Last year, Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa had to miss their traditional appearance for Bob and Lee Woodruff’s Stand Up for Heroes. The charity show was on a Thursday night, and the Springsteens were tied up on Broadway.

So this year, organizers Caroline Hirsch and Andrew Fox, with the Woodruffs, moved the event to a Monday, when “Springsteen on Broadway” is dark. The result was the return of the rockers, who sang a beautiful duet together on “If I Should Fall Behind.” Bruce also sang “Dancing in the Dark” and “The Hard Land” by himself, and performed a duet of “Working on the Highway” with country star Eric Church.

Church was less impressive, I thought. He sang some song that really rips off the Stones classic “Sympathy for the Devil.” The crowd didn’t care. He got a big ovation. His charms eluded me.

A clutch of five star comedians preceded the singers, starting with Seth Meyers, Jim Gaffigan, and Jon Stewart. They were all fine and appropriate, and very funny. Brit comic Jimmy Carr thought it was 1960 at the Stardust in Vegas and told a lot of off color, un PC sex jokes. It was a relief, if Rodney Dangerfield or Don Rickles are your heroes (I love them).

Springsteen told his own “dirty” jokes, a tradition, but they’re really quite tame.

The evening was brisk and short, but it remains a perfect way to honor soldiers who’ve lost body parts while defending this country. They are truly heroes,and they love this organization. I do remember the old days at Town Hall, or The Beacon Theater, when the event had a more intimate feeling. The corporate Theater at Madison Square Garden– now called The Hulu Theater– can put a chill on any event.

PS I’ve always loved Patti Scialfa’s voice and she was in rare form tonight. Just lovely.

Mike Myers gave such a brilliant interview to Alec Baldwin tonight on ABC, I think we can forgive Alec his latest public scandal.

I interview Mike about 25 years ago and he was a great interview then– thoughtful, literate, introspective, smart. He hasn’t given enough interviews over the years.

Anyway, he told Alec that he’d be open to doing a Broadway show. “I’d love to do An Evening with Dr. Evil, or Mambo Mouth”– the John Leguizamo Broadway show–“where I can do a lot of characters.”

So all you Broadway producers– Roy Furman, Nederlanders, Shuberts, Scott Ellis– get on the phone tomorrow. Mike Myers on Broadway would be most welcome!

Mike also talked about growing up in government housing in Toronto, his father’s battles with illnesses parallel to Mike’s rising success, and so on, as well as Barbra Streisand summoning him to her shows when he was playing his former mother in law, Linda Richman, on “SNL.”

“This is the best time of my life,” Mike told Alec about the last seven years as he became a father to three kids. His eldest, Spike, recently whispered to him, “I’m your biggest fan.” OMG. I’m verklempt.

I’ll see if I can link to the interview tomorrow. Good work, Alec.

Alec’s other guest was Cecile Richards, daughter of late Texas governor Ann Richards, also former head of Planned Parenthood. I don’t know her but I did know her mother. She’s a chip off the block and her interview was just great, too.

The Hollywood Film Awards, with Carlos de Abreau at the helm once again drew in an mega A list buzzy crowd for its 22nd year. Awkwafina hosted and she was terrific, clever, snappy and really funny. “It’s amazing, I’ve always wanted to host these awards since I found out about them two weeks ago.”

There were poignant moments: ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler recounted how he was recently at Target right before Halloween on a rare date night with his wife and “I saw this Hispanic family in the costume section. A young boy about 8 years old reached up and snatched T’Challa’s costume. That was so rewarding that the kid felt powerful dressing like an African superhero.” Dan Reynolds beautifully sang his ‘Skipping Stones’ from the documentary ‘Believer,’ with composer Hans Zimmer playing as well. Damien Chazelle told of his admiration for the astronauts and said that, “In this climate, their story gives me a certain amount of hope, because it reminds me that all of us ordinary, flawed, fallible human beings, when pushed, can be capable of anything and everything.” Anne Hathaway gave her ‘Les Miz’ co-star Hugh Jackman the Hollywood Actor Award and affectionately mocked his nice guy image. Chalamet, accepting the Hollywood Supporting Actor Award, got the giggles after he thanked on of the film’s producers Brad Pitt (who by then had left). Amanda Stenberg, who received the Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award,’ for her work in ’The Hate You Give,’ encouraged the crowd, “to stand up and be heard.” Glenn Close, accepting her trophy for The Hollywood Actress Award, thanked her British co-star Jonathan Pryce and noted that, “ there was no American actor who wanted to be in a movie called ‘The Wife,’ we had to go over the Pond.

Nicole Kidman was the epitome of grace saying, “I’m in the position of being able to, right now, give voice to complicated women and have them be seen, have them be heard, have them be understood. I’m also in the position of supporting female directors and crews. I’m incredibly grateful for the career that I’ve been given by you, the Hollywood community, by this industry. You’ve allowed me to take risks and to fall down. You’ve picked me back up again. You’ve given me a second, third and fourth chance. I will always continue to give back to this community and give back to this industry and give back to my craft.”