hi, i am dom irrera. i am originally from philadelphia, i'm proud to say. [ applause ] >> i lived in south philadelphia, very italian section for the first eight years of my life. forget about it, what am i the old dom, come here. over here. i moved to west philadelphia mostly black neighborhood. my man dom, that's my main man dom, huh huh. i loved up to new york about eight years ago -- [ applause ] >> thanks. i was in new york about eight years ago, i figured it would do a couple of shows. maybe an nbc special or two. had a lot of job offers. took the waiter job. [ laughter ] >> waiter i don't like the texture of this salad dressing. [ laughter ] at 28 years old under the brooklyn bridge. running for cars. 16 year old kid would drive up in a white cadillac, i would open the door for him, he would rub me on the head give me a quarter and call me slugger. here you go slugger. oh, thank you. don't make it a big deal, waving a dollar bill at a guy. here you go. like you are supposed to turn into flippy the

charles grodin is here, dom irrera, tommy walton, the hot dog king. right now we are going to premeum wine cooler [ applau [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. we are back. [ cheers and applause ] >> whoopi. okay. [ applause ] >> charles grodin is an unusual fellow. >> fine actor. he does comedy, and drama. he is currently starring in a picture called the last resort, and a new movie called ishtar. would you welcome charles grodin. [ cheers and applause ] [ music ] >> what are you -- you are frowning at my outfit. >> i didn't frown at your outfit. >> you frowned at something. >> are you going to start already? for quite a long time. this is the longest relationship i have ever had. >> the longest relationship i have ever had too. [ laughter ] >> maybe that shirt is supposed to be worn? >> i don't know about that. i thought that when i looked in the mirror, when they sold it, they said you can wear it any way you want it. but i look better with it out. >> that's a matter of opinion, i think. [ laughter ] >> yeah. i have to clear the air first of all b