"My friend asked me a long, long time ago to give his eulogy when he passed, so that's why I'm here today. I loved my friend. We all did; I mean, that's why we're here, right? Yeah, so my friend, uh, whatever his name was, let me tell you why this guy wanted me to speak to all of you about him today. The fact of the matter is, I'm the world's best speaker. If you want a great eulogy, I'll give the best one - guaranteed! That's just how it is, folks. I know the best words; I don't hold back from saying these words; and I tie them together almost like that poet Alan Alda Poe, where it becomes like a thing of beauty. My eulogy may not be as beautiful as my daughter Ivanka, but like her, if I weren't the eulogy's father, I'd want to bang it too. I saw everyone's reaction right there. You all got goosebumps right then, didn't you? You see? I always seem to affect people with what I say. I remember one time I was talking to some kindergarteners about Trump Vodka and you should have seen the looks on these kids' faces. One little boy said, 'I'm telling my mom on you!' A little girl screamed. The teacher threw an apple at my head. We were all having such a good time, such a good time. Speaking of Trump Vodka, have any of you ever tried that stuff? Two words - one of a kind! Fantastic! Frickin' incredible! Hey, you know what else is incredible? How much money I have. Anyway, back to my friend... He liked me, I mean, a lot. You should have heard him at parties. He just wouldn't stop talking about me. Donald this, Trump that, awesome, most smartest person ever, blah blah blah. There were times I'd feel the need to cut him off just to get a word in about myself, if you can believe that. I've gotta tell you, I'm gonna miss hearing the guy talk about me. I'm gonna miss seeing him wear that shirt I designed for him for his birthday; you know the one - the one with my picture on it and the words 'He's better than all you!'? So, like, yeah. The end. Didn't I tell you I give the best eulogies? God, I'm good!"
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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