Well, this is the week I've been waiting for -- for some 15 years -- so please forgive a little pride, and self-promotion. But Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' hits bookstores Tuesday -- and this week, I show up on a few national shows to promote the book. Here's the breakdown of where and when...
MONDAY, NOV. 30 -- NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. This is a very exciting show for me. For the first half, I'm the guest, interviewed by Terry about my book. Then, in the second half, I turn around and talk with Hal Holbrook, who has a new movie out. Interviewee, then interviewer, in the same hour. I'm proud of both halves of that double feature.
(Check local listings for air times, or click HERE after about 5 p.m. ET to listen to the show.)
TUESDAY, DEC. 1 -- ABC's Good Morning America. So far as I know, a pretaped segment featuring Tom Smothers and me will run Tuesday during the show's second hour (8-9 a.m. ET). The interviewer is Tom Bergeron, who was very nice and well-informed. And I didn't even have to dance.
FRIDAY, DEC. 4 -- CBS's Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Again, so far as I know, I'll be appearing on this show Friday, in a segment to be taped this Thursday. More on this later -- but much as I'm petrified by this appearance, I know I'm in good hands.
And that's pretty much my major media blitz. After that, like a locust emerging once every 15 years or so, I'll burrow back underground (well, to my basement office) for another long round of dormancy.
Oh, and one more thing: A website devoted to the book launches today: dangerouslyfunnythebook.com. Click on it, and you'll get the main page, which we've just made live. (Thanks, Rich and Eric!)
And over the next couple of days, we'll add quotes from, and links to, the latest reviews of the book, like the Daily Beast nod shown above. (To read the review, click HERE.) Also, we'll add detailed chapter-by-chapter book notes, for those interested in my research.
Remember, also, that you can BUY this book, too. (Links to that are at the top of this site, and the new one.) You must know SOMEONE old who doesn't want another tie for the holidays...
Anyway, wish me luck. Hell has frozen over for real -- and the ice slide looks like a hell of a lot of fun.