Critical Mass Quotes

“That vervey spontaneity became encounter theater therapy under the direction of the Marquis de Paar, who was peerless at grittily vapid chatter, misty bathos, and scenery-chewing controversy. Dick Cavett, who wrote for Paar, said that working for him was like having an alcoholic in the family.”
― James Wolcott, Critical Mass: Four Decades of Essays, Reviews, Hand Grenades, and Hurrahs

“As NBC pages seat us cattle, members of the Tonight Show band trickle from the wings. Gray of hair and ashen of skin, the band members look like the board of directors of an insolvent bank.”
― James Wolcott, Critical Mass: Four Decades of Essays, Reviews, Hand Grenades, and Hurrahs