Baba says bye-bye to Oscars

What will Oscar night be without Barbara Walters’ tree questions and lap dances with guests? We’ll soon find out.

Walters says that her 29th special next month, which will feature interviews with nominees Sandra Bullock and Mo’Nique, will be her last.

“I think I’m sick of them,” Walters explained. “I feel I’ve been there, done that. Twenty-nine years is enough.”

Asked by co-host Joy Behar on “The View” why she didn’t wait another year and make it an even 30, Walters replied: “That would be cliché.”

Walters, who spent 25 years on the TV newsmagazine “20/20,” says she will still co-host “The View,” go on special assignment for ABC News and continue her annual “10 Most Fascinating People” special.

Kevin’s swan song?

Jay Leno’s longtime bandleader, Kevin Eubanks, may not play very long once they return to “The Tonight Show.”

NBC says that Eubanks, 52, who has expressed interest in personal touring and recording, will be part of the show when it reoccupies late night beginning March 1, but his continued involvement is uncertain.

One thumb clapping

Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak nearly four years ago after surgery for cancer in his jaw, but he hasn’t been silenced.

In an Esquire magazine interview, the 67-year-old film critic uses pen and paper and text-to-speech computer software to communicate.

Through the computer, he said of his late TV partner, Gene Siskel: “I’ve never said this before, but we were born to be Siskel and Ebert. I just miss the guy so much.”

The birthday bunch

Singer Smokey Robinson is 70. Singer Lou Christie is 67. Actor Jeff Daniels is 55. Singer Seal is 47. Actress Justine Bateman is 44. Actor Benicio Del Toro is 43. Singer-actress Haylie Duff is 25.