Larry King pays a guest visit to CNN home (AP)

King, who made that point in a recent interview with a London radio station, repeated it to Morgan's face during a prime-time reappearance Wednesday in the time slot he ruled at CNN for 25 years until December. It was part of an awkward interview in which King, 77, appeared to forget how many times he had been married.

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Morgan, a British tabloid veteran, aggressively promoted his new show before it started in January, suggesting it could be "dangerous" and aspired to become watercooler talk. King suggested a quieter entrance would have been more appropriate.

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King said he missed being part of the mix when big stories, like the Middle East unrest, are unfolding. His post-prime-time career is emerging. He said he had a CNN special in the works for April and is about to launch a one-man theater show of jokes and old stories.

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Larry King pays a guest visit to CNN home (AP)