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Let's Be The Dick Cavett Show

I'm the swiveling chairs

by Anonymousreply 89July 11, 2025 1:46 AM

I'm the 1970's

by Anonymousreply 1July 9, 2025 3:31 PM

I'm the parade of professional sports figures who hit on Dick backstage.

by Anonymousreply 2July 9, 2025 3:35 PM

I'm actual listening

by Anonymousreply 3July 9, 2025 3:37 PM

I’m Dick’s many pregnant pauses.

by Anonymousreply 4July 9, 2025 3:42 PM

I’m Candide

by Anonymousreply 5July 9, 2025 3:44 PM

I'm Janis Joplin

by Anonymousreply 6July 9, 2025 3:45 PM

That's not very specific, r5.

by Anonymousreply 7July 9, 2025 3:47 PM

I'm Sly Stone, incoherently high as a kite

by Anonymousreply 8July 9, 2025 4:08 PM

I'm deadpan delivery.

by Anonymousreply 9July 9, 2025 4:10 PM

I’m the smoking.

by Anonymousreply 10July 9, 2025 4:19 PM

I’m the caftans.

by Anonymousreply 11July 9, 2025 4:19 PM

I’m Better Davis eating ice.

by Anonymousreply 12July 9, 2025 4:19 PM

*Bette

by Anonymousreply 13July 9, 2025 4:20 PM

I'm droll well-read intelligence, ensuring the guest luminaries know they'll have a good conversation, vanishingly rare on TV. This quality stands up more than well enough to be enjoyed decades later.

by Anonymousreply 14July 9, 2025 4:36 PM

Sure, Dick.

by Anonymousreply 15July 9, 2025 5:01 PM

I’m Penis Cavett.

by Anonymousreply 16July 9, 2025 5:11 PM

I’m Delia Deetz who was never invited to be on the show.

by Anonymousreply 17July 9, 2025 5:11 PM

I’m Jack Paar saying, “Bitch stole my act!”

by Anonymousreply 18July 9, 2025 5:13 PM

I have a friend whose voice sounds just like chat show host Dick Cavett.

by Anonymousreply 19July 9, 2025 5:16 PM

I’m a gay man

by Anonymousreply 20July 9, 2025 5:39 PM

I'm Kate Hepburn showing up for a rehearsal the day before taping. I soon begin bossing people around and end up doing the full interview in rehearsal day - a two parter, no less!

by Anonymousreply 21July 9, 2025 5:40 PM

I'm the host. I represent myself as a self-deprecating intellectual but actually I'm a talentless celebrity-chasing douche.

by Anonymousreply 22July 9, 2025 5:40 PM

I am no George Plimpton!

by Anonymousreply 23July 9, 2025 5:47 PM

I'm Groucho Marx

by Anonymousreply 24July 9, 2025 6:35 PM

[quote] I’m a gay man

Hi Dick!

by Anonymousreply 25July 9, 2025 7:09 PM

I’m Gilbert Gottfried doing an impersonation of Groucho’s cringe interview years later.

by Anonymousreply 26July 9, 2025 7:10 PM

I'm Richard Pryor keeping quiet while Dick tells me his thoughts on race and writing for a black man

by Anonymousreply 27July 9, 2025 7:26 PM

R7 - R5's post is very specific.

IFKYK

by Anonymousreply 28July 9, 2025 7:31 PM

R28 Theme music.

by Anonymousreply 29July 9, 2025 7:38 PM

R29 - I know, I was pointing out to R7 that R5's post was specific if you know (you know) the theme music.

by Anonymousreply 30July 9, 2025 7:50 PM

I'm glitter and be Gay

by Anonymousreply 31July 9, 2025 8:47 PM

I’m Bette Davis’s cigarettes and mod outfits.

by Anonymousreply 32July 9, 2025 8:55 PM

I’m the lack of screaming and whooping from the audience.

by Anonymousreply 33July 9, 2025 9:00 PM

I'm the smoking and drinking

by Anonymousreply 34July 9, 2025 9:10 PM

I'm Lauren Bacall and I am the only one with balls on this stage

by Anonymousreply 35July 9, 2025 9:10 PM

I’m Buddy Rich killin’ it:

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by Anonymousreply 36July 9, 2025 9:23 PM

I'm the shades of brown all over the set, with a pop of orange.

by Anonymousreply 37July 9, 2025 9:26 PM

Vintage Dick and James Lipton Actors Studio interviews are the best!

by Anonymousreply 38July 9, 2025 9:28 PM

I'm Cavett's British counterpart Robin Day

by Anonymousreply 39July 9, 2025 10:01 PM

I’m homophobia. I’m everywhere!

by Anonymousreply 40July 9, 2025 10:06 PM

I’m Truman Capote who always made Dick nervous and defensive.

by Anonymousreply 41July 9, 2025 10:08 PM

I’m the weirdly uneven monologue.

by Anonymousreply 42July 9, 2025 10:10 PM

I'm The Carol Burnett Show

by Anonymousreply 43July 9, 2025 10:15 PM

I’m the cat litter he’d have to promote as the show’s sponsor.

by Anonymousreply 44July 9, 2025 10:16 PM

I'm Dick's one night stand with Janis Joplin.

by Anonymousreply 45July 9, 2025 10:21 PM

Janis was a man?

by Anonymousreply 46July 9, 2025 10:29 PM

I’m Jimi Hendrix and I’m tripping.

by Anonymousreply 47July 9, 2025 10:54 PM

I'm the interesting array of guests that he had on his show who were allowed to interact with each other

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by Anonymousreply 48July 9, 2025 10:55 PM

What r22 said

by Anonymousreply 49July 9, 2025 10:57 PM

Was he really a douche?

by Anonymousreply 50July 9, 2025 11:01 PM

I’m Yoko Ono enjoying my 30 seconds of depth.

by Anonymousreply 51July 9, 2025 11:13 PM

I'm an overly full ashtray after Bette leaves the set.

by Anonymousreply 52July 9, 2025 11:17 PM

I'm J.I. Rodale, and boy, am I tired.

by Anonymousreply 53July 9, 2025 11:17 PM

I'm a very pompous Gore Vidal.

by Anonymousreply 54July 9, 2025 11:23 PM

I'm James Earl Jones, really pissed off after Dick made that "calling a spade a spade" crack.

by Anonymousreply 55July 10, 2025 1:40 AM

I'm the cheap and tacky coffee table carried off the set by indifferent stagehands when Katharine Hepburn complained about me. The hideous shag carpet quickly followed.

by Anonymousreply 56July 10, 2025 1:56 AM

Did Carrie Cavett ever make an appearance?

by Anonymousreply 57July 10, 2025 1:58 AM

I’m Dick, dropping names left and right. “As Laurence Olivier once told me . . .”

I’m Dick’s favorite joke—“Spiro Agnew is an anagram for ‘grow a penis.’ “ He was still telling it on talk shows when half the audience probably didn’t know who Spiro Agnew was.

by Anonymousreply 58July 10, 2025 2:04 AM

I'm Delia. I'm a flake. I have always been a flake. If I insist on frightening people, I should do it with my sculpture.

by Anonymousreply 59July 10, 2025 2:08 AM

I always wanted to fuck Cavett. The elfin look, the wit, the woopsy-doopsy haircut. And the well-modulated voice crooning, "Fuck me, Daddy. Fuck me hard."

by Anonymousreply 60July 10, 2025 2:11 AM

I'm a wry riposte!

by Anonymousreply 61July 10, 2025 2:24 AM

I'm Grace Slick, giving Cavett major attitude for some reason.

by Anonymousreply 62July 10, 2025 1:13 PM

She was a Finch girl. She saw right through Dick.

That’s the reason.

by Anonymousreply 63July 10, 2025 3:24 PM

I'm Groucho Marx. Dick worshiped me and gave me full rein of the show when I guested. Even though I tended to ramble in my later years, I still kept them laughing.

by Anonymousreply 64July 10, 2025 3:34 PM

I'm Dick Cavett's mysterious wife.

by Anonymousreply 65July 10, 2025 4:14 PM

I’m the handbag the ladies bring out, as if they might have to purchase a train ticket or something.

by Anonymousreply 66July 10, 2025 4:16 PM

I’m John Lennon in army fatigues.

by Anonymousreply 67July 10, 2025 4:23 PM

I’m the unmistakable message that the host is better than you.

by Anonymousreply 68July 10, 2025 4:25 PM

I'm Joan Collins

by Anonymousreply 69July 10, 2025 5:16 PM

I’m the groovy trousers

by Anonymousreply 70July 10, 2025 5:53 PM

I'm the awkward pauses.

by Anonymousreply 71July 10, 2025 6:28 PM

I'm Dick's wife Carrie Nye

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by Anonymousreply 72July 10, 2025 6:31 PM

I'm the civilized and productive political discussions between Republican and Democrats.

by Anonymousreply 73July 10, 2025 6:50 PM

I'm the Simpsons guest star

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by Anonymousreply 74July 10, 2025 6:52 PM

I'm Dick telling Bette Davis that, yes, I'm thrilled you're attracted to me and have agreed to be on my show but, no, I won't be penetrating you at your hotel afterwards.

by Anonymousreply 75July 10, 2025 6:57 PM

I'm Dick telling Lester Maddox to get the hell off his stage.

by Anonymousreply 76July 10, 2025 8:59 PM

And I'm Lily Tomlin leaving the stage to Dick and Chad Everett.

by Anonymousreply 77July 10, 2025 9:09 PM

We're Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, and John Cassavetes misbehaving and acting like jerks.

by Anonymousreply 78July 10, 2025 9:22 PM

I’m drunk

by Anonymousreply 79July 10, 2025 11:25 PM

I'm Janis Joplin. I had an affair with Dick!

by Anonymousreply 80July 10, 2025 11:36 PM

I’m witty banter

by Anonymousreply 81July 11, 2025 12:10 AM

"Why don't you fold it five ways and put it where the moon don't shine?"

by Anonymousreply 82July 11, 2025 12:38 AM

[quote]I'm Kate Hepburn showing up for a rehearsal the day before taping. I soon begin bossing people around and end up doing the full interview in rehearsal day - a two parter, no less!

"Can we have a stationary table? NObody listens to me."

by Anonymousreply 83July 11, 2025 12:55 AM

^^ the mask slipped that day and we saw capital c Cunt

by Anonymousreply 84July 11, 2025 12:57 AM

I’m the segment in which Dick takes off his shirt and pants and shows us his tight little body while he exercises.

See what you missed, R60?

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by Anonymousreply 85July 11, 2025 1:02 AM

At 1:48 when the trainer tells Cavett to take off his pants: "Cavett c'mon show us Dick willya?!"

by Anonymousreply 86July 11, 2025 1:06 AM

Could that trainer be any more gay? What year was this?

by Anonymousreply 87July 11, 2025 1:08 AM

I forgot Joe Piscopo used to be hot.

by Anonymousreply 88July 11, 2025 1:09 AM

He used to be cute before he went full muscle freak

by Anonymousreply 89July 11, 2025 1:46 AM
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