by the way, that s an inexpensive item. 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 nonde plume. it was a none of 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 re going to meet the person who has conceived of this 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. he writes crazy letters to people. crazy letters. and they answer him.