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That's cool. all right, thanks very much. [laughter] live in hollywood. meantime, reportedly there will be no change of heart for kevin hart on the oscars after all. deadline reports the comic actor will not consider hosting this year's academy awards because he doesn't want to be a distraction. hart backed out last month days after he was announced as host after some old homophobic tweets of his resurfaced. he apologized on the ellen show, she calls for the academy to reinstate him as host. the academy reportedly is looking for another host or possibly several for the february 24th show. th...

Thing about laughter. if somebody made you laugh, you'll remember that forever. >> phil hartman was my closest friend at saturday night. he had the greatest instrument of any comedian i've ever worked with. >> i'm just a cave man. i fell in some ice and later got thawed out by some of your scientists. your world frightens and con fuels me. >> his nickname on "snl" was the glue. he held everything together. so if a sketch was horrible, put phil hartman in it and it will elevate it. >>.friends and fans of comic actor phil hartman are grief stricken this morning. police believe he was shot by his...

Phil hartman in it, and it will elevate it. >> i hide behind -- >> many friends and fans of comic actor phil hartman are grief stricken this morning. police believe he was shot by his wife who then shot herself in their california home. >> the loss of phil was a huge shock to the system. it was a bad marriage, but no one thought it was going to resolve itself that tragically and that horrifyingly. >> when these people go, even if we don't know them personally, we feel like we've lost a friend because we've lost someone who's really made us laugh. that's what a friend does. >> are you on?

Nobody else could do that. i think that's the beautiful thing about laughter. if somebody made you laugh, you'll remember that forever. >> phil hartman was my closest friend at "saturday night live." he had the greatest instrument of any comedian i ever worked with. >> i'm just a kid, man. i fell in some ice and later got thawed out by some of your scientists. your world frightens and confuses me. >> he was the glue. he held everything together. so, if a sketch was horrible, put phil hartman in it, and it will elevate it. >> i hide behind -- >> many friends and fans of comic actor phil hartman...

Departure four months ago, cbs finding a replacement for craig ferguson. the company yet to release a statement. but "the wrap" is reporting that -- >> 35-year-old british actor james corrigan, you see him there, will be taking over the show from the 52-year-old scot. corrigan starred in "begin again" and will star with meryl streep and johnny depp. ferguson has been hosting the "late, late show" since 2005. >> changing of the guard. >> i really love late. a really good mix of people late night. >> see you there next, maybe? >> no, definitely not. kimmel is great. >> we love jimmy kimmel. an...