Larry King remembers Matthew Perry

“Larry, we all try to use humor to numb the pain in our lives. Not really my kind of humor, but kept him out of trouble. Now you can’t take a shit without being cancelled!”

Next up—We welcome the legendary Dionne Warwick to discuss drowning in a bathtub. Of course, viewers will remember that Dionne lost her daughter Whitney Houston in a similar tragedy. Does the body get all wrinkled?

Liza—Weren’t you and Matthew married for a time?

“Anna, have you ever passed out in the bathtub?”

He had the most recognizable pipes of our generation. Let’s take some callers to share some of their favorite hits.

On the bright side Larry, at least he lived long enough to see me win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. I'm sure that brought him great joy.

“He was the greatest showman whoever lived. Anyone who says otherwise is low-rated and third-grade. And a socialist! And a communist! Worst then Hillary… When I started my campaign…”.

The news is so tragic. Larry, I don't have much to add. I'm also very upset about the Israel situation. I started my career in Fiddler on the Roof you know. Or wait a minute was that me or Bette Midler? I'll ask Feinstein when he comes over with my dinner. Now what was the question again Larry?

"Perry King has passed"

Folks, we have a very special "Larry King Alive?" tonight, a tribute to the singer known as a friend to all, Perry Como, who died in a tragic accident trying to catch a falling star.

Our guests include Chris Matthews, who, when hearing of what happened to Lake Como, exclaimed, "HA!" Also Ross Matthews, to tell us of when he and Steve and Edie Perry once dressed in drag for Halloween. And in a musical salute to the Greatest Hits of Bing Cherry, we have a rare appearance by the Dave Matthews Band.

The phone lines are open. Go ahead, Bayside!

“Fran, how do you remember Matt?”

Tonight we are celebrating the life of Brokeback Mountain legend, Matthew McConaughey. Michelle Williams is here to narrate her EGOT.

She’s more of a Stern girl, but tonight Dana Plato has words for her crush since childhood, Matthew Perry!

Matthew Perry died tonight in his jacuzzi training for the Olympics for the female team. Tina Louise what are your thoughts on this?

[quote] “Anna, have you ever passed out in the bathtub?”

Anna?

Tonight, we have Friends costar Laverne Cox.

Next up--Susan Dey.

Tonight we have Matthew Perry’s ex Courtney Love.

Folks, he was so young. Let this be a reminder that Death comes for us all. In fact if I’m not mistaken, he came for me quite some time ago. Yet here I am! Here I am! What do you make of it Dr. Kevorkian?

Matthew's jacoozi repairman is on the line

We welcome the living legend Lionel Ritchie. When were you last in touch with your fellow Commodore?

Lionel, I would imagine it was very difficult to do the Commodores’ smooth moves with those tassels on your shoulders. Were they heavy? They look heavy. Let’s show the folks

Folks, tonight's very special edition of "Larry King Alive?" is a remembrance of the late actor Matthew Morrison, known to us as John Wayne Gacy.

Tragically, he drowned yesterday in Lake Como, just as he was finishing his Broadway adaptation of "J'accuse," to star his best friend Richard Dreyfus, last seen on "Shark Tank."

To tell us more of the life of Matt Monroe will be Macauley... Cullihan? Cunanan? That kid from the home. Steve and Eydie, who ate borscht with Perry in the Catskills---the stories! And of course his last love Pia Zadora. Or was that Liza?

Let us know! The phone lines are open. Go ahead, Syosset!

Folks, tonight's "Larry King Alive?" is a memorial to a very successful Colored actor---that's still good, right? Colored? Because Sammy had no problem with it from Frank. Not Joey, though; Frank.---Tinker Tailor Perry. He tragically passed away yesterday by drowning, which was unusual, as I understand that the Blacks don't like to swim.

His mother, Antoinette, told us her son was just finishing the editing for his upcoming holiday comedy, "Madea: Don't Bogart My Kwanzaa, Okay? Okay!" Co-starring Laverne Cox, Jaden Smith, and, in her movie debut, North West as the terminally-ill but still chipper "Little Girl."

Our guests to remember this distinguished grandson of President Tyler---he died from tipping over his canoe, right? Warnings, people; warnings---are Momager Extraordinaire Kris Jenner, who will talk to us about men dressing as women and their fashion don'ts; Dane Cook, neither a Dane nor a cook but he's here; and with the specially-written Rap---it's Rap, right, not Hippity-Hop? Sammy would know---"Good-bye, Madea in the Wind" by the star of "Wonky Eye," Timmy T.

Because Periwinkle had many fans, the phone lines are open. Go ahead, Douglaston!

Marsha P. Johnson, folks!

It's an important reminder that a hot tub in Hollywood can be a dangerous place. We'll be back.

Larry: We have Julia Roberts on the line, she and Matthew Perry dated. Julia how are you feeling today?

Julia: I love my life!!

Larry: That's all?

Julia: Yes, I'm so happy I didn't drown in a hot tub!

"We have lost a legend today. Legendary Chicago Bear Matthew "The Refrigerator" Perry has died. We have on The Zoom famous fan of La Bears George Wind. George what say you?"

Charo joins us after the break to discuss whether America is doing enough to ensure hot tub safety.

A true 90s icon...who can forget the Five Non Blondes and those funny hats? Sara Gilbert on the line, did you turn lesbian before or after the divorce?

thanks for this OP, some of it? very funny.

And we're back. Joining us in studio now is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Prime minister, welcome to the show. I understand you and Matthew were childhood friends. You two played together and slept over at each others houses. You were very close.

So, I'm terribly sorry for your loss, sir. Always hurts to lose a friend. Especially if that friend is a Friend.

My viewers and I area anxiously await your response to this vital question. I hope you don't mind my asking but my viewers would never forgive me if I don't.

Please tell us where you were and what you were doing on 9-11.

Joining us now is Matthew’s “Friends” costar, the great voice actor Mel Blanc. Mel you worked with Jack Benny for many years. How do you think Jack would feel tonight?

We are back with Courtney cox and she’s taking your questions!

Baltimore you’re on….

Hello? Is this COXsucker residence??!!!

Liza: Larry, Michael Feinstein is here now. Now what were you saying? You want me to do Friends? Sure! C major Michael. Hey old friend what do you say old friend are we or aren't we unique time goes by and you got to have friends to make the day last long.....oops wait that's Bette Midler's song. Why does she keep popping into my head? Somebody call her and see how she is. I know she just had a face lift I hope there weren't complications. So who died again?

Tonight we have Anastacia, America’s pop princess who’s on Zoom for us all the way from her home in Monte Carlo. Talk about paying your dues…

Larry: Hey everybody to add a diversity of view points, we have Gale King with us. Gail as the daughter of the the most important civil rights icon in all of history:

Gail interrupts: Well first let me just say that this is painful. Oprah and I watched the show every week. Sometimes we had to TiVo Friends during the L word’s run but we never missed it. With that being said, it is the perfect time to acknowledge a glaring reality and conduct some healing. Black actors were systematically cut out of Friends. There should have been a black friend; even Oprah agrees.

Buck never would have had a Black friend..

Neil deGrassse Tyson is here to talk climate change. We had a little submarine explode with three men and two Pakistanis, now the Matt Perry tragedy. Is the water safe? What's going on here?

R38 😂 I fkin love you. Brilliant.

I love the Larry King threads.

We know his brother Luke also died an early death. Is there a family history?

We are still awaiting comment from costars Phoebe Cates and Rachel Weiss.

On the phone we have Roald Dahl who discovered the North Pole with Matthew Peary. Roald, I was good friends with your wife, Arlene. How’s Arlene doing these days?

Next up after the break, we will be live with the person who will be running his family shoe business now. Everyone in the boating world wore the wonderful topsiders his family manufactured since the 1700s.

He was a star. He was a legend. He was a friend. Matt Perry sat here and, well sat there, and I talked to Matt and we talked about, we talked, he had just, when he had just been cast as a nerdy scientist in a brand new bar room television program with Jen Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow called "Friends".

You could sense it. He had them. He tried to hide them. He had his demons. He was on television, on a teevee situation comedy program. And some movies. There will be no more television. No more movies. A hot tub. And now, in that small, exclusive group, those friends, on the couch, there are only four.

After the break, Eydie Gorme joins us for a vocal tribute of .”I’ll Be There for You”.

Wait? We have a speical guest? Rip Taylor? 🎉

Nancy Reagan, Friends was your favourite show because you didn't have any.

Well, none that really liked me, Larry.

Liza: Was I on Friends, Larry? I seem to remember being on some sitcom.

We have on the line actress Courtney B. Vance. Courtney, can you share your favorite scene with Matthew?

“Ann Coulter, didn’t you date Matt in the 90’s? How was it?”

SHITCOM

Lisa Whelchel, who played Phoebe, will now share her memories of love and laughter on the set of Buddies.

We've reached out to singer Steve Perry for his reaction to this tragic Jacuzzi mishap. So far, no word from Steve Perry, but we will keep you updated when we hear what Steve has to say.

On the phone is Kathleen Turner. Kathleen, how did it feel playing Matthew’s late mother, JonBenét Ramsey Perry?

“*Ffffffffft* Ffffft*” No, Bill. Don’t. She didn’t know him. No! Fine! Viewers we’re joined by controversial performer Cher.

“Newsom drowned that poor boy playing hot tub politics.”

Larry: Marcia Clark is here, Marcia would a hot tub shrink gloves?

Marcia: I think you may have your notes mixed up Larry.

“So Suze, he couldn’t afford to be in that hottub could he?

I love you guys!

Sorry I'm not American but this thread is hilarious. Was Larry known to get people mixed up and say inappropriate things?

“Larry, it’s very sad. These things are becoming more commonplace in this country by the day. I see this in the courts all the time!”

“Next up, Perry Ellis of Beverly Hills 90210, here to discuss the tragic shower death of his close friend Luke Carter of the boy band NSync, and why the band dropped the apostrophe from their name.”

R62, here's Larry King asking Jerry Seinfeld whether "Seinfeld" (popular TV show) got cancelled or whether Jerry quit. As a side note, Jerry looks so insecure and upset, trying to make sure that Larry knew that Seinfeld was a #1 show.

[r65] - LK was fine in that clip. JS was out of line. LK deserved more respect. Why was JS so triggered?

Next up, we'll hear from Perry's longtime confidential secretary Miss Della Street...

Right after this important message from Prostagenix

Folks, we bring you tonight a special edition of "Larry King Alive?" with the new Speaker of the House Magic Johnson, who will read from the Book of Matthew, the New York Times bestseller published by the famous editor Perry White. Its subject, Matt Damon, tragically died yesterday from an accidental overdose of peri-peri sauce. Isn't it funny how close his name is to demon? I just noticed that. Maybe Liza can tell us more.

Here to share their fondest memories are the surviving Brothers Four: Marky Mark, Luke, and John. Joining them in song tribute will be Julie Budd as Barbra. Finally, to lighten the mood, we have Senor Wences and his happy little Topo Gigio.

Many of you must have questions, so the phone lines are open. Go ahead, Queens Village!

[quote] Was Larry known to get people mixed up and say inappropriate things?

On Datalounge? Yes.

Coming up next, the fabulous Joey Heatherton!

Hubba, hubba.

I don't know if Joey knew Matt, but you know me. Any excuse to have a sex bomb like Joey on.

Oh no!!! Matty!! I have nothing but the fondest memories of you on Seinfeld. I'd never been in the presence of anyone who loved drugs and rehab as much as you. Your stash was as big as your humor. You snorted. You took up space. You couldn't float. Rest well!