What's My Pain? last week made its bow on Steve Allen's Tonight program (NBC, Mon.-Fri. 11:30 p.m.1 a.m.). As the panel of "experts" postured diagnostically on the edge of their chairs, the first contestant signed in. His name: Steve Passanante. His pulse: 78. His blood pressure: normal. The panel failed in its first snap judgments (upset stomach, twisted esophagus), and time ran out before they could correctly identify the ailment (a sty). Lucky Contestant Passanante (played by Singer Steve Lawrence) won the full prize: two weeks' free hospitalization and "a year's supply of...
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