I figured he means so much more than to just be an extended conversation in the "Dead Souls" thread. He left behind a body of work in film, television and on stage that's been rightly celebrated, but I think he shined the most in one-on-one conversation like with Rose, Letterman, Carson or Leno (among others). Without a net, he could get shtick-y at times but he seemed to have made the most out of those appearances when he could have just sat and delivered the basic requirements of talk show guests.