later on in the show we have calvin trillin and j.j. wall. and now charles grodin. have you been seeing all the activity? we haven't seen this much activity donahue comes out from the east about once a year. oprah is taping in the same building here. have you seen some of the guests? this is sweep week so they come up with strange -- as if they don't normally come up with strange people. you know who donahue has on the show today? >> who? >> transvestite construction workers who suffer from vertigo and the problems they face from -- [ screaming ] [ laughter ] [ applause ] kevin you want to get whatever it is out of here? [ laughter ] gee whiz. thank you very much. >> never had a chance. >> oooooooh. [ laughter ] >> okay. we pay a lot for a prop, [ laughter ] this -- [ laughter ] this is a book by charles grodin called it would be so nice if you weren't here. [ laughter ] it's a wonderfully entertaining book from my first guest whom you probably know is a fine actor, he's out her filming a thing called, i don't know how you pronounce this, filo fax or fee lo fax. any

would you welcome calvin trillin. calvin? [ cheers and applause ] [ music ] >> good to see you again. >> thank you. i enjoyed that. i saw king lear in atlanta once years ago -- >> in atlanta? >> the king said off-off ye, how serpent's tooth -- [ laughter ] >> probably the same crowd. >> it probably sounded perfectly okay. >> that's right or even swedish. >> did they think -- did you read that about the globe theater, they found the exact location or remnants of the theater. >> no, i didn't see that. >> yeah -- i just brought it up -- >> did you see that? >> yes, i did. i enjoyed it. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i guess i was the only one that didn't see that. >> yeah. >> a lot of people over there didn't seem to care at all. >> a lot of people here didn't even put it in the paper. [ laughter ] >> that's right. obviously nobody cares tonight. i don't know why i brought that up. >> that's all right. you are doing fine, john. >> thank you very much. >> you get tired of traveling, you seem to travel all the time. >> i like it. i

robert klein, joe piscopo, cutting crew, calvin trillin, and george benson and earl klugh. we'll see ya, tomorrow. good night. [ applause ] i'm humbled, by that applause. come and knock on our door come and knock on our door we've been waitin' for you we've been waitin' for you where the kisses are hers and hers and his three's company, too come and dance on our floor come and dance on our floor take a step that is new take a step that is new we've a lovable space that needs your face three's company, too you'll see that life is a ball again laughter is callin' for you down at our rendezvous down at our rendezvous i'll take this down to mrs. roper. remind mr. roper about that leaky faucet. oh, thanks for reminding me. oh, hi. hi. happy un-birthday. oh, jack, i've got to talk to you. first i want to tell you about my surprise. well, jack, this is important. what's more important than peter frampton? michael winthrop. what's he recorded? he's the guy i've been dating, remember? oh, yeah. michael "the gourmet" winthrop. don't talk about him like that. i happen to like him... a