My 1998 interview with Larry King, who was ever kind and funny with me, when he became the highest paid host on cable:
Q: What will you do with all that money?
A: I'm going to give a lot to the government. I'm going to put a lot in trust for the family. I've got a great wife & we're going to Paris. That's a delayed honeymoon.

Q: Have you ever gone to Paris on a honeymoon before?

A: No. That's funny, Stein. I'll let that pass.
Q: I hear you wear lots of cologne. What's that about?

A: I put on the normal amount: two swoops on the hand, pat each cheek.

Q: Just your cheeks?

A: I never put cologne on my body. Are you crazy? I put talc powder.

Q: What's talc powder?

A: How old are you?
Q: I'm 26.

A: I've got ties older than you. Talc is powder you put on after you shower. Talc feels very nice. It's soothing and it absorbs water and it smells nice. In fact, go to a store and buy some talc.

Q: How long does it take you to write that USA Today column?
A: An hour. Sometimes less.

Q: What's the best part of a wedding?

A: The moment before they say, "I now pronounce you..." That silent moment. But at Jewish weddings, the food.
In his greenroom:
Hanging in his greenroom:
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