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I was so glad that you interviewed Martin Short. His talent is large. So what if his movies rate a "B"? When it's improv, he is fab-- probably why he makes such a good interview.

Now, about the phone call. I thought it was just some of his wackiness. So much of what you discussed was about improv, this seemed self-referent, and appropriate. Rude? They missed the point.

I'm already a fan of Mr. Short. He made a convert of me when he had a talk show and had his friend David Spade on. I never saw DS sooo uncomfortable in my life, which told me that I was seeing the real thing. This told me that MS was the real thing, able to get DS stop his BS.

I'm not crazy about Martin Short's schtick, but I didn't think the phone thing was so bad. Stuff happens, no? Certainly doesn't "top every other outrageous cell phone story I have ever heard" (as the previous commenter wrote). I've heard worse on the crosstown bus. Martin Short has a neat ring tone!