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Your roster of guests for the first show includes retired quarterback Brett Favre. Many people think Favre may use the appearance to indicate whether he plans to pursue a comeback. That's something I presume you'll ask about. What are you hoping he'll say? I'll tell you this: he had every reason to cancel, and hasn't, which I'm thankful for. I think that says a lot about him. He and I have been texting each other like two kids in college. I'm going to give him every opportunity to say what his plans...
...hired comedy writers for your staff, but you've also spoken of the need to avoid trying to be too funny. Is the humor element to the show something you're still trying to feel out? People want to be entertained. I don't want to see people facedown in their salad. You don't have to be half of a Frost-Nixon interview every time...
...have you prepared to do this show live, knowing you're not going to get another crack at it for a couple of months? I've thought about it nonstop for the last two months. I've been there and booked pretty much every guest we've gotten. I've made sure to do all the prep work that I can on the guests we're having...
...honest, I think [the quarterly schedule] is great because every show can feel like an event. We can book the heck out of it and make the show something special every time. The downside is, you're right - the theater's going to be empty tomorrow night. I have to settle in and make sure it's comfortable right away. There's no grace period...
Going forward, who are the guests you'd most like to land for the show? I want to make sure we open up our doors to anybody who's worthwhile, who's newsworthy and who has something to say. It doesn't always have to be the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. It can be somebody in the political world, the comedians' world, even an average Joe who has made a difference or has some story to tell...