Today's moment is actually one that might require some background information and a little digression.
If you're familiar with the NPR program 'Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me' then skip this part; Wait is a quiz show with a few twists. The contestants are comedians, writers, social commentators, etc (e.g. Paula Poundstone), but the show also includes callers who compete to win...get this...an outgoing voicemail message from the Show's MC/co-host, Carl Kasell, a rather comfortingly-voiced older gentleman. Furthermore, the show hosts a call with a celebrity of some kind who has to play a game to win...yes, the outgoing voicemail message for a show fan. The show is quite entertaining, and Carl Kasell is a great sport, handling all of the antics of presenter Peter Sagal and the regular panelists.
If you're familiar with Bill Kurtis, then skip this part; Bill Kurtis is a venerated American TV journalist, producer, narrator and news anchor, though you may know him better as the older gentleman host from A&E channel's crime and investigative shows such as American Justice, Cold Case Files, and Investigative Reports. All awesome shows that seem to be replaced as of late by the likes of staged-"reality shows" such as Dog: The Bounty Hunter and Storage Wars.
Etienne subscribes to the podcast of this show on iTunes, and though I haven't gotten around to subscribing to it myself, I enjoy the show whenever he plays it for us. Late this morning, he put on the last show from March 23rd; Carl Kasell was absent, but his fill-in playfully introduced himself as the "legendary anchorman Bill Kurtis" which was a reference to his role in the Will Ferrill movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. It was funny to here him joke like that because normally, his work is so straight-arrow and professional. I've heard him narrate some of the most disturbing and chilling details of gruesome, brutal crimes with such seriousness and professionalism, it makes one wonder if he's capable of laughter.
He had a great time on the show, you can tell, but today's moment, the one I think is worth sharing, is this:
I can't believe I heard Bill Kurtis say the phrases "Horny Bunches of Oats" "Count Crotchula, now with crotch berries" and "Grope Nuts." Bravo, Mr. Kurtis...I tip my hat to you delivering those lines with incredible humour, timing, and panache!
It wasn't a great morning for me, with a headache and some uncool belly issues, but that made things better.
Bill Kurtis, professional...
...Wish you were here.
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