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Billy Crystal on HBO’s Real Sports, explaining fallen heroes to his grandchildren

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015

The 20th anniversary of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel continues to bring in stand-up comedians for their sports-related commentary, and this week, Billy Crystal reminds us he was on Gumbel’s first season, too! Two decades after his 1995 appearance, though, Crystal wonders how he’ll ever explain fallen sports heroes …

Chris Rock’s plea to baseball, for HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

April 22, 2015

HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel has added a comedy segment to round out episodes in this spring’s new season, and this week, Chris Rock stepped up to the plate with several minutes of warning and encouragement for baseball. Not just Major League Baseball, but all of it, speaking as …