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Cue-card guy, Wally Feresten during a "Late Night" sketch on May 11, 2016.

Live, from New York, it’s Cue Card Wally

Unsung Heroes

Growing up, Wally Feresten never dreamed of being a cue card holder. Now, 28 years later, he can’t imagine doing anything else.

Julian Assange: The Next Oprah?

Oprah Winfrey’s Influence Around the World

Arts, Culture & Media

Will They Ride?

Will They Ride?

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Joan Rivers: a piece of work

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We talk with Ricki Stern and Joan Rivers about how they came to work together, what’s revealed in the film that we haven’t seen before, and the bits and pieces of Joan’s life that were left on the cutting room floor.

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