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I just saw this mentioned on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. He named KCAL's Dave Clarke as a "Worst Person in the World" for his incredibly amateurish, lame, and cringe-inducing work in this news story. He decided to break the news about actor Bruno Kirby's death to celebrities at a premiere that either knew him and/or worked with him, Most of them didn't even know that Kirby had died, and they are truly shocked and saddened by his death, especially Jennifer Tilly. Listen to the way he just casually says "yeah, he died!" to the interviewees. A truly crass job.

Oh, and it's Robert DAVI, not Dabi. Jeez.

• Charlie Rose: Pastors/authors Rick Warren and Greg Boyd
• The Daily Show: Matt Dillon
• The Colbert Report: Neil Young
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Whoopi Goldberg, Fatboy Slim, and Jack Fisett
• Jay Leno: Kate Hudson, Kevin Smith, and Soul Asylum (repeat)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Will Ferrell, Bobby Cannavale, and Under the Influence of Giants (repeat)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Bruce Willis, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and The Dropkick Murphys (repeat)
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Jane Kaczmarek, Esai Morales, and Larke Miller
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Dave Navarro and the Duke Spirit (repeat)

Some would say it's Jeremy Piven's portrayal as slick agent Ari. Others would choose Adrian Grenier's lead performance as Vince. Still others would choose the goofy charm of Jerry Ferrara's Turtle. But Ron Rosenbaum over at The New York Observer thinks the best thing about the show is Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon).

I never really thought about it before, but he makes a good case. While I see Entourage as more of an ensemble show (with Piven's character coming in often to bust up the four friends), Dillon does give a great performance, and the character is written just right, a little annoying but not so annoying that you don't care about him. And I think we've all met guys like Johnny.

What do you think is the best thing about Entourage?

• Charlie Rose: Charles Gibson (Part 2)
• The Daily Show: Thomas Kean
• The Colbert Report: Morgan Spurlock
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Jessica Biel and Christina Aguilera
• Jay Leno: Lance Armstrong, Owen Wilson, and Chris Isaak (repeat)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Paul Reubens and Obie Trice
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Rachel Weisz, Paul Bettany, and Graham Bensinger (repeat)
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Alice Cooper and Penelope Ann Miller
• Last Call With Carson Daly: The Game (repeat)

Ah, yes, the two-bit weasel slug. I remember seeing something about this on Animal Planet. They're only found in certain climates around the world, and are usually harmless, unless provoked by sports columnists.

A few days ago we talked about Tony Kornheiser's worry that he would be a flop on Monday Night Football. I didn't see his first performance so I can't comment on it (but you can go ahead and put your comments below), but his coworker at The Washington Post did and wrote a review of it. And now Kornheiser is fighting back at Paul Farhi's review, calling him a two-bit weasel slug and saying he's someone "I would gladly run over with a Mack truck."

For the record, the coworkers here at TV Squad never say bad things about each other. Ever.

Now maybe people will start sending comments to Timberlake instead of me.

The ex-N Sync-er and shower of Jackson boob has a lot of things to say about American Idol winner Taylor Hicks:

"People thinks he looks so normal, and he's so sweet and he's so earnest, but he can't carry a tune in a bucket. If [Hicks] had any skeletons in his closet, if God forbid he's gay, and if all these people in Mississippi who voted for him are like [then he takes on a southern accent] 'Oh my God, I voted for a queer!' It's just too much pressure."

The interview runs in Fashion Rocks, a supplement to Vanity Fair magazine.

[via TV Tattle]

Veteran actor Bruno Kirby, who viewers of Entourage saw just a couple of weeks ago on the show, has died of leukemia. He was diagnosed with the disease recently, and died on Monday.

Most people will know Kirby from his roles in When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers, playing Billy Crystal's best friend in both films, but he had a ton of film and TV roles, including Good Morning, Vietnam, Donnie Brasco, Hoffa, Sleepers, and This Is Spinal Tap. His long TV resume includes guest spots on Frasier, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Tales From The Crypt, Columbo, Homicide, Mad About You, Kojak, Emergency, Room 222, and M*A*S*H.

• Charlie Rose: Lee H. Hamilton and Thomas H. Kean
• The Daily Show: Samuel L. Jackson
• The Colbert Report: David Gergen
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Hilary Duff, Jason Randal, and Dirty Pretty Things
• Jay Leno: John C. Reilly, Christina Milian, and Pharrell (repeat)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jonathan Winters, Kenan Thompson, and Against Me!
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Harrison Ford, Amy Adams, and K.T. Tunstall (repeat)
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Matt Dillon, Padma Lakshmi, Paula DeAnda, and Baby Bash
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Sarah Wynter and Joe DeRosa (repeat)

Yeah, I know, it sounds like the idea for an SNL, Mad TV, or Conan O'Brien sketch, but it actually happened on yesterday's season premiere of Sesame Street. Here's the video.

Now, I'm all for edgy humor and irreverence, even on kids shows, but I think this is an odd choice. I mean, Law and Order: SVU is all about sex crimes, many of them involving children, and that's the show that Sesame Street decides to lampoon? Will kids even get it, or is this something more for parents (I assume the latter). It's called Special Letters Unit, but it's still a bit odd, though enjoyable. They even use the show's sound (they call it "chung chung"), and that's the original cast doing the voices for their puppets too.

Next on Zoom: a tribute to Deadwood.

Update: You might have trouble playing the video (not sure why, though I know YouTube is down right now). Here are some screen caps and more from the episode.