Liza w/a Z to be on L&O

While Cher is selling off her belongings, another Oscar-winning 60-year-old gay icon is busy working. That was a very upbeat Liza Minnelli greeting giddy fans outside "The Today Show" on Thursday morning before sitting down for an interview with Meredith Viera, the best thing to happen to morning television since Jane Pauley. Liza hadn't slept a wink since she had been up until the wee hours filming an episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." Minnelli plays a former beauty queen whose daughter, an aspiring beauty queen, was found murdered on Halloween night. She described the role as Patsy Ramsey, "only crazier!" The episode, called ''Masquerade,'' is filming now and will air in November. Liza, the star of "Cabaret" and "New York, New York," has found steady work on the small screen including a few seasons on "Arrested Development" in a hilarious recurring role.

Viera is so cool. Toward the end of the chat, she asked Liza about her soon-to-be ex, David Guest, whose silly spousal abuse case was kicked out of court. Says Liza: "The word dismissed never sounded so good." But the three-time Tony Award winner declined to comment further on the strange dude she married.

"the guy wears sunglasses indoors! That shoulda been your first clue!" Viera told Liza, sounding much like her old self from "The View." Liza cackled and could be seen giving Viera a playful scolding slap on the knee before giving her a big hug as the show was going to commercial.
Love both those dames.