Dick Cavett

In his prime, writer Gore Vidal didn't have much nice to say about people, and he enjoyed sharing his opinions. On live television in 1968, he referred to fellow commentator William F. Buckley as a  "crypto-Nazi" (Buckley responded by calling Vidal...

The title says it all, as the icon of humor is featured in a wide variety of appearances, from episodes of "Get Smart" (which he co-created) and "Mad About You" to the Emmy-nominated HBO special "Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again" and segments...

In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidalmight have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing — tall, handsome and composed — and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier. But Vidal made his...

Gore Vidal, who died at his Hollywood Hills home, was known for his unmatched wit and one-liners....

LOS ANGELES -- Chad Everett, who starred as Dr. Joe Gannon in the 1970s television drama Medical Center, and went on to appear in such films and shows as “Mulholland Drive” and “Melrose Place” has died. Everett was 75. Everett’s daughter says he died...

From Norman Rockwell and Leonard Bernstein to Baltimore's Cab Calloway, no one does biography like "American Masters" on PBS. I've been reviewing these superb productions for all of the 26 seasons that "American Masters" has been on the air, and have...

One of the lingering mysteries surrounding talk show legend Johnny Carson was how he walked away from "The Tonight Show" and never returned to the spotlight, despite numerous pleas and attempts who wanted to see him perform again. Carson achieved what...

When I talked to Graham Norton in December, his "scrappy mixed terrier thing" kept interrupting by attacking her loudest toy. Her name, he said, is Madge, which led me to ask if she's named after Madonna. "Well yes, but I didn't do it! I don't want to...

You'd hardly think that residents in The Villages — a Republican political hotbed that's a must-stop for GOP candidates — would need any encouragement to register and vote in the Jan. 31 Republican presidential primary. But the folks at St....

"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills": Is it over yet? That’s all I can say for this bloated, unwieldy, TMI season of "The Real Housewives," which was long on cava and catfights, but also drenched in spousal abuse and alcoholism -- leaving viewers,...

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Jonathan Ames, creator of HBO's "Bored to Death," sits down with Los Angeles Times' Television Critic Robert Lloyd for a Q&A....