“Who elected Larry King America's grief counselor? We, the viewing public, did, by driving up his ratings whenever somebody famous passes.” AmericaGriefKingsFameDrivingRatingLarryCounselor Author:James Wolcott
“A typical 'Larry King Live' is a pastiche whose absurdism defies parody. Wearing his trademark suspenders and purple shirts, he looks as if he's strapped to the chair with vertical seat belts, unable to eject.” IfsLooksKingsShirtsSeatsChairsTypicalPurpleBeltsLarryParodyVerticalTrademarksSeat BeltsPasticheSuspenders Author:James Wolcott
“'Hairspray' was a movie turned Broadway musical turned Hollywood remake, and that is the 'Lion King' circle of life as we know it in Times Square, the creative loop that swings for the stars and sometimes crashes into the upper deck.” KnowsSometimesStarsCreativeKingsHollywoodMusicalCirclesLionsSquaresSwingsCrashBroadwayDeckRemakesLoopsCircle Of LifeTimes SquareBroadway MusicalHairsprayLion King Author:James Wolcott
“Like Andy Warhol and unlike God Almighty, Larry King does not presume to judge; all celebrities are equal in his eyes, saints and sinners alike sharing the same 'Love Boat' voyage into the dark beyond, a former sitcom star as deserving of pious send-off as Princess Diana.” DoeEyeStarsDarkJudgingKingsEqualSaintBoatFormerHis EyesSinnerPrincessAlmightyVoyagesDeservingSitcomPiousLarryDianaWarholSame LoveSaints And SinnersLove Boat Author:James Wolcott
