Ad Libber

The vaudeville star Eddie Cantor called Linkletter the best ad-libber in radio. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For a would-be NFL lineman who never made it to the league after injuring his knee in tryouts, Madden might be the NFL's most successful ad-libber. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He's a brilliant ad-libber -- he spent his early years doing improv theater -- with an encyclopedic mind. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Jay Leno is a comic and he's not an ad-libber, you know, as I'm sure he probably knows. ❋ Unknown (2005)

To me, the images that came to my mind were what a great ad-libber he was. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Above all, Craig Ferguson is the best ad-libber in late night. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He'd be standing there, leaning over, practically parallel to the ground, eyes flashing, extemporizing as he went, but he was in with another ad-libber. ❋ Unknown (2008)

At issue: the alleged personality clash between Reese Witherspoon (supposedly the controlling perfectionist who's never late) and Vince Vaughn (purportedly the free-style ad-libber who operates according to different time zones depending on his mood). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Not sure if they're trying to make Chavito into a dunce, or if he's just a bad ad-libber. ❋ Unknown (2008)

“If you think he has real talent — and boy he does, he’s a good ad-libber, he’s good on his feet — you would think that NBC would think twice about building that brand before they mix news with opinion,” said The New Yorker’s Ken Auletta. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And, for what it’s worth, I think Tom Bergeron is the best ad-libber working in live television. ❋ Unknown (2008)