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6 Best Talk Show Moments of All Time

Let's face it: I was handpicked from obscurity to become the face of television's new talk/variety show IFC'sThere is a lot of pressure on me. What else to do but to turn to talk shows of yore for inspiration?
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Let's face it: I was handpicked from obscurity to become the face of television's new talk/variety show IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! There is a lot of pressure on me to create some "classic TV moments" that could air during future Emmy broadcasts (and during my inevitable "In Memorium" segment).

What else to do but to turn to talk shows of yore for inspiration? What are my personal picks for the best talk show moments of all time? Continue forth, gentle reader...

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