Dick Cavett Has a Million Showbiz Anecdotes

Something that comes in handy when promoting the West Coast run of Hellman v. McCarthy.

“I knew Michael [Jackson] when he was black…”

So joked Dick Cavett, with guest host Wayne Brady, on a recent episode of The Late Late Show. The remark came as Cavett recalled welcoming The Jackson 5 as 1973 guests on his ABC-TV talk show and learning the moonwalk from Muhammad Ali

Through February 26, Cavett is playing himself at L.A.’s Theatre 40 in the stage production Hellman v. McCarthy. After a short break, he will reprise the play at the nearby Saban Theatre for one night only on Sunday March 1.

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