>> larry: that's correct. you're going to put the rumors to rest tonight about who wrote "letters from a nut." it was identified as ted l. nancy, which was a nom de plume. >> it was a nom de plume. now, this idea of this character started 15 years ago. and when the idea arose, we decided to keep it a secret, who was writing these letters. >> larry: and tonight we'll meet -- tonight you'll meet the person who has conceived of the entire character. and it was really thought of -- we did it as a kind of a gag. just for ourselves to have fun. and the books took off. and there's been, i think, four or five of them now. they've been best sellers. and it was never intended to be that. >> larry: the trouble with the book is, it's called trouble, you can't read it without breaking up. we'll read some letter later. he writes crazy letters to people. >> crazy letters. and they answer him. >> larry: he writes to hotels, businesses, corporations.