Or, what about "Ed Sullivan, Failed Diplomat"? I remember as a kid once watching the obligatory Culture slot on his show when he featured the ballet company of one of the major U.S. cities (not New York). Afterwards he did his customary little chat with them, and then - while they were all still standing there on the stage - turned to the camera and announced, "Next week we have the Bolshoi Ballet - then you'll see some REAL dancing, folks!"

I also seem to remember Mick Jagger saying in an interview that he never actually sang the whitewashed line "spend some time" together, but mumbled the real thing so inaudibly that They didn't catch on. In yer face, Ed.

What became of ES in later years after his glory days faded?