''Not an easy day for Ted Danson. After the Friars, he went to Denny's for breakfast and couldn't get waited on.'' -Jay Leno, referring to Danson wearing blackface at a Friars Club roast for Whoopi Goldberg ''You can always tell when it's autumn in New York: The air gets clear and crisp, apple-picking season begins, Ted Danson starts changing color.'' -David Letterman

''Montel Williams said he was appalled by (Danson's) rude and tasteless public display. He then went to his studio for a taping of the show featuring big- breasted Nazi cheerleaders.'' -Chevy Chase,in his News Update

''Didn't nobody get mad at Michael Bolton for pretending to be black.'' -Arsenio Hall


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