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Larry King spits in Piers Morgan's hasty pudding

By April MacIntyre Feb 22, 2011, 0:56 GMT

What me, worry? Larry is yesterday\'s news. Piers Morgan - "Late Show with David Letterman" - January 20, 2011 - Ed Sullivan Theatre - New York City, NY, USA © Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Sometimes, its the way you say things that lay out your real hand, versus the words that are spoken.

After 25 years, we kind of know when Larry King is excited about something. It goes like this:

Well, whether you blame the Jews like Marlon, Piers Morgan, who hails from the rough and tumble news world in the UK, has taken Larry's place this past December with enormous fanfare and press. 

He even calls people out (especially Lord Sugar) on Twitter and "nanner nanner's" them over his ratings.

Our Larry King spoke to the British radio press, and diplomatically and unenthusiastically endorsed Piers, sort of.

According to King, Morgan was "oversold" to US television audiences. "I don't want to be horrible about him, I think he's a fine broadcaster," King told BBC Radio 4's PM program.

"I think they might have been better off starting quietly," King said.

King added, "I think one of the problems they did was over sell it. He was going to be dangerous, he was going to be water cooler talk."

"He's good but not that dangerous. I think they might have been better off starting quietly and that's not Piers' fault, or maybe it is, I'm not inside anymore. "He's certainly not bad. He's certainly an acceptable host. He asks good questions, maybe he interrupts a little too much at times. I think he may have been oversold."