Word: banters
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...short-lived interview show, Carson's Cellar, and a flop CBS skein, The Johnny Carson Show; then, in 1957, the gig that earned him fame, an ABC daily quiz program, Who Do You Trust? The Q&A portion of the show was negligible; it was Carson's fast, easy banter with his guests that got the attention of the NBC brass. Jack Paar, whose eventful reign as host of The Tonight Show had also begun in 1957, was itching to do a prime-time chat fest. The network courted Groucho Marx, Bob Newhart and others, but settled on Carson...
...team of two young students, obviously very close friends, was a refreshing taste of freestyle rap in a relaxed environment that often felt more like friendly banter between friends than a recital of memorized lyrical poetry. In terms of this relaxed style of performing, Floyd-Pruitt, a.k.a. MC Mikal, described, “We are laid-back and funny when we perform because we are laid-back and funny in general,” and explained that “Entertaining is not just reciting words, it’s also about holding the audiences’ attention and music...
...apparently a few people couldn’t make it tonight”) but for the most part, he put on a good-natured show including several impressive musical moments. Carlisle was called onstage to join the band towards the end and added some nice harmony. Banter was humorous yet undoubtedly off-beat...
...studio. The Sadies and Rauhouse all have terrific feeling and a great sense of the music; their playing is always tasteful, but they never really get to experiment. Still, this is a really great album, which is made all the more personal and engaging by the inter-song banter, applause and Southern-tinged “Thank you’s.” The conversational highlight comes, of course, at the end of the performance when Case suggests “feeding children to tigers [since] there are so many extra children.” Now what studio album...
...Sheng, who runs a luggage parts-manufacturing company in China's eastern Zhejiang province, is an unlikely looking banker. He doesn't wear three-piece suits, and his place of business rings with the shouts and banter of hundreds of workers who screw steel wheels to the bottom of satchels bound for department stores in South Korea. But Ye is a moneylender all the same. To keep his company in cash, he has taken in $10,000 in deposits from family and friends. He pays them interest, uses their money as working capital, and occasionally he extends loans to other...