Talk:David Steinberg

Most Carson appearances
Article says Steinberg is second only to Bob Hope. David Brenner's article says he's number one. Both articles cite IMDb as a source. Unfortunately, IMDb is contradicting itself. It's a mess. I suggest removing all such claims pending a reliable source. 209.179.88.124 (talk) 23:04, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The Steinberg article doesn't cite IMDB; it cites http://northernstars.ca/actorsstu/steinberg_david_bio.html . That being said, I have no clue how credible northernstars.ca is, but at least it credits a particular individual, rather than being crowdsourced a la IMDB. TJRC (talk) 01:56, 29 January 2013 (UTC)


 * A few other sources on Steinberg that appear not to be Wikipedia-derived:


 * http://www.kpbs.org/audioclips/15026/ (Interview with Steinberg) ("Well, I was on -- I only know this because of the Internet, but I was on 140 times. I was -- bob hope did the most appearances, and I did the second most with Johnny.")
 * http://thedavidsteinberg.com/biography/ (Steinberg's site) ("After his first appearance on the 'The Tonight Show', David became one of Johnny Carson’s most popular guests and guest hosts, with 140 appearances—second only to Bob Hope.")
 * http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/aug/15/legendary-comedian-david-steinberg-takes-playhouse/ ("In the 1970s and '80s, Steinberg was a popular fixture on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson," racking up 140 appearances, making him the second most frequent guest behind Bob Hope....")
 * http://www.lajollaplayhouse.org/david-steinberg ("Legendary comedian and director, David Steinberg, ... is second only to Bob Hope in Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show guest appearances.")


 * This doesn't necessarily nail it though. I can imagine an error in Wikipedia, which Steinberg himself reads and believes (#1, "I only know this because of the Internet"), leading to the update of his web page and publicity materials that he provides for his appearances (#2), which in turn lead to it turning up routinely (#s 3 & 4 and a host of others). TJRC (talk) 02:06, 29 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Second TJRC comment and a good example is what Steinberg has been doing on that Nixon Enemies List claim. He went to The First Amendment Center in 2002 and made the claim that he was #20 on the Nixon Enemies List (see added section below).  They never challenged him in the interview.  Frankly, the interviewer sounded a little unfamiliar with the list(s).  Ever since, many other interviewers have included it in the bio/background for their articles without questioning the claim.  One writer said he was the only comedian on the list, although he is not on it, but Dick Gregory and Bill Cosby are.SteveJEsposito (talk) 14:10, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

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FBI/Nixon Enemies List
Not sure if this needs to be addressed here or not (so maybe not). Mr. Steinberg has claimed several times since at least 2002 that he was on the Nixon Enemies List, in one interview he claimed to be number 20. In reality, he appears on no such "enemies" list.

Just a heads up for anybody wishing to add this in the future.SteveJEsposito (talk) 21:55, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

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Number of episodes
This article claims Steinberg's 1976 show had 26 episodes, but the IMDb lists only 24 episodes. Which is correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.87.141.16 (talk) 04:30, September 18, 2020 (UTC)