The Dark Crystal

Published October 10, 2007 4:00am ET



Mahvelous!

Spotted: Comedian Billy Crystal, dining in the private dining room off the kitchen of Central Michael Richard Wednesday. Said one: “He looks older than I thought” (which would explain the rather obvious black dye hair job on Crystal, who turns 60 next year).

Crystal is in town for tomorrow’s 10th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, where he will be honored by such notables as Bob Costas, Jimmy Fallon, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters and Robin Williams.

Oh, and Martin Short, too, who pulls into Dulles Airport this afternoon. At 4:05 p.m., exactly, for the die-hard Short fans out there.