stackyFACTSThe Amazing Criswell didn't let a minor inconvenience like being completely wrong stop him from dominating television.
The Amazing Criswell didn't let a minor inconvenience like being completely wrong stop him from dominating television. A flamboyant staple of late-night talk shows in the 1950s and 60s, he confidently predicted entirely deranged events, like invisible space rays turning metal into rubber. His absolute lack of actual clairvoyance was totally overshadowed by his showmanship, proving that audiences don't care about facts as long as you're wearing a spectacular sequined tuxedo.
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