting in lines and we thought the shuttle from Newark would never get to the hotel, but it was well worth the effort. At the reception in the hotel before the show we were fed, received our $50 stipend [a nominal TV fee so they could avoid paying taxes on their trip prize; see LSN #202] and best of all, got to press flesh and take photos with the amateurs of late night (Sirajul, Mujibur and everyone's favorite, Rupert Jee). Over at the theatre, we had great seats (4th row, stage right) with a perfect view of Dave without the camera blockage others had to deal with. "The warm-up comedian stunk, but the show was top-notch. We were given presents (a backpack filled with a T-shirt, cap, CD and more) before departure. The next day they gave us a free tour of Manhattan before flying everyone back to H-town. The accommodations were superb and the staffers were delightful. Too bad every 'Late Show' audience doesn't get this treatment. Today at work I've had at least a dozen people say that even though they never watch 'Late Show' they watched Friday's show to see me and thought the show was hilarious" ... Sharp-eyed John Carney writes, "Are you as annoyed as I am by the use of a *trailer* rather than a clip on 'Late Show' to promote Warren Beatty's 'Bulworth'? I realize that stars appear on talk shows to plug their projects -- not unlike Jon Lovitz's old Harvey Fierstein skit, 'Plug Away!' But somehow, showing an actual trailer for the movie is just rubbing your face in the fact that you're watching an ad" ... Many of you also wrote in with comments about the final "Seinfeld," which I read and promptly deleted. People, please, this is a newsletter about late-night television! Keep your letters *relevant* in the future. Thanks. *** Tom Heald's THIS NIGHT IN HISTORY We 5/20: In 1948, SCTV's Dave Thomas is born. Like good day, eh? Th 5/21: In 1993, "Politically Incorrect" tapes its first episode with panel members Robin Quivers, political strategist Ed Rollins, and comedians Larry Miller and Jerry Seinfeld. The show will actually air on Comedy Central on July 25, 1993. Fr 5/22: In 1986, On "Late Night with David Letterman," Cher comments that she was told that Letterman was an "asshole." (Only the last syllable is bleeped.) Dave responds, "For those viewing at home, what Cher said was that I was an awfully nice guy." Sa 5/23: In 1983, on "Late Night with David Letterman," Jack Paar interrupts Letterman's interview with a very brief surprise walk-on. Su 5/24: In 1980, How do you mess with NBC's censors one final time? On their last "Saturday Night Live" together, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner do it with the "Lord and Lady Douchebag" sketch, with 12 "sanitized" references. Mo 5/25: In 1956, "The Jack Paar Show" last airs on CBS. Paar will take the reigns of NBC's "Tonight Show" in 64 days. Tu 5/26: In 1995, Hal Gurnee directs his final "Late Show with David Letterman." Gurnee's final network time killer? Sirajul and Mujibur visit Letterman's mother in Indianapolis as part of their "Coast-to-Coast Tour." We 5/27: In 1962, Meg Parsont is born. Parsont worked in the window across the street from David Letterman him at the Simon & Schuster building, back when he worked at that other network. Th 5/28: In 1990, SCTV comedy star Dave Thomas (see 5/20 item, above) lands his own six-episode sketch comedy series, the creatively titled "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show," on CBS. Fr 5/29: In 1976, "Saturday Night Live" presents "the last episode of Star Trek," a sketch which nets host Elliott Gould a fan letter from Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, who calls it "delicious. That is the proper word for it -- imaginatively conceived and ably carried out with the kind of loose good humor that an entertaining parody demands." Roddenberry also requests tapes of the sketch to play for the crew of the Star Trek theatrical film he hopes to start work on "to remind us to hang loose and have some fun with what we're doing." Sa 5/30: In 1981, "ABC News Nightline" expands from 4 nights to 5 nights a week, adding Fridays to the schedule. Su 5/31: In 1960, Chris Elliott is born. Letterman comedy writer, cast member (1994-1995) of "Saturday Night Live," star of his own show on Fox and most importantly the "Cabin Boy." Last year at this time, Elliott had just finished taping a pilot episode of a new TV series, cleverly titled "The Chris Elliott Show." Then he got hired on to NBC's bottomless pit, "The Naked Truth." Mo 6/1: In 1991, Doctor Ruth Westheimer's late- night show last airs on Lifetime. Tu 6/2: In 1992, "Late Night with David Letterman" debuts a new opening montage series, featuring three alternating space motifs. We 6/3: In 1992, while presidential challenger Bill Clinton wows the crowd of the "The Arsenio Hall Show" with his saxophone, some wonder whether the more appropriate musical instrument should have been the lyre. Th 6/4: In 1982, "Late Night with David Letterman" airs its second 90-minute Friday special, called "Dave." Fr 6/5: In 1991, NBC announces Jay Leno will replace Johnny Carson on May 25, 1992. Sa 6/6: In 1997, Farrah Fawcett almost gets interviewed on Late Show with David Letterman, getting distracted midway through by all the shiny objects on the set. Su 6/7: In 1991, perhaps the most famous pet trick in history takes places as "Air Buddy" makes his basketball playing debut on "Late Night with David Letterman." Mo 6/8: In 1990, "It's Garry Shandling's Show" ends its successful four-year run on Showtime. Tu 6/9: In 1993 a baby girl, Belle Kingston, is born to actress Donna Dixon and Dan Aykroyd. [Thanks to David Tanny, & Frank Serpas III. Special thanks to Godzilla's new nemesis, Donz5.] Tom Heald absolutely refuses to mention that his birthday is June 2. *** And we close with this from Marilyn Sargent's "Pathetic Person of the Month" page (http://w3.nai.net/~marilyn/): Here's to you Donald, the man we call Trump You get this month's honor for being a chump You offered Tom Snyder a place for his show But had second thoughts, so whattaya know? You just snapped your fingers and abracadabra The deal was as empty as your jar of Viagra! THE LINEUPS with Sue Trowbridge (http://www.interbridge.com/) LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS Mo 6/1 John Goodman, Esther Canadas, Sarah McLachlan Tu 6/2 Norm Macdonald, Jacques Villenueve, Randy Travis We 6/3 Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Bradley, basketball kid Chase Futrell Th 6/4 Bob Saget, Laura Linney Fr 6/5 George Carlin, Evander Holyfield Mo 6/8 Bill Cosby, Janeane Garofalo Tu 6/9 TBA We 6/10 Bob Newhart, Nicole Sullivan Th 6/11 Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Rodriguez THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC Mo 6/1 Samuel L. Jackson, Maria Pitillo, Kent Desormeaux Tu 6/2 Ed Harris, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire We 6/3 Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, champion frog jumper Bob Fasano Th 6/4 Jessica Lange, Rod Stewart Fr 6/5 Jonathan Winters, Natalie Imbruglia, insect chef Jean-Louis Themis Mo 6/8 Harrison Ford, Oscar de la Hoya Tu 6/9 Gloria Estefan We 6/10 Gillian Anderson, Hank Azaria, Rosalynn Carter Th 6/11 David Duchovny, the B-52s, pizza-maker Chris Witting Fr 6/12 Dwight Yoakam; a three-person high-school graduating class from South Dakota LATE LATE SHOW WITH TOM SNYDER, CBS Mo 6/1 Nikki Stone, Kate Mulgrew (R 2/27/98) Tu 6/2 Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (R 10/29/97) We 6/3 Kenneth Branagh, Dean Koontz (R 1/19/98) Th 6/4 Park Overall, Jeffrey Toobin (R 1/15/98) Fr 6/5 Christine Lahti, Elle mag editor Elaina Richardson (R 1/29/98) Mo 6/8 Suzanne Somers, Sue Grafton Tu 6/9 TBA We 6/10 Judge Judy Scheindlin Th 6/11 Jane Leeves, Deborah Tannen Fr 6/12 Gloria Estefan, Mitch Albom LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC Mo 6/1 Billy Crystal, Wolfgang Puck (R) Tu 6/2 Mike Myers, Jerry O'Connell, Tonic (R) We 6/3 Scott Wolf, Kevin Brennan, Flea (R) Th 6/4 Tim Robbins, Lauren Holly, Doris Wishman (R) Fr 6/5 Sylvester Stallone, Loretta Lynn, Cool for August (R) Mo 6/8 Helen Hunt, Dick Clark, Brian Kiley (R) LATER, NBC Mo 6/1 Jerry O'Connell with Greg Germann Tu 6/2 Jerry O'Connell with Mary McCormack We 6/3 Jerry O'Connell with Mark McGrath Th 6/4 Jerry O'Connell with Lou Diamond Philips Mo 6/8 Richard Jeni with Rita Rudner (R) Tu 6/9 Richard Jeni with Monty Hall (R) We 6/10 Richard Jeni with Maureen O'Boyle (R) Th 6/11 Richard Jeni with Ed McMahon (R) THE MAGIC HOUR, syndicated Mo 6/8 Series Premiere with Mel Gibson, Cher, Laurence Fishburne, Tyra Banks, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds CHARLIE ROSE, PBS Please note that Charlie Rose listings are very tentative Mo 6/1 Natasha Richardson, Natalie Merchant Tu 6/2 Alan Cumming We 6/3 Architect David Rockwell Th 6/4 Michael Mayer, Anthony La Paglia, Allison Janney, Jimmy Buffett Fr 6/5 Robert F. Kennedy Tribute with Maxwell Kennedy, Bill vanden Heuvel, Michael Knox Beran, Peter Edelman, Frank Mankiewicz, Kerry Kennedy Cuomo Mo 6/8 Cornel West, Sylvia Ann Hewlett Tu 6/9 Victoria Newhouse, architect Frank Gehry We 6/10 Authors Helen Fielding, Calvin Trillin Th 6/11 Liam Neeson, Anne Heche POLITICALLY INCORRECT WITH BILL MAHER, ABC Mo 6/1 Doug Savant, Jimmie Walker, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jane Chastain Tu 6/2 Andrea Thompson, Swoosie Kurtz, Arsenio Hall, Teresa Jeeter Chappell We 6/3 Rob Estes, Julia Sweeney, Wayne Allyn Root, Calvin Trillin Th 6/4 David Brenner, James Van Praagh, Naomi Lopez Fr 6/5 John Fugelsang, Justin Armour Mo 6/8 Bobcat Goldthwait, Bianca Jagger, Janet Parshall Tu 6/9 Letitia Baldrige We 6/10 Harvey Korman, Giselle Fernandez, Guru, Peter Roff Th 6/11 Vicki Lawrence, Peter MacNicol, Barbara DeAngelis, Rosalie Osias Fr 6/12 Dennis Miller, Jack Burkman VIBE TV, syndicated Line-ups not available THE DAILY SHOW, Comedy Central Mo 6/1 Bobcat Goldthwait Tu 6/2 Eric Stoltz We 6/3 David Boreanaz Th 6/4 Jeff Foxworthy DENNIS MILLER LIVE, HBO Fr 6/5 Matt Stone and Trey Parker on "America's Fascination with Rebels" Fr 6/12 Gloria Estefan, topic TBA SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST, Cartoon Network Fr 6/5 Janeane Garofalo, Dave Grohl, John Popper and Flip Orley (R) Fr 6/12 Emeril Lagasse, Martin Yan and Nathalie Dupree (R) HOWARD STERN, E! Mo 6/1 Carol Alt Part 1, Implant Pageant Part 1 (R), Jenna Jameson Returns (R) Tu 6/2 Carol Alt Part 2, Implant Pageant Part 2 (R), Charity (R) We 6/3 Scott Weiland Part 1, Implant Pageant Part 3 (R), Savannah And Scores (R) Th 6/4 Scott Weiland Part 2, Dallas Stripper (R), Night Call Girls (R) Fr 6/5 Ursula Sleeps With Celebrities, Strippers X 3 (R), Girl With Tampons In Nose (R) Sa 6/6 Nicco Treasures Parts 1 and 2 (R) DIE HARALD SCHMIDT SHOW, SAT.1 Line-ups not available Also on late nights: NIGHTLINE and WORLD NEWS NOW, ABC CHARLES GRODIN, CNBC MAD TV, Fox SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, NBC (this season) and Comedy Central (classics) THE RUPAUL SHOW, VH1 LOVELINE, MTV UP TO THE MINUTE, CBS NIGHTSIDE, NBC (going away soon) Entire contents Copyright 1998 by Aaron Barnhart. All rights reserved. LATE SHOW NEWS is made possible with the generous assistance of ECHO, New York City's premiere online service. http://www.echonyc.com Send news for and comments about this newsletter to aaron@tvbarn.com