Dick cavett talk show

Dick interviews legendary actress Bette Davis. The two-time Oscar winner reads a scene with Dick from Dark Victory and sings two songs. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and wherever you get your podcasts! Title: The Dick Cavett Show —

Of all the things that mark out Dick Cavett as a talk show host like few others, perhaps the most notable is that US President Richard Nixon was caught on tape discussing how to ruin him. It was , and Nixon was on the warpath against much of show business. The commander-in-chief perceived the press as generally malign and left-wing. Dick Cavett was not, on appearance, the kind of brazen media figure such a vendetta might suggest. He was a physically unimposing former comedian with a neat blond side-parting; mild-mannered, hyper-cultured, and thoroughly liberal, in spite of welcoming guests from across the political spectrum.

Just as the avuncular presence of Ed Sullivan helped ease middle America into accepting Elvis Presley and The Beatles, the aw-shucks midwestern charm of Dick Cavett made Woodstock hippies seem downright cuddly when he had Jefferson Airplane, David Crosby, and Joni Mitchell on just after the legendary music festival in He had a way of making everyone around him comfortable enough to reveal just a little more than they might otherwise. See Jimi Hendrix talk about his National Anthem performance, below. He kept them engaged with his erudition, quick wit, and breadth of cultural knowledge.

So intelligent and witty and charming and innocent. Kind of like Dick Cavett himself. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this book. I know I did. In his signature charming prose, Cavett introduces readers to the fascinating characters that have crossed his path.