Other segments from the episode on December 31, 1987
"Mean Guy" Comedian Richard Belzer Discusses His Life and Career.
Comedian Richard Belzer. After struggling through a poor and difficult childhood and a rough decade trying to make it as a comic, he is now performing in comedy clubs from coast to coast. He is also appearing in movies, and starring in comedy specials on cable TV.
1987 in Rock Music: The Best and Worst.
Rock Critic Ken Tucker surveys his picks for the year's 10 best releases.
"The Art of Rock" with Paul Grushkin.
Paul Grushkin, author of a new book titled The Art of Rock, which traces the last 30 years of rock through the art designed to promote concerts.
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