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Dick Cavett Before TV

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    Television host Dick Cavett on his early days in television as a comedy writer.

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-- Hello.

Are there mr.

-- is this mr.

Imus listeners you know I just senators is a great.

Detail I don't wanna -- be -- Well not to DA.

That was unfortunate because I was -- Bernard that.

-- in the mass.

I just got off three hours sleep a -- -- red -- flight from Rapid City, South Dakota and and 88 if you want me to be -- eight.

Coherent -- articulate your gonna be really disappointed that can hardly see -- jet lagged.

I mean everything you wanted to guess to be important to.

Wanna -- One of my favorite song which.

There's Rapid City, South Dakota by taking frequent.

Yes Kinky Friedman is blended.

He -- do you -- -- -- is -- you know America not a country music.

Unless you consider ricochet romance.

From my high school days.

The way I'd I got here in the car coming from -- airport I get to hear.

And here own -- you and pure white figure it's that was.

-- -- -- -- that was shed I don't know how it ended.

But -- -- -- is when you're certain about six at what age that he's gonna get marriage proposals from his appearance he's.

There's a fairly attractive child to ozone is here for how do you account printer I have no idea so let me ask you you're here began on.

As a comedy writer so it appeared that when you're used to write jokes.

-- -- suspect.

Johnny Carson for example yeah although you do drive for -- And many elders.

When you wrote the majority -- Did you ride and hoping.

That if the -- -- not great there would be saved in a delivery.

So what is important questions.

What what I mostly felt letters.

Thank god this big star has selected my -- over one the other writers wrote.

And what they didn't feel what you're supposed to -- people's immediate effect actually did it got -- element that's what is that.

Oh I wish I were -- -- standing there in those beautiful expensive clothes getting this big -- from this adoring audience.

That was never my dream minute and yet if it's what happened to the but.

Just do it.

What is being had to hope -- -- -- -- joke.

In the -- of the comic would -- would recognize his rip them as is vocabulary.

His wording.

And say it just right -- remember -- Who -- I wrote for -- weren't so and so called audience cards and we get cards before integrated into.

And so -- wrote.

We're from Cleveland -- impressed with sheer turnout and what makes New York -- -- And Cairo tourists.

Just show for awhile when I thought okay I guess -- -- injuries sustained but away.

Funny he should come -- I just came for a orderly out west floor was to go to the energetic cars since.

Norfolk Nebraska.

Great American comedy festival it's it's it's here there and that -- -- great comics and -- -- Stone was there and I realized seeing -- picture did everything.

-- -- -- For him and he for me.

And people have said to me having seen that documentary about in the wonderful job he -- and -- -- American -- I guess when UN are not visit him then ended your friendship is Joan Rivers bidders.

And the fact it was -- opposite of we've we've left about it.

And I remembered calling him -- and -- -- -- hope you're braced for the fact.

Good I'm going on ABC with -- short station mine have many of the affiliates don't carry the -- some of the importers Warner in 2 AM.

You better watch.

And that and says -- Richard are most members for that broke below their.

On armed armed forces radio instead of television of.

All the original -- from a journalist because.

I'm a huge fan of -- -- Jon Stewart.

Yeah well the obvious here.

All of his performing ability to raise obviously Smart and funny -- to himself but.

I mean he delivered dying.

-- -- -- it just so nothing to his maternal.

Yes what is dead with cute with his voices its exact he's funny about the fact that there -- -- he -- -- improvise as beautifully as you can see he works of material beautifully he really.

-- Good got -- are just about perfected its.

If you ever get perfection.

So all they result of these other sorts of night -- lot of Letterman Kimmel.

While -- Campbell yeah Fallon and Conan we're delighted.

Well done.

What are you asking you to do I know all these people.

The perfect fit -- that.

And I know you wouldn't hesitate bet.

I think that you gravitate to coward's way out and says just think they're also well -- -- missing any of them.

Hey did you want to happen or Thomas -- debonair and large library and -- -- and -- -- yesterday at one are you Biden.

They had real honor on the -- -- this -- fair.

Worth -- John.

Edwards are announced -- market.

Trashing his.

Doug waters is being here are -- -- whatever your your that'll -- I can say analyst -- feel about anger.

The way Woody Allen spoke about -- lady columnist for its.

That I think possibly she should be -- liquid go to Greece.

-- -- film and I cleaned it out Nestle -- thank you wouldn't know anything.

Against.

EI ATF -- its.

I don't think her motives are the -- and probably any area of her life is certainly the you know it makes me think of this sadness and RF front desk.

All glad you mentioned that because I -- Ayatollah thanks you've -- -- the trust.

I -- such a huge fan -- -- just.

In -- -- -- not -- drilling up to mouth but dot bottom brilliant woman and what a brilliant writer all -- -- right.

She unfortunately died -- -- all.

-- complications from pneumonia because she had yeah cancer but Goya exiles and presided.

Yards square.

Go bid in two -- sense sitting in the front pages certainly deserved it I'm Noah and I wish you ill and so that -- my.

And -- net -- But the English guests who is unable to make it to the wings.

And had to be taken out and put -- -- price though and we had just -- Though -- segment bit to lose this history it is and afterwards we sort of still and each other's arms.

We -- there itself like -- Clock hands had been welded.

It's just wouldn't goal and we had a half hour.

And she had a way of saying things that you identified with -- that realizing it like effect.

Navigate but I -- -- he said I I pick up People Magazine.

I leafed through it but I don't know who anybody that is.

You know the -- alarming is off we've endured and CD is.

See that with -- green and who that tell our day.

She Rhodes scholars say when Herman solid and it's a great -- she wrote up about her marriage to on.

Oh yeah -- Ernst and we've.

No the -- -- You have earnings.

And about it written Coburn stayed home clone Todd -- remember.

Cholesterol and you know on the Charles Edwards noted admit -- -- options.

It's only ask.

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