Kirchenbauer Alert

I first met Bill Kirchenbauer, back when he was doing Fernwood 2Night, playing his bad lounge singer character, Tony Roletti. This was back before Andy Kaufman, Bill Murray and half the guys in the comedy business had their bad lounge singer characters. When he wasn't doing that, Bill was one of the best stand-up comedy performers I've ever seen, and I watched him prove it everywhere, even in the most important venue for a stand-up, The Tonight Show with Mr. Carson. You've seen him on many programs since, including a couple in which he starred (like Just the Ten of Us). If you're watching Frasier this Tuesday night, you'll see him there. And if you ever see he's playing in a comedy club near you, go. Nobody funnier.