Comic/political pundit Dennis Miller hosts four nights of films with a few of his good friends serving as co-hosts: Martin Short, Rita Wilson, Jay Leno and Dana Carvey. The chosen films are mostly comedies of one type or another, although a handful of dramas and fantasy films are thrown in for good measure.

Miller has also performed as actor, talk show host, author and sports commentator. He hails from Pittsburgh, PA and got his start in stand-up comedy. A cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1991, he later hosted a series of TV talk shows on HBO, CNBC and in syndication. He had a nationally syndicated daily talk show from 2007 to 2015.

The winner of five Emmy Awards, Miller most recently starred in the 2018 TV comedy special Dennis Miller: Fake News - Real Jokes. In The Hollywood Reporter, Miller was described as "the most cerebral, astute and clever standup ever."

Martin Short, co-hosting with Miller on two evenings, is the beloved Canadian-American comedian who has performed as actor, singer and writer in television, onstage and in the movies. He is celebrated for his TV work on SCTV and Saturday Night Live, as well as for his roles in such films as Three Amigos (1986), Father of the Bride (1991) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006).

Rita Wilson, a Hollywood native, is an actress/singer/songwriter/producer who has appeared in such movies as The Story of Us (1999) and It's Complicated (2009), and TV series including The Good Wife and Girls. She has also performed on Broadway and, as a vocalist, released albums including AM/FM and Halfway to Home. She served as producer on the megahit movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). Rita is married to Tom Hanks.

Dana Carvey, born in Montana, is one of the best-remembered cast members of Saturday Night Live, on which he appeared from 1986 to 1993. For his work on the show, he earned five consecutive Emmy Award nominations and took home the award in 1993. He has also starred in movies including Wayne's World (1992) and I>Wayne's World 2 (1993), and in recent years has done a great deal of voice work in film.

Jay Leno is a New York native and is best known for his tenure as the host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992-2014. Leno took over The Tonight Show's hosting duties after Johnny Carson's 30-year stint and retirement. As producer, writer and host, Leno has been nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards over the years, two of which he won. After leaving the The Tonight Show, Leno went on to host Jay Leno's Garage from 2015-2019, a series where he shared his enthusiasm of motor vehicles. Leno continues to appear as himself in a variety of documentaries and series.

Among the films co-hosted by Short are the Marx Brothers classic Duck Soup (1933) and Stanley Kubrick's landmark satire Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), plus the TCM premiere of The Big Picture (1989). This comedy, directed by Christopher Guest, stars Kevin Bacon as a would-be filmmaker who wins a contest to have a movie produced by a major studio.

Movies co-hosted by Wilson include two classics starring leading ladies of Hollywood's Golden Age - The Lady Eve (1941) with Barbara Stanwyck and Now, Voyager (1942) with Bette Davis. She will also discuss Being There (1979), Hal Ashby's satirical portrait of a gardener (Peter Sellers) whose simple-minded pronouncements make him a national celebrity.

Carvey and Miller will discuss Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Don Chaffey's take on Greek mythology as illustrated by the stop-motion special-effects master Ray Harryhausen; A Hard Day's Night (1964), the innovative Richard Lester musical comedy that introduced The Beatles to filmgoers; and Soylent Green (1973), Richard Fleischer's futuristic sci-fi thriller starring Charlton Heston.

Leno brings a bit of gravitas to the Spotlight with his picks, which includes Preston Sturges's comedy Sullivan's Travels (1941), starring Joel McCrea as a producer who goes on a quest to make a socially conscious film; Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd (1957), starring Andy Griffith in a powerhouse performance as an ex-con turned politician who becomes addicted to his rising fame; and Marty (1955), Delbert Mann's touching drama about a lonely New York butcher looking for love.

by Roger Fristoe