MEL BROOKS AND DICK CAVETT TOGETHER AGAIN, an hour-long special featuring the two comedy greats in conversation onstage before a live audience, will debut Friday, September 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

For four decades, comic genius Mel Brooks and talk-show king Dick Cavett have partnered to give the world scintillating conversation and sidesplitting humor. On Dec. 7, 2010, they reunited onstage at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles to share show-business memories and hilarious stories for loyal fans and a new generation of viewers.

Mel Brooks won an Os...

Happy Birthday to Olympian Kerri Strug (1977), actor Jason Scott Lee (1966), Star Trek actress Terry Farrell (1963), actress Jodie Foster (1962), actress Meg Ryan (1961), designer Calvin Klein (1962), The West Wing actress Allison Janney (1960), TV personality Dick Cavett (1936), St. Louis Cardinals hall-of-famer Bob Gibson (1935), talk show host Larry King (1933), baseball legend Roy Campanella (1921; d. 1993), bandleader Tommy Dorsey (1905; d. 1956), and the 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield (1831; d. 1881).

On June 26, The Essential Paul Simon, a two disc, 36 song set spanning Paul Simon's extraordinary four-decade career, was released by Warner Bros. Records. The release stands as the single best collection of Simon's greatest songs, beginning with "Mother And Child Reunion" from his groundbreaking debut. The set includes highlights from each of Simon's albums, up to the collection's closer "Wartime Prayers," from the acclaimed 2006 album Suprise.

Simon was recently honored as the first recipient of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at an all-star gala concert h...

Happy Birthday to Olympian Kerri Strug (1977), actor Jason Scott Lee (1966), Star Trek actress Terry Farrell (1963), actress Jodie Foster (1962), actress Meg Ryan (1961), designer Calvin Klein (1962), The West Wing actress Allison Janney (1960), TV personality Dick Cavett (1936), St. Louis Cardinals hall-of-famer Bob Gibson (1935), talk show host Larry King (1933), baseball legend Roy Campanella (1921; d. 1993), bandleader Tommy Dorsey (1905; d. 1956), and the 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield (1831; d. 1881).

Happy Birthday to squeaky Olympian Kerri Strug (1977), actor Jason Scott Lee (1966), Star Trek actress Terry Farrell (1963), actress Jodie Foster (1962), actress Meg Ryan (1961), designer Calvin Klein (1962), The West Wing actress Allison Janney (1960), TV personality Dick Cavett (1936), St. Louis Cardinals hall-of-famer Bob Gibson (1935), talk show host Larry King (1933), baseball legend Roy Campanella (1921; d. 1993), bandleader Tommy Dorsey (1905; d. 1956), and the 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield (1831; d. 1881).