LATE SHOW NEWS #160 July 8, 1997 by Aaron Barnhart Yeah, I know, it's late again. At least the list is done -- see below. But first, these headlines. HBO has given a 13-week renewal to "The Chris Rock Show," with new episodes scheduled to air Friday nights beginning Sept. 12 ... Four months after releasing "Howard Stern's Private Parts," Rysher Entertainment announced this week it's getting out of the movie business ... And the new season of "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" launches a week from Friday with a fourth-anniversary special that takes us back to those carefree days of 1994. *** Now, the mail. Charter reader Bob Rossney is still with LATE SHOW NEWS after three dot five years and sends along a crit-o-gram so right and so good (and anyway, it sure beats having to think it up myself), that I had to reprint it at length: "I think that Conan O'Brien's is far and away the most consistently entertaining, funny, charismatic, and - idiotic recurring characters notwithstanding - intelligent show in the genre. I've been watching it almost nightly for a couple of months, and while of course it often fails to entrance, it's often very, very good. "Last night, for example, a rerun of the David Bowie/Justine Batemen show. Not only did Conan interview Bowie very well - giving the singer plenty of space to show some of his eccentric and prankish wit - the interview also incorporated some characteristic comedy, with a montage of the chameleonlike personae that Bowie purportedly adopted during his career. (The Elegant Hunchback and The Buck-Toothed Wizard stuck in my mind.) *And* he let Bowie play not one but two songs, one of them acoustic and one with a full band. "There is, in this, a recognition that when you have real talent on the show you just wind it up and let it rip and the hell with the format. There's so much false spontaneity on late-night TV right now that it's hard to recognize the real thing when you see it. "In that same show, during an interview with the dreadfully uninteresting Justine Bateman (during which O'Brien casually turned on all of the conversation-dominating tactics that he shut down while Bowie was on stage), Bateman, an amateur pilot, was asked to give an example of pilot-speak. She rattled off a bunch of jargon that she would radio to the tower, translating it as "This is who I am; I'm here; I want to take off." And out of left field Andy Richter, who ordinarily is silent during interviews, said "That sounds like the lyrics to a Sammy Davis, Jr. song," a connection so fast, and so bizarre (and absolutely right on) that I don't think anyone would have noticed it if Conan hadn't shone a little light on it -- not to make sure everyone got the joke, but to make sure everyone knew there was a joke there to get. "This was a pretty good episode, but it wasn't atypical. Conan and Andy have grown out of that horrible first year into a graceful pair that is often very fun to watch, just to see them make it look easy. "Also, they closed last week by letting the Charlie Hunter Quartet play a six or seven minute long muscular jazz cover of a Bob Marley song. There's something you won't see on Letterman." And our own Kramer -- Gert-Jan Kramer, that is, of the Netherlands -- writes, "Have I got some great news for you! The Dutch fans pulled it off. David Letterman is back on TV-station RTL5, every weekday around 23:20, thanks to a tremendous amount of angry letters, e-mail messages and phone calls to the people in charge. So Dave is back by public demand. We've asked for it, so now we're gonna get it. Rumours have it that this will only be temporary. I guess the TV-people want to have a look at the ratings first, before they decide to spend all of their guilders on buying Late Show tapings. Dutch fans of late shows have a ball right now. They can watch Jay Leno at 22:00 on NBC-Superchannel (though I get the impression there aren't that many Dutch Leno-fans), catch the first 20 minutes of Conan O'Brien (also on NBC-Superchannel; he's getting better all the time) and then tune in to Letterman. Well, that's the plan anyway." Kramer also says the latest attempt at an indigenous late-night species, "Laat de Leeuw" starring Dutch funnyman Paul de Leeuw, is on hiatus but will return in September. Tom Heald's THIS NIGHT IN HISTORY Tu 7/8: In 1962, "Late Show with David Letterman" executive producer Rob Burnett is born. Aside from being Letterman's former head writer, and the producer of daughter Sydney, Burnett is perhaps best known for "not being Bob 'Morty' Morton." We 7/9: In 1927, Ed Ames is born. Ames participated in one of the greatest moments (though perhaps not necessarily one of the greatest shows) in late night history, with his famous tomahawk throw on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Th 7/10: In 1990, Andrew Dice Clay cries on "The Arsenio Hall Show." Fr 7/11: In 1985, on "Late Night with David Letterman," first guest Grace Jones is late to appear. So until her arrival, staffer Heloise Goodman subs in her place. Also, while this show aired 7/11/85, it was taped 6/5/85 (show #564). The Late Night Anthem ("Late Night World of Love") was scheduled to debut on this show. But it was bumped and instead premieres on show #567 (aired 6/12/85). Sa 7/12: In 1948, the mother ship drops Richard Simmons on earth to gather information on fat people, cry on talk shows, be "real shiny," worship some Jewish singer, and most importantly, sweat. Su 7/13: In 1966, Danitra Vance is born. Vance was the first female African American cast member on "Saturday Night Live." She died 8/21/94. Mo 7/14: In 1972, after a respectable three-year run, "The David Frost Show" last airs in syndication. [Thanks to Dave Tanny and Jay Johnson. Special thanks to Donz5, last seen singing "She Loves Me," holding a high note, running through the theatre, out the side door, ogling an attractive woman, running into the Hello Deli, grabbing something to drink, paying Rupert, drinking the drink, leaving the Hello Deli, being handed a flyer for "Free Massages," getting the massage, and running back into the theatre, all while holding the last note ...] Berate Tom Heald at . *** THE 80 GREATEST LATE-NIGHT EPISODES OF ALL TIME by Aaron Barnhart, Don Giller, Tom Heald, Herbert Gambill, Damone, the readers of LATE SHOW NEWS and positively no one from Nick at Nite's TV Land More than 100 LATE SHOW NEWS subscribers showered me with lists of their favorite late-night episodes. I decided to use only those episodes that had received more than one nomination (and in some cases I was the second nominating vote). That resulted in a list of 80 entries of pretty decent integrity, I thought. It could've been larger, but I felt everything on this list ought to at least be seconded by somebody. Last shows and first shows were well-remembered: the first Arsenio Hall show in syndication, first Dave (both at NBC and CBS), last Carson, last Dave at NBC and last Jon Stewart show are all here, and one person even nominated the last Dennis Miller nightly show that ended with Denny climbing a rope ladder and literally getting outta here. Fewer than one in five nominated the entry that gathered the most votes, while the bottom half of the list consists entirely of two- and three-vote-getters. This list would not have happened had not Don Giller, aka the amazing Donz5, Tom Heald, Damone and Herbert Gambill come through heroically on short notice, supplying dates, correcting errors, and adding other information that turned it from a rough draft into a definitive, if not ultimate compilation of the highlights from the fringe. Here are your picks, in order of votes received: * Dave/NBC: The Crispin Glover show; also, Allie Sheedy, potato chip inspector Myrtle Young, Larry "Bud" Melman, James the Drifter (who asked Dave to buy him a car), and no Top Ten. Arguably one of the most talked-about moments in all of television came at the end of a very scattered, and very funny, edition of "Late Night." A wigged-out Glover, wearing uncomely attire and enormous platform shoes, stepped onstage and began whining like a lunatic. Typical exchange: DL: For a time you lived in Hollywood? You lived on Hollywood Boulevard? CG: *In* Hollywood Boulevard? DL: *On* Hollywood Boulevard. CG: No. DL: Had an apartment overlooking Hollywood Boulevard? A big high building you lived in. A big tower on Hollywood Boulevard? CG: No, no. DL: All right. Then we'll just drop that and go on to something else. The panel lasted only a couple of minutes, but to Letterman it must've seemed an eternity. Finally, Glover, growing more nervous by the second, stood up, weakly flexed a bicep, then made his famous declaration: "These are mine ... I can kick!" And with that, he swung around and -- nearly kicked Dave in the head. The host vanished, the show went to a commercial, and when play resumed, Crispin was gone. "He came very close to denting my head with those giant shoes," Dave said. The next night's episode opened with Paul waking Dave from a bad dream; only it wasn't a dream, said Paul, Glover really did try to kick him. "What a jerk," said Letterman. Glover later apologized. (7/28/87) * Dave/NBC: Pro wrestlers Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawlor fight on-air. This happened 15 years ago, so its popularity owes, much like the Glover incident, to word-of-mouth as much as anything. It started with Andy's provocative taunts, which led to Lawlor knocking Kaufman to the floor with a blow to the head. After a commercial break, Kaufman screamed obscenities at Lawlor and finished his tirade by throwing a cup of coffee on the enraged wrestler, who chased Kaufman out of the studio. A bewildered host remarked, "I'm not sure about any of those words, but you can be darned sure that FCC regulations prohibit throwing coffee." (7/28/82) * Dave/CBS: The most-remembered show from Letterman's two happy seasons atop the late-night heap was his 48th birthday program, when a luscious Drew Barrymore jumped on Dave's desk, did a bump and grind and then -- HEL-lo! -- flashed the host. You can say that was just a late-night moment, but as any viewer will tell you, the moment lasted all night long. (4/12/95) * Dave/NBC: Last "Late Night with David Letterman" featured guest Tom Hanks (telling a hysterical tale about caddying as a teenager for Slappy White) and surprise musical act Bruce Springsteen. The show went overtime and no one cared. (6/25/93) * Dave/CBS: Perhaps the best wall-to-wall hour Letterman has put together in the Ed Sullivan Theater happened the night that Bill Cosby decided to reach out to Dave's balcony audience. A ladder was mounted, no insurance people were consulted, and Cosby climbed into the rafters as the band -- thanks to guest musician Tito Puente -- added just the right carefree rhythm to the proceedings. There was also a surprisingly strong interview with a cab driver named Buke, and eventually Dave and Tito went up the ladder. "It is all too rare these days to feel like Dave, his guests, the crew, the studio audience, and I, the home viewer, were all really happy to be there," said John Christensen. (3/7/95) * Dave/CBS: Madonna (3/31/94) * Dave/NBC: Sandra and Madonna, (7/1/88) The list wouldn't be complete without the two appearances by Madonna, both of scored high with readers. The second came during the writers' strike and may well be the highlight of that entire unscripted period. * Dave/NBC: Cher barely defrosts, calls Dave what Shirley Maclaine called him. (5/22/86) * Dave/CBS: Farrah Fawcett, in an interview several of you already decided was a classic. (Really? James Caan anyone? Jennifer Tilly? Sharon Stone?) (6/6/97) * Dave/NBC: Suit of Velcro. "Sit back, relax, open up a thermos of hot coffee," said Letterman at the opening of this show as he opened a geyser of liquid from his container. The camera pulled back to reveal Dave on a chair, stuck to the wall in his velcro body suit, upside down. (2/28/84) * Carson: Judge Wopner tries Carson v. Letterman. Yes, the most-loved "Tonight Show" episode with LATE SHOW NEWS readers is one with Dave in it. On an earlier show, Carson complained that Dave's weather-beaten truck was an eyesore to his exclusive Malibu neighborhood in which both men kept houses, and then surprised his guest by rolling Dave's butt-ugly truck right onto the stage in Burbank. But wait! Letterman notices a broken headlight, caused by Carson's people. The litigation begins. Ultimately, Wopner rules in Letterman's favor and orders restitution. (6/27/86) * Dave/NBC: The monkeys attack Dave after an primate tea party goes haywire. (8/26/87) * Dave/NBC: The "Too Tired To Do A Show" show. "Outstanding - maybe the most work Dave's ever had to do during a broadcast and it's fantastic. Five times the content of any other Letterman broadcast. Dave politely browbeats Teri Garr into using his shower." (11/20/85) (Kathie Freeman) * Carson: "The penultimate Carson show--which was more moving than the last--on which Bette Midler, whose career Carson was instrumental in setting off, sang directly to a dewy-eyed Johnny." (Erin Clermont) (5/21/92) * Dave/NBC: The 360-degree show. "Paul was in top form selecting very appropriate songs for lead ins and outs. Alas, the only one I remember now was the Yardbirds' 'Over, Under, Sideways, Down.'" (Neil Wagner) Don Giller remembered another: Chuck Berry's "Around And Around." (12/9/86) * Dave/NBC: Fourth anniversary show. Taped on a flight to Miami. (2/1/86) * Dave/NBC: Sonny and Cher reunite. I got you, babe. (11/13/87) * SNL: Kevin Spacey 1997; Spacey as Christopher Walken as Han Solo; an unforgettable Letterman parody; one of Rob Smigel's naughty cartoons. (1/11/97) * Dave/CBS: Penn and Teller; working the McDonald's drive-thru ("Sir, could you get us some more potatoes, please? We're out.") (11/26/93) * Conan: The night they found "Grady." What started as an innocuous enough running gag became a highlight, getting funnier with each successive broadcast and culminating in the ex-"Sanford and Son" star's return to glory. (2/8/96) * Dave/NBC: Featuring Larry at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, handing out hot towels to the arriving throngs. (11/16/83) * Dave/NBC: In Los Angeles. Explaining that he really "can't work without this," Johnny Carson proceeded to unfold his own portable desk for his first-ever panel as Dave's guest. Later, Lee Marvin came out and gave Dave a piece of what little remained of his mind. (5/16/85) * Dave/NBC: Bo Derek's appearance on "Late Night." Earlier in that same week, the "10" star was a guest when Dave asked her about her high school memories. To nearly everyone's amusement, she had none. Bo didn't know even the name of the high school she attended, let alone have any recollections of her time there. (5/13/85) * Jon Stewart Show/Synd.: The final episode, including a great panel with guest David Letterman and other memorable moments that showed us what Talk Stew might've, could've been. (6/23/95) * Dave/NBC: Custom-Made Show No. 2. Audience votes on the show they want (with/without dentist chairs, etc.). (3/27/84) * Carson: Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and George Gobel hold forth in this cocktail party gone horribly awry. When Dino began flicking his cigar ashes into Georgeous George's drink, everything went up for grabs. (1969) * Dave/NBC: Larry is accidentally given a prop version of "Night Before Christmas," with the words inside written in French, to read to kids during this holiday-in-July episode. Larry can't read French, and the cue cards are too far away, so it reduces him to a quivering, badly ad-libbing mess. (7/9/82) * Dave/CBS: Elaine Stritch struts onstage like a grand dame, calls Dave "pool boy." (1997) * SNL: Steve Martin hosts, the Festrunk brothers hold forth, as do Jake and Elwood. A classic from the golden years. (4/22/78) * Fridays: Andy Kaufman ruins every sketch in this live broadcast of the ABC's answer to "SNL." Toward show's end, Andy gets in a scuffle with cast members as the mortified audience looks on. Details at . (1/20/81) * Conan: Norm MacDonald, at his unhinged best, tells "Melrose Place" star Courtney Thorne-Smith that her new movie with Carrot Top should've be named "Box Office Poison." (5/15/97) * Conan: The Fire Episode: From the skating rink at Rockefeller Center, Conan decides to do a show outside on the day after fire chased "Late Night" from Studio 6B. "Left without a clip from Samuel L. Jackson's movie, 'The Long Kiss Goodnight,' Conan instead showed a flipbook; when two guys walked onto the makeshift set unaware Conan was taping, Conan said, 'It doesn't get any crappier than this.' The Max Weinberg 7 playing fire-themed songs was a clever touch, too." (Jim Aquino) (10/10/96) * Snyder/NBC: The Sex Pistols on "Tomorrow." ("Humor me."/"Not for long.") * Leno: Bobcat Goldthwaite lights the set on fire. (June 1994) * SNL: The Blues Brothers debut (and Paul Shaffer introduces his Don Kirshner impersonation). (1/17/76) * Arsenio Hall: Magic Johnson's first post-HIV announcement appearance. A memorable outpouring of love and support; Arsenio at his best, less an interviewer than a concerned sibling. (11/8/91) * Leno: A live episode done after the last "Cheers," the majority of whose cast members had obviously enjoyed too many pre-show suds. (5/20/93) * Dave/CBS: From LA, tooling around town with a carful of tacos. (11/7/95) * Dave/NBC: Letterman tries something new on the show, a list of ten items cobbled together by his writers, some of them funny, some not so funny. The list matures, grows in stature, gains weight, and parks its fat ass in the middle of the program, never to budge again. (9/18/85) . * Dave/NBC: "The Morning Show." I especially enjoyed the live chopper reports from Larry. (10/6/83) * Carson: Barging in on Don Rickles on the set of "CPO Sharkey." Today it would seem a contrived stunt, but it really worked that night. (1977) * Dave/NBC: Shirley MacLaine. (10/4/88) * Dave/NBC: With a prime-time version of "Today" taping several stories below, Letterman leans out the window with a megaphone and barks, "My name is Larry Grossman [then president of NBC News] and I'm not wearing any pants!" (8/19/85) * Dave/NBC: Letterman attempts a goodwill gesture, delivering flowers and sweets to NBC's new owners, is rebuffed at the courtesy desk and given "the GE handshake." (4/8/86) * Dave/NBC: Parents Night. (2/25/86) * Dave/NBC: Hypnosis night, old version. Marshall Sylver enters as "world's fastest hypnotist" and exits humiliated after Lettermans' incessant razzing. (9/29/86) * Dave: Hypnosis night, new version. Sylver is back, identifies two particularly suggestible staffers, and helps Letterman creates some memorable bits. As a topper, Dave accidentally puts his stage manager, Biff Henderson, into a trance during the taping. (4/5/96) * Nightline: Al Campanis's moment of truth. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the color line in major league baseball, Dodger VP Campanis is asked why there aren't more black executives in the sport. "I truly believe that they may not have some of the necessities," he says. Koppel offers him numerous chances to redeem himself after that statement, but Campanis insists on digging deeper, laying bare his -- and baseball's -- institutional prejudices before an increasingly horrified viewership. Campanis is fired three days later. (4/6/87) * Dave/NBC: Third anniversary show. Yeah, we probably shouldn't be counting shows that aired in prime time, but TV Guide snubbed these, too. (1/26/85) * Dave/NBC: First show; Peacock Ladies; Bill Murray "gets physical." (2/1/82) * Dave/CBS: How many men in bunny suits can get into H&R Block? (Apr. 1997) * Snyder/NBC: Interview with John Lennon, then facing extradition to the U.K. (4/28/75) * Snyder/NBC: The infamous Charles Manson hour. (1976?) * Carson: Burt Reynolds and whipped cream, a bit later satirized by "SCTV." (Date unknown) * Dave/NBC: Last episode of Larry's Latin American goodwill tour. A defeated and unintentionally Melman begs Dave over the phone to let him turn the Winnebago around and come home thousands of miles short of his destination, Tierra del Fuego. (12/13/88) * Dave/CBS: In L.A. Johnny Carson presented the Top Ten list and left without saying a word. Bette Midler came on in a fish suit and made up for Johnny's reticence. Plus, fast-food grazing with Zsa Zsa Gabor. Dave's star never shone brighter. (5/13/94) * Dave/CBS: First show from the Ed Sullivan Theater. Perhaps this didn't score as high with readers because of the hundreds of shows that followed, many of them trying much too hard to recapture the energy and enthusiasm of this one. But at the time, we were ecstatic about Dave being on at 11:30. All except Paul Newman, that is, who asked, "Where the hell are the singing cats?" (8/30/93) * Snyder: "Tomorrow" with KISS. Tom Snyder introduces Gene Simmons who plays the bass (as in the fish) and Ace Frehley says, "And I play the carp." * Arsenio/Synd.: First episode of the show that changed the face of late night and spelled the beginning of the end for Carson. (1/3/89) * Dave/NBC: sends Nastassja Kinski away in tears. " Kinski's hair was done in a bizarre bun-like manner that Letterman described as "an owl perched on her head." Letterman sent the show to commercial once by saying, "We'll be right back with the rinse and set." Kinski also was completed loopy and somewhat oblivious to Letterman's mocking, not unlike Farrah Fawcett in her recent appearance. But the clincher for this episode being an all-timer was John Candy's appearance (later in the show). When Letterman introduced him, Candy walked out with his short hair moussed up on end." (Rick Kapwin) (12/29/82) * Dave/CBS: The first appearance of Rupert annoying people, guided by Dave. Said one reader, "It's always pretty funny, but the first time was such a great surprise, and really has never been topped." (1995) * Dave/CBS: in Boston with vide of Hersh the Bar, stupid human tricks, Dana Carvey and Steven Wright. (11-1-96) * Dave/CBS: in Washington, D.C. with Bob Dole at his arid extra-dry best. (11/8/96) * Snyder/CBS: The post-Oscars telecast with Gene Siskel, David Steinberg, Bonnie Hunt, and numerous live remotes. A sparkling hour of entertainment that was forgotten in the wake of Letterman's widely-panned performance earlier that evening. (3/27/95) * Conan: The boat show. (6/23/95) * SNL: Richard Pryor on seven-second delay; Exorcist II parody; word association; Black Like Me. (12/13/75) * "Nightline's" first "Town Meeting" is a 4 hour and 17 minute show on AIDS. (6/5/87) * Arsenio: Bill Clinton plays his sax. "One of the only interesting moments in that whole campaign season." (Tom Heald) (6/3/92) * Later: Guest Howard Stern and host Tom Snyder almost strangle one another; years later, T.S. claims it was all a big put-on. (3/21/91) * Dave/NBC: Eighth anniversary show, a top-drawer event (as one reader put it), "right through to the end with the clips of the soap opera in Spanish they never show on the reruns." (2/1/90) * Conan: Time Travel Episode -- The Civil War. Complete with a street fight between the Blue and the Grey on Sixth Avenue. (Feb. 1996) * Dave/NBC: "Michael Keaton (promoting 'Batman Returns') gives an interview which is as good as they get, and I've never seen Dave laugh harder." (Chuck Dowling) (6/19/92) * Conan: Andy Richter on location at the KISS Convention. (date unknown) * Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Carrot Top, playing against type, is actually funny. And then there's the ranting cow. (Feb. 1996) * Leno: "One unforgettable late-night broadcast, for me anyway: 'The Tonight Show' with Howard Stern and his fans so upsetting Jay that he walked off, while Siskel & Ebert swung slowly in the wind." (Roger Ebert) (1995) And these, which no one but I nominated: * Carson: Tiny Tim gets married. The highest-rated episode of any "Tonight Show" in the Carson reign. (1969) * Paar: Jack storms off. Even if you haven't seen any of this episode, it was one of the great F.U.'s delivered to network brass in the history of the tube. Having learned that a risque water-closet story had been omitted from his monologue the night before in favor of a three-minute news update (Jack told long stories), the temperamental host came out, announced he was leaving, and trying to keep his composure, said, "There's got to be a better way to make a living," then left the show, ostensibly for good. After the network's two top officials tendered their personal apologies, Jack came back a month later, and here is how he opened his first show: "As I was saying before I was interrupted..." (1960) * Dave/NBC: First guest appearance of pot-stirring Harvey Pekar. The encounter -- and several subsequent ones he would make on the show -- are immortalized in the pages of Pekar's "American Splendor" comic. (Oct. 1986) * Conan: Dave saves "Late Night." With Conan O'Brien's future as a talk show host very much in doubt, and "Later" about to relaunch that same night with the promising Greg Kinnear as host, Letterman's appearance as Conan's guest this evening could not have been timelier. Dave was funny, Dave was gracious, Dave put his seal of approval on the show. Afterward, Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa made their first, but certainly not last appearance on the show. However important was Lorne Michaels' act of faith by keeping "Late Night" on the air through those terrible months, Dave's act of grace was just as vital. (2-28-94) THE LINEUPS (with Sue Trowbridge) LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS Tu 7/8 Bruce Willis, Christine Todd Whitman, Jimmy Buffett (R 6/25/96) We 7/9 David Duchovny, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Sponge (R 7/19/96) Th 7/10 Bill Murray, MaliVai Washington, The Wallflowers (R 7/12/96) Fr 7/11 Helen Hunt, Dave Matthews Band (R 5/17/96) Mo 7/14 Don Rickles, Brendan Fraser, En Vogue Tu 7/15 Tim Robbins, Shawn Colvin, Jackie Chan We 7/16 Mary Tyler Moore, National Hollerin' champ Robey Morgan, Matchbox 20 Th 7/17 Nathan Lane, Gabrielle Reece, Third Eye Blind Fr 7/18 Robert Pastorelli, Craig Kilborn, Live Mo 7/21 Leslie Mann, Puff Daddy Tu 7/22 Richard Kind, John Hiatt We 7/23 John Turturro, Kathy Kinney, Radish THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC Tu 7/8 Linda Fiorentino, Tyson/Holyfield referee Mills Lane, Mara Wilson We 7/9 Martin Short Th 7/10 Jodie Foster, INXS, ice skating champion Tara Lipinski Fr 7/11 Four-year-old genius William Carter, Hanson Mo 7/14 Richard Simmons, David Alan Grier Tu 7/15 Coolio We 7/16 Martin Lawrence Th 7/17 Rob Lowe, Beck Fr 7/18 Glenn Close, Billy Connolly, Motley Crue Mo 7/21 Harrison Ford LATE LATE SHOW WITH TOM SNYDER, CBS Tu 7/8 TBA We 7/9 Medical ethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan Th 7/10 TBA Fr 7/11 David Brenner LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC Tu 7/8 Kim Coles, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Alison Kraus & Union Station We 7/9 TBA Th 7/10 Martin Short, Paul McCartney, Jill Sobule Fr 7/11 TBA Mo 7/14 Luke Perry, Joey Lauren Adams, Ian Bagg (R 5/2/97) Tu 7/15 Leonard Garment We 7/16 Primus Th 7/17 World Party LATER, NBC Tu 7/8 Cindy Crawford with Jay Leno (R 4/24/97) We 7/9 Cindy Crawford with Jeff Goldblum (R 5/1/97) Th 7/10 Cindy Crawford with Kristen Johnston (R 4/29/97) Mo 7/14 David Alan Grier with Alexandra Wentworth (R 5/7/97) Tu 7/15 David Alan Grier with Robin Leach (R 5/8/97) We 7/16 David Alan Grier with Mark Hamill (R 2/20/97) Th 7/17 David Alan Grier with Harry Shearer (R 2/18/97) CHARLIE ROSE, PBS Tu 7/8 Bill Bradley We 7/9 Joe Paterno, Richard Haass Th 7/10 Joel Silver, Richard Donner POLITICALLY INCORRECT WITH BILL MAHER, ABC Tu 7/8 Pauly Shore, Erica Jong, Holly McClure We 7/9 Clive Barker, Wil Shriner, Christine O'Donnell, Sophie B. Hawkins Th 7/10 Guests TBA Fr 7/11 Kim Coles, Paul Sorvino, Doug McIntyre DIE HARALD SCHMIDT SHOW, SAT.1 8.07 Annemarie Wendel, Joerg Kachelmann 9.07 Comedian Kalle Pohl, Juergen Fliege, Katja Burkard 10.07 Bata Illic, Emma Sjoebreg 11.07 Comedy Duo Badesalz, Natalie and Isabel Dziobek 15.07 Katja von Garnier 16.07 Heiner Geissler, Dinah Schiffarth 17.07 MTV Host Kimsy, Erich Boehme 18.07 Anke Engelke, Jeff Goldblum (sorry, no time to format Howard's or Spacey's lineups this week) Also on late nights: NIGHTLINE, ABC CHARLES GRODIN, CNBC CARSON'S COMEDY CLASSICS, Family Channel MAD TV, Fox SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, NBC (this season) and Comedy Central (classics) THE RUPAUL SHOW, VH1 LOVELINE, MTV ODDVILLE MTV, MTV WORLD NEWS NOW, ABC UP TO THE MINUTE, CBS Entire contents Copyright 1997 by Aaron Barnhart. All rights reserved. Distributed by e-mail and BBS to over 10,000 readers weekly. 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