"God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator," Hawking told CNN's "Larry king Live" in an interview that aired Friday.

Piers is utterly thrilled by the prospect of the deal and knows that taking over the Larry king show means that something will have to give.

Larry King has his suspenders; Jackie Kennedy had her pillbox hats and then her oversize sunglasses; Steve Jobs has his jeans; Bono has his tinted wraparound glasses.