tavis: i don't mean showtime. >> it is interesting.given a back to lifetime achievement award, charlie chaplin award. tavis: there you go. >> you cannot do that in england. in england, we are so self- deprecating. a british comedy is still based on that. he is a loser. famous comedians, it is always about somebody who is pompous who does not realize he is an idiot. you remember the wonderful parts that benny hill used to do. it was wonderful roles for women. it is more self-deprecating and cynical. but i still go back and forth. i do not know. perhaps i would be writing about a girl. i do not know. i am so eclectic. i like to try to do some different things, travel, get out, do stuff. being american and british suits me perfectly because i have both sensibilities. i cannot stick with one thing or play just one character. i'm always curious. i don't know. that is brilliant comedy and england, there are. but i feel just as at home when i go there. i am constantly ask, what is the difference between the two. i did not know, funny is funny

it is showtime's theron coney isnd.t is showtime's -- showtime on coney land. >> many of the kids are pying in the nypd competition it may be the ge's most hallowed grounds,but it was right here thatthe first internional match was played. it was between the united states and canada. th cdidates -- nadians beat th. it has been in decline ever since. nextear, the nypd's expects the competition to get eve bigger. theypd expects the competion to get en bigger. >> the shuttl endeour return to with a scientist that was undertakg a cret experiment returns. it wasn the name of scienc-- returned. seven astrouts about to be welced home,but what about thone involved in a rather unpleasantxperiment? heas testin of all things, new underpants while enjoyi a new ape, writing and gic carpet, he wore his hi-tech pantsfor an entire month without washing them. his cr mates never knew. >> i did not tell it to mcrew members. my cw members never colained for about a month, so i thi the experiment wentine. >> and here are the famous pants, si

i got a stand-up special, showtime, july -- no, september 4th.t, save it. "glen martin dds," coming up on nick at night, august 17th. it's a stop-motion thing. me and catherine o'hara do the voice-over stuff. >> jimmy: no way. loved her in second city. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: clearly a dentist in that? >> yeah, i'm a dentist. but i am so busy. i don't even know what today is. as far as my -- according to my pill box, today is t-h. that's all i know. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: t-h. today is t-h. you're right. that is true. >> jimmy, what i'm going to so is i'm going to open up the second -- >> jimmy: no, no, no, no, no, no. [ laughter ] just start slow. you don't want to -- button it back up. yeah, yeah. "aliens in the attic." so, let me just guess what the movie is about. >> okay. >> jimmy: you go in this house and -- >> we get in. we get out. nobody gets hurt. >> jimmy: nobody gets hurt. [ laughter ] so, you go in and then nobody gets hurt. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you go up to the attic. there's aliens -- >> i don't go up there. here's the thing about t

tavi what can you tell me about the showtime show we saw one clip.her characters you can tell us aut? >> there are seven shows. i think i anticipated the financial crisis a frly well. the is a piece about that. it wasgreat fun. i expanded the show mo, more productiovalue. Ñii actually let a couple of actors into it. i't that amazing? tavis: that was kind of you, with the bad econom >> jodie foster, i had go at her seth rogan, jona hill. i had a fantastic time i got politicalomments, hum. i am ing what i want to dos an englis girl at 49 ars old. that i could have relevancand still do it, it is grt fun. tavis: i am glad you are here and i'm glad you have another season. >> i am writing now. bce moff, -- bernie madoff, watch out. tavs: tracey ullman, showte, "state of the union." >> it is lovely to see yo you are charmg. tis: back in mont with a few prramming notes abo next week. stay with us. [phone rings] >> hello? well, wellscotty mcclellan. big man. e bush family's favorite pressed secretary. -- favorite press secrary. george is sleeping soundly. ye

my friend texted me, "big day tomorrow, showtime," so i told him, "hey, i'll be ready." not having been playing in two months, but still got it on me, so bring it on." >> manny batting third, starting in left field. introduced to the crowd at petco park. >> batting third, number 99, left fielder manny ramirez. >> a mix of boos and cheers. top of the first. first time up, a walk, and that would set up a five-run first inning for the dodgers. top of the second, manny grounds out to second. that play ends the inning. next at-bat for manny, top of the fourth, a 6-0 ballgame now, he will bounce out to shortstop. manny 0-2 with a walk in the ninth thus far. top sixth now. manny up with a runner on second. this time he will pop out to second. his night would end. juan pierre comes in for defensive purposes. ramirez 0-3 with a walk in his first game back from his 50-game suspension. >> this night all about manny ramirez. how did you feel? >> i was kind of nervous, not having played in two months but i didn't put a lot of things on my mind. i know it was going to be crazy, but th

. >> it's showtime here on coney island. >> in a neighborhood famous for sun, surf, and sideshows, it is now not uncommon to see cricket thrown into this eclectic mix. the local sports store does a brisk trade, and many of the kids buying are playing in the nypd's competition. lords in london may be the game's most hallowed ground, but it was right here on manhattan that for its first international match was played way back in 1844. the match was between united states and canada. the canadiens beat the americans by 23 runs, and the game here has been in decline ever since. next year, the nypd expects the competition to get even greater. >> cricket in the big apple. from elton john to guns and roses to madonna, one group has represented a group of musicians. their latest addition is said to have a great voice. they're deciding is the pope -- their new signing. after a series of negotiations, the cd is to be released in november. the orchestral parts are currently being recorded. bono was there to explain the concept behind the album. >> i expected music featuring benedict, one of which

. >> i grew up during showtime, right?t god -- [ laughter ] no. >> who's your -- >> remember jamal wilkes? >> sure. >> kareem. >> norm nixon. >> mark laps burger. rambis. >> that was preshow time. >> that was predinner show. that's what it was called. >> but you're serious, you go to a lot of the games. >> i do, yeah. >> i have some photographs. >> i heard about this. >> i wanted to go through them because i want to ask you something. this is -- well, this is a real laker fan, jack nicholson. certainly. [ cheers and applause ] >> a real lakers fan. >> there's will at the lakers. [ laughter ] here's teri hatcher. [ laughter ] apparently aware that she's on camera, but she's got a lot of cheerleading going on there. well, you're a cheerleader on television for a while and you can see it right there. >> i w. [ laughter ] >> see, i get into the game. not about screwing around. >> and there's leonardo dicaprio, really kicking up his heels. [ laughter ] you hate basketball, don't you? >> it's where i get a lot of rest, yeah. yea

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. >> real quick on this new pay channel, epic, compete with hbo and showtime. why launch this channel now? >> well, we had the opportunity to start with a blank slate, a true multiplatform offering on air, on vod, online, and on mobile with this verizon deal. it's a great way to utilize the film for the pay window from paramount and our partners at mgm and lion's gate. first deal being launch inside october. it will be a great new asset for us. >> how is the consumer doing? dvd sales? >> still soft but there's a disparity between the big titles like "transformers" and the smaller titles. we're blesses with having the big titles. any discretionary spending is vulnerable. that's why you're seeing trouble in merchandise as well as dvd. we're well positioned. >> nice to have you on the program. felipe dauman. the final stretch of tradinging. dow industrials down by about 47 points with 30 minutes to go before the close. up next, steel demand continues to remain weak. goldman sachs turns bullish on one big steel maker. what that tells us about raw materials. first t

. >> is it me, or have i seen this in an episode of "weeds" on showtime? or is it going to be one? or "entourage," one of those. >> the best application they have is finding bathrooms in big cities. >> is that a real app? if not, it should be. >> believe me, it's there. >> that one i'd pay for. >> i wonder, though, if this isn't part and parcel of the whole conversation that seems to be going on in the country about the legalization because the poll numbers just keep creeping and creeping and creeping higher and higher and higher. >> absolutely. look at amsterdam. >>> coming up, ahead on the broadcast, a popular sportscaster battles an online peeping tom. we'll tell you why downloading that video could cost you. >> announcer: this portion of "the early show" sponsored by the mercedes benz you must experience. the amazing e-class. taking its rightful place in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. i felt this deep lingering pain that was a complete mystery to me. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia muscle pain and then he reco

he's appeared in countless shows, including showtime at the apollo, the drew carey show. >> he has oneuring comedy acts in the country and this weekend that show is stopping at the arlington cinema and draft house. and we are hanging with mr. cooper. mark curry, welcome. >> what a great looking team. >> glad to have you here. >> what is going on? last time i was here, it was august and 190 degrees. >> that's right. >> it was so hot i saw a bird walking with his wing up. and everybody was out jogging. i jogged this morning? >> did you? >> marion barry was following me. [ laughter ] >> what is going on? i'm not stalking you. >> here we go. >> welcome to d.c. >> so much for me asking you if any topics are off limits? >> no. i think you got the pinstripe on your blazer. [ laughter ] [ inaudible ] >> let's keep it up. i heard you have an al bum? >> it's not dropping until the fall. >> and can we hear one single? >> no. it's all top secret. >> this is great. i love to hear it. >> you get back here with some frequency? >> i love d.c. i was here for the inauguration and i cried. because it was