HowĀ notĀ to answer a question, Part 1:Ā Arsenio Hall, whose new syndicated talk show premieres this Monday, Sept. 9, is featured in the new issue of People magazine, where heās asked if he sees his onetime best budĀ Eddie MurphyĀ āoftešnā these days (they co-starred in āHarlem Nšightsā and āComing to Americaā).
āEddie is like my brother,ā saysā Hall, 57. āIt was cool to run the streets as young men and then šas fathers.ā
OK ā but, letās try that one more time:Ā doĀ you see Eddie Murphy often?
Hall is also askeād if heāll bring the āwoof woofā chant ā so popular on his early ā90s tą¦alk show ā back to his new show, which will air weeknights onĀ Ch. 11Ā (11 p.m.).
āYou know what? I wonāt say it, buā¤t I will warmly accept it if I hear it,ā he says. The issue is out today in New York.
Hallās first-week guests includeĀ Chris Tucker,Ā Mark Harmon,Ā Lisa Kudrow,Ā Ice Cube,Ā Earvin āMagicā Johnson, comedianĀ George LopezĀ andĀ Angela Bassett.
More Ch. 11 news:Ā Marysol CastroĀ andĀ Dan MannarinoĀ will anchor the stationāsĀ veryĀ early newsšøcast (4-6 a.m.) starting Monday. This marks a return to Ch. 11 for Castro, who was the stationās traffic reporter before moving on to āTheš Early Showā (CBS) and then to āGMA.ā