Last night I caught “Jiminy Glick in Lalawood” on cable. When I heard about this film back in 2004, I was looking forward to seeing it because I’m a huge fan of Martin Short (who stars and wrote the script). I love the character he created: the obnoxious, clueless entertainment reporter from Butte, Montana. Frankly, the parody was spot on. In my producing days, I frequently attended press junkets with reporters from across the states…and there were several Jiminy-types.

As far as I can remember, the film was never screened back then and didn’t come to a theatre near me -- so I never saw it until last night. And I have to say, I quite enjoyed it!

Yes, it was silly at times and I could have done without seeing Jiminy and Dixie get intimate. But his David Lynch impression was right on and the spoof of “Lost Highway” and the convolutions of the “Mulholland Drive” – like plot were very funny.

The celebrity interviews were as good as his TV series interviews. Watching Steve Martin crack up was a crack up. And the b-roll of Willem Dafoe, Whoopi Goldberg and Kiefer Sutherland, all looking genuinely lost for words was priceless.

I still love martin short, and think he’s one of today’s greatest underappreciated funny men. And I adore Jiminy Glick. Someone give him a talk-show, please!