JEKYLL'S TURN

It was recently reported that Meg Ryan hates Michael Parkinson, the British TV host. It had something to do with an interview session about Ryan being nude in one of her movies. She didnt like Parky's comments about her doing so.

Chat show hosts are a dime a dozen. But the really good ones are rare. They are the ones who last for years. The British approach is quite different from the Americans. Terry Wogan, Parky, Jonathan Ross and the gang are not like David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.

Of course, the Queen of chat show hosts is none other than Oprah Winfrey. No one comes even close to her. The pretenders like Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Tyra Banks pale in comparison with Oprah. She's articulate, spontaneous, very intelligent and thoroughly in control throughout the proceedings. Of course, giving her entire studio audience a brand new Pontiac G6 each, during the premiere of her 19th season show, does help a lot to cement her position right up there.

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