Copperfield Conjures Up A Magic Sense Of Humor
Maybe it’s the pressure of carrying the mantle of Houdini, but for all his talent, David Copperfield is pretty much a stiff when it comes to performing.
Yet the guy does have a sense of humor. He revealed as much in a taped interview with Phyllis George that will be aired March 8 on The Nashville Network.
Some excerpts: Re. his relationship with supermodel Claudia Schiffer, Copperfield said he wants to have “30 or 40” children. And what is Schiffer’s reaction? “She’s OK with it.”
Re. his show: “I was doing a show where I cut off my finger in front of the audience… and the tip of my finger was sitting on my scissors in front of the whole audience… and I said to them, `Ladies and Gentlemen, I think I cut my finger off.’ The audience started to applaud.”
Loose talk
Adam Sandler, backtracking on his previously reported opinion of the writing on “Saturday Night Live”: “I was completely misquoted with regard to (the show) and its writers. As one of the writers on `SNL’ I obviously don’t think our work sucks.”
Film is film, stage is stage, and never the Twain shall meet
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And, of course, Steve Hasson could always come back
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Yes, it was a fitting occasion for laughter
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`Mr. Hogan? Hey, chisel-chest, this is Frank Rizzo’
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