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Mo is the coolest guy on Earth!  He acctually responds to fan letters, and here are some of the questions you sent me that he answered.
 
1. What is your favorite color?
Burnt Siena.  The burning of Siena was probably terrifying, but the result is beautiful.
2. Do you watch reality TV, if so which did you like and dislike?
My favorite reality-based show is the Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.  Where do they find all those freaky stories?! 
3. What is your favorite childhood memory?
Playing king of the hill across the street and taking my grandmother to see The King and I.
4. Do you still keep in touch with high school friends?
Not recently, but I intend to reconnect soon.
5. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A rock star, an archeologist.... I don't know really.
6. If you didn't work for television or magazines, what career would you consider?
I'd like to be a UPS delivery guy, I look good in brown. 
7. What type of music are you into and who is your favorite artist?
I love old standards and country, Bobby Darin and Loretta Lynn.
8. Do you have any pets?
None that I know of, but I do live in a New York apartment, so your guess is as good as mine.
9. Do you play an instrument?
I used to play the clarinet.
10. Any plans for after The Daily Show?
I'd like to win a Lifetime Achievement Award. 
11.  Do you have any tattoos?
I'm actually a black man- with a giant Caucasian colored tattoo.  It was a very painful application process.
12. What type of car do you have, if you have one?
I gave my father my old Saturn.
13. Who or what inspired you to go into English Literature and theatrical arts?
Clint Eastwood, have you ever seen him on the film version of Paint Your Wagon?
14. Do you have a nickname besides Mo?
Garcon.
15. Do you work-out?
Obviously.
16. How many bow ties do you have?
One for each month in the lunar calendar.
17. What is your favorite movie?
It's a three way tie: Network, Manhattan, and the Wizard Of Oz.
18.  Are you still happily single?
That depends.....