Editing Roger Ebert (section)

=== 2000–2006: ''Ebert & Roeper'' ===
In September 2000, ''Chicago Sun-Times'' columnist [[Richard Roeper]] became the permanent co-host and the show was renamed ''At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper'' and later ''Ebert & Roeper''.<ref name=NYTObit/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88631117/tampa-bay-times/ |title=Columnist to become foil to Roger Ebert |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=July 14, 2000 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518173243/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88631117/tampa-bay-times/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2000, Ebert interviewed President [[Bill Clinton]] about movies at [[The White House]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://siskelebert.org/?p=7506 |title=The Bill Clinton Interview 2000 |website=siskelebert.org |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712032728/https://siskelebert.org/?p=7506 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2002, Ebert was diagnosed with cancer of the salivary glands. In 2006, cancer surgery resulted in his losing his ability to eat and speak. In 2007, prior to his Overlooked Film Festival, he posted a picture of his new condition. Paraphrasing a line from ''[[Raging Bull]]'' (1980), he wrote, "I ain’t a pretty boy no more. (Not that I ever was. The original appeal of ''Siskel & Ebert'' was that we didn’t look like we belonged on TV.)" He added that he would not miss the festival: "At least, not being able to speak, I am spared the need to explain why every film is 'overlooked', or why I wrote ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls''."<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Ebert: I ain't a pretty boy no more and so what? |date=April 24, 2007 |url=https://signalvnoise.com/posts/391-roger-ebert-i-aint-a-pretty-boy-no-more-and-so-what}}</ref>