“People Can Win, They Can Lose, They Can Get Zonked”

Two items related to game shows:

I think I miss stuff sometimes because I don’t have a television, but did the rest of you know that Monty Hall is still alive? The Let’s Make a Deal host and inspiration for a probability puzzle, now 92, will be interviewed this Thursday on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, which is always excellent except when his guests are chefs or Thom Yorke.

From 1973:

The two nicest comedians I’ve had chance meetings with are Catherine O’Hara and the late Phil Hartman. As you might guess, Hartman was very into his own head and quiet when not in character, but he was also very sweet. Here he is as “Philip Hartman” in a 1979 Dating Game episode, which aired, of course, during the original run of Saturday Night Live, where he was to later become an Aykroyd-ish star. Beginning at the 10:40 mark.

 

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