SET FOR TAKEOFF

Jon played the voicemail Eric the Midget recently left for Howard, in which he warned Howard that he was making it his mission to make sure Katharine McPhee doesn’t appear on the show. Howard then got Eric on the line, and, after calling Howard “a big-nosed jackass,” Eric insisted that he won’t fly in the studio, even though Howard remained adamant that he’ll eventually come to his senses and agree to the bit. Eric went on to give his height and weight to Jenny, the woman who’s been assigned to fly him, but he told her it was useless information because he won’t be flying. King of All Japs called in and asked how Eric was introduced to the show, and Gary admitted he didn’t know. Will then came into the studio and reported Eric was just a caller at first, but became an established star of the program when he blasted Howard on the air after he made fun of Kelly Clarkson during the first season of “American Idol.”