this show -- this show -- is really, has really been incredible. for me as an author, and i wrote you a letter when you decided to step down to tell you, i was going to cry. it's just been so -- valuable having this friendship with you. with you, and how we've been friends over the years. you know, being friends with wendy, you end up doing a lot of benefits. i'm sure you knee. you knee. she's always getting you to sing or show up somewhere for somebody. >> larry: in three words, you don't want to hear from wendy, by the way -- >> exactly. or -- or breaking news. sorry. it's usually when you're in there all made up and they go, sorry. have to cancel. >> larry: is that the -- it's hard to bump a guest? >> oh, it's it's worst. >> larry: we almost bump ud tonight. >> we almost did. exactly. yes. >> larry: is that hard? >> it was great having it happen