http://newcritics.disqus.com/the best in web criticismenWed, 24 Oct 2007 10:32:00 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/10/22/lipton-a-pimp-what-else-is-new/#comment-1379970Does anyone remember Sasha Baron Cohen on the Daily Show recounting his Ali G interview with Lipton? After the filming, Lipton showed him topless pictures of an oriental woman, who turned out to be his wife. Old habits die hard.OutOfContextWed, 24 Oct 2007 10:32:00 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/10/22/lipton-a-pimp-what-else-is-new/#comment-1379968You nailed it. The impression of Lipton that Will Ferrell used to do on SNL was good not because he looked or sounded that much like Lipton, but because his over-the-top unctuousness was so recognizable. I always figured that the whole point of the show was to make money for the Actors Studio, and Lipton had very deliberately left his pride at the studio door.estivTue, 23 Oct 2007 22:50:47 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/10/22/lipton-a-pimp-what-else-is-new/#comment-1379966James Lipton is a god among men. It's so good to know that even in his down and out days in Paris he was doing what he could to spread cheer among mankind.Dan LeoMon, 22 Oct 2007 19:31:47 -0000