The Daily News is running a story about the ongoing "Deadwood" cancellation controversy on Sunday, but here're a few thoughts on David Milch after seeing him "perform" -- really, there's no other word for it -- at a Writers Guild event Thursday evening.

If Milch wasn't one of TV's most talented writers, he'd certainly have an extremely successful career as a stand-up comic. He was funny and forthcoming about everything from his career to his misspent youth (his explication as to why he was a particularly bad criminal was particularly amusing) to his assessment of his current psychological state: "My doctor tells me that he knows of no one who takes more anti-depressants," Milch said, "and that he knows of no one who is more dangerously undermedicated."

As for the Q&A that followed: C'mon, LA. These things aren't about you or your stupid script. (One guy apparently mistook Milch for Dr. Phil, because amusingly enough he asked him for advice for coping with depression.) And don't ask for writing advice. You want writing advice? Step one: Be as brilliant as David Milch. There. You're set. Go have a successful career.