Nicole Kidman; and Iggy Pop.
PLUS: Hairpiece/Not A Hairpiece; and from November 26, 1993, Dave works at a McDonald's Drive Thru.

Dave's a little apprehensive over the upcoming interview with Nicole Kidman. He's not sure how to bring up the subject of the recent divorce between her and Tom Cruise. He's not sure how or if he should ask "the question." Dave saw Nicole on Oprah and Oprah was all over her about the ending of their relationship. Dave said Oprah just wouldn't let it go. "She was like a dog with a tennis ball," as he impersonated a growling dog gnarling at a furry Spalding. (No, I don't mean Spaldeen.) Before Paul could offer his assistance Dave let it be known he wouldn't be looking for his help. Paul said he wouldn't be asking any questions as both Dave and Paul learned their lesson. Dave considers asking, "So, are guys hitting on you?"

Dave introduces a favorite Late Show clip. Before we go to the remote, Paul wants to know why Dave keeps showing the old stuff? Paul asks, "Why are you showing the old stuff? Are you retiring?" Dave says, "No, I'm just a little shy. I'm not retiring." Bad pun. I love bad puns.

AND NOW MY BAD PUN STORY: I discovered the Joy of Puns the summer between high school and college. My friends and I would spend hours and hours talking in nonsensical puns while sipping Miller Nips at Lake Welch in Harriman State Park. We couldn't say anything without one of us twisting a word or phrase to make it a stupid joke. It was incredible fun and great mental exercise. Jump ahead to my first week in college. I was still in pun mode, nobody on campus was. I remember telling a floormate, "You can call me 'George' today." He looked at me with an odd expression (I was getting that a lot), and asked "Why?" I said, "Because I'm washing tons of clothes." Yes, an awful, groanful pun but a pun a home friend would have picked up on and came back with something like, "Really? Can you a Ford it?" " Sure, Johnson and Johnson make a cheap soap." Someone else would say, "Do what I do. I vacuum my clothes with a Hoover." "Do you take it to the Taylor afterwards?" Etc. etc. etc. My college floormate just looked and left.

DAVE WORKS AT A MCDONALDS DRIVE THRU: From November 26, 1993 - Show #65.
You know it was from a long time ago. There was not a minivan in the bunch.

HAIRPIECE/NOT A HAIRPIECE: My favorite part of this exciting new segment is watching Dave and Paul argue over the rules as they go. Tonight's Hairpiece/Not A Hairpiece WAS a hairpiece. It fooled Dave but not Paul.

NICOLE KIDMAN: She's in the soon to be released The Others (August 10) - In the first segment, Nicole and Dave talked about how they were not going to spend too much time on "the subject." Dave asks, "So how has things changed?" Says Nicole: "Well, I can wear heals now." Big laugh from the audience. Big laugh from Dave. Dave says, "That's pretty funny." Nicole is excited about this movie, "The Others." It has a great ending, but she emphasizes the beginning and middle are good too. Dave and Nicole later discuss the joy of Scuba. Dave says he learned to Scuba in a pool in New Jersey. Remember that? We showed a clip of that when Homer Hikkam was on the show.

IGGY POP: Sang a lovely soft ballad, "Mask" from his new CD, Beat Em Up. I don't know if you saw it but at the end of the song, Dave asked "Are you playing any golf?" To close the show, Dave mentions to Iggy that Nicole is now available. "Take a shot." Iggy says he is very happy with his lovely girlfriend.

And that was our show for Thursday August 2, 2001.