So this is our ninth year. He died two years ago when he was 92 and he wrote his last column the day before he died. I would have gone into print journalism but his shoes were too big to fill. So fortunately television was coming of age in the late 1950s and early '60s when I started out. So it was a great alternative for me.
Most shows are on the decline.
Our show is the fastest growing talk show on television. I think that comes from constantly reevaluating where you are and what you want to do. We are consistently unpredictable and I think that helps keep the show fresh. I think some of our craziest shows involve audience members being hypnotized and doing crazy things under the power of suggestion. Another wild show we do is bringing on guests with weird phobias, whether they be the fear of rats or snakes or something simple like kittens, and turning their phobias into accepting these creatures.