Emil Sitka was to the Three Stooges what Margaret Dumont was to the Marx Brothers or Jimmy Finlayson was to Laurel and Hardy: A terrific supporting player who added much to their comedies. He almost even became a member of the troupe. When Larry Fine suffered a stroke in '70, it was announced that Sitka would take his place in the team. Publicity pix like the one above were taken but this configuration of Stooges never performed anywhere. Learn more about the man they call "The Fourth Stooge" at — where else? — www.emilsitka.com.
Conan O'Brien was a fine Emmy host. The rest of the show was the way these things always go and I've decided to stop expecting anything different. A long award show is a long award show is a long award show. It's best when you watch the opening, then take a walk down to Koo Koo Roo and have the turkey dinner while your TiVo records the thing. Then go home and watch with a liberal application of the 30-second skip.
I have no other comments except that it struck me as inexplicably funny that Tom Hanks said, "It is my honor to present the first recipient of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award to Oprah Winfrey." I had this mental image of him handing Oprah Winfrey to Oprah Winfrey.