Since 1968 Dick Cavett has been host of his own talk show, in a variety
of formats and on a number of television and radio formats.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS (12/18)
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releases were taken from episodes that aired between 1968 through 1996
and feature some of the best known news reporters of the era including
Cronkite, Rather, Brokaw, Walters, Wallace and Sawyer. He has also
gathered 7 Emmy nominations and 2 wins. News-people appearing include:
Walter Leland Cronkite (November 4, 1916 - July 27, 2009: Cavett
conducted two one-on-one conversations with Cronkite, October 16, 1974
and the other on March 11, 1982. Thomas John Brokaw (February 6, 1940) :
Cavett and Brokaw chatted face to face on May 29, 1989 Daniel Irvin
Rather (October 31, 1931): Rather and Cavett conducted their interview
October 26, 1991 Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace (May 9, 1918 - April 7, 2012)
: Mike Wallace was a participant on a Cavett panel that included Robert
Klein, Joan Gans Johnson and Nicholas Johnson on June 30, 1970. Barbara
Jill Walters (September 25, 1929): Walters was on a panel with Gig
Young, Melvyn Douglas and fellow newscaster, Frank Reynolds, on October
15, 1970 Lila Diane Sawyer (December 22, 1945) : On November 18, 1985,
Sawyer appeared on a panel with 60 Minutes producer Don Hewitt, Morley
Safer and oddly, Teddy Ruxpin and Don Kingsborough (the man who
introduced the Teddy Ruxpin toy).
INSIDE THE MINDS OF: VOL. 1 (12/18)
These releases were taken from episodes that aired between 1968 through
1996 and feature some of the wittiest, edgy comics of the era including
Robin Williams, Bobcat Goldthwait, Richard Lewis and Gilbert Gottfried.
He has also gathered 7 Emmy nominations and 2 wins. Comedians appearing
are: Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 - August 11, 2014): Cavett
conducted a two part interview with Williams on April 17, 1979, prior to
the release of Popeye but at the height of his fame as Mork. Robert
Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait (May 26, 1962) Dick and Bobcat sat down and
chatted, face to face, on March 13, 1992 shortly before his 1993 gig as
opening act for Nirvana's final North American tour. Richard Philip
Lewis (June 29, 1947) : Richard Lewis sat down with Cavett on September
13, 1990, during his stint starring on Anything But Love. Gilbert Jeremy
Gottfried (February 28, 1955) : On August 6, 1990, while still
appearing on SNL and in the midst of the release of 2 films and other
television work, Cavett and Gottfried had their one on one interview.
INSIDE THE MINDS OF: VOL. 2 (1/22)
These episodes were taken from shows that aired between 1990 through
1995 and feature some of the insightful, thought provoking and satirical
brilliance of George Carlin, Martin Mull and Steve Martin. Cavett has
also gathered 7 Emmy nominations and 2 wins. Comedians appearing are:
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008) one of the
most influential and revered comedians of his era. Lauded by Rolling
Stone as second on their 50 best stand-up comics of all time. While
Carlin appeared 5 times on The Dick Cavett Show, 3 were as a part of
panels and we've chosen to use the two 'one-on-one' shows he did with
Cavett on June 5, 1990 and December 1, 1992. Martin Eugene Mull (August
18, 1943) is a multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and artist but got
his start in show business in 1970 after writing "A Girl Named Johnny
Cash" for country star Jane Morgan. If you remember Garth and Barth
Gimble, then you remember Mull's first major acting role. He started as
Garth Gimble on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (produced by Norman Lear)
which led to the spin off, "Fernwood Tonight", where he played Garth's
identical twin Barth, with sidekick Jerry Hubbard (Fred Willard). Mull
sat down with Cavett on June 4, 1995 during the time he was appearing on
"Roseanne" and just before starting work on "Sabrina, the Teenage
Witch. Stephen Glenn Martin (August 14, 1945) is a multi-talented
individual, excelling at comedy, acting, producer, musician (piano and
banjo, winning two Grammys for his prowess on the banjo) and playwright.
Not a joke teller, per se, Martin's act was more absurdist and off
beat...(who can forget the arrow through the head routine? Or 'excuse
me'?) Steve Martin appeared just this one time on Cavett on December 17,
1992, after completion of 3 films in 1991 and 2 more in 1992. 
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