YAKOV SMIRNOFF

Actor/comedian

“Everybody loves Raymond.” Here’s a nice reasonably intelligent guy who is totally and completely baffled by what life throws at him. That, in a nutshell, is me.

SUSAN CHARLOTTE

Playwright and Founder, Food for Thought

“TV Land” and “Nick at Nite.” Reruns of comedies like “Mary Hartman” and “Cheers.” They are a sure bet for some great comic relief.

JAMES NAUGHTON

Actor/singer

PBS’s “News Hour with Jim Lehrer.” Every night that I am not performing, I watch it. It has the best information about what’s going on in the world.