Why Roger Ebert should’ve been a guest caller on Frasier
He was so famous as a film critic. He also knew quite a lot of stuff as a historian! He could still talk at the time when Frasier originally aired. In further detail, Frasier ended on May 13, 2004 and he lost his voice on July 1, 2006. While he and Gene Siskel would normally refuse to guest star in movies or TV shows except for talk shows as they felt it’d undermine their responsibility to the public, they voiced themselves on the TV show The Critic which they couldn’t resist on while Ebert himself guest starred on Early Edition , both of which occurred during Frasier ’s original run. He was also a guest star multiple times on Sesame Street where his movie television programs were spoofed. He was even involved with several talk shows, TV specials, and documentaries, among other stuff. Likewise, Gene Siskel guest starred as himself on The Larry Sanders Show , the day before Frasier premiered. He and Gene Siskel helped popularize nationally televised film reviewing where they...