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Displaying all articles tagged:
Late Night With David Letterman
youtube
Feb. 7, 2022
The Top Ten Videos From the
Letterman
YouTube Channel (So Far)
From Dave at the Taco Bell drive-through to the famous Kaufman-Lawler brawl.
By
Ramsey Ess
the classics
Feb. 1, 2022
David Letterman Launches YouTube Channel for Classic Late-Night Clips
“Chosen completely at random by an old computer that used to pick numbers for the New York Lotto.”
By
Rebecca Alter
anniversaries
Feb. 1, 2022
Paul Shaffer’s
Letterman
,
SNL
, and
Blues Brothers
Memories
A chat with the musician and longtime bandleader on the 40th anniversary of
Late Night
’s debut.
By
Andy Hoglund
heroes
May 18, 2021
The Awkward, Hostile, and Hilarious Late-Night Appearances of Charles Grodin
Whether you rooted for or against him, chances were you’d be talking about him the morning after.
By
Samantha Pitchel
June 9, 2017
‘Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night’ Is an Intimate Portrait and […]
During his time on air, David Letterman was aware that he was comedy establishment, but this knowledge fueled him, becoming fodder to satirize […]
By
Lillian Brown
Apr. 12, 2017
David Letterman’s Mom Dorothy Mengering Dies at 95
David Letterman’s mother Dorothy Mengering – a longtime staple on his Late Night and Late Show – has passed away. Last night, a spokesperson […]
By
Megh Wright
Apr. 3, 2017
These Are David Letterman’s Most Contentious and Uncomfortable Interviews
▶️ You won’t be able to look away.
By
Jared T. Miller
vulture cover story
Apr. 2, 2017
How David Letterman Became a Gen-X Icon
He bailed out of his own jokes and committed to a lack of commitment.
By
Jason Zinoman
Mar. 28, 2017
Five of David Letterman’s Best Late Night Donald Trump Takedowns
Each time Donald Trump appeared on a late night show during his presidential campaign he often left unscathed. Stephen Colbert made a […]
By
Ian Goldstein
from the archives
Mar. 10, 2017
That Time Dave Did His Show Inside a Hotel Room
“What exactly am I doing here?”
By
Ramsey Ess
from the archives
Mar. 6, 2017
Revisiting David Letterman’s 1987 Writers Room
The relatively normal bunch of guys behind what was perhaps the creative peak of
Late Night.
By
Christopher Bonanos
May 28, 2015
Check Out Todd Barry’s ‘Letterman’ Debut from 1982
Here’s a great way for Letterman fans to happily distract themselves from this morning’s Late Show marquee teardown: a clip from Late Night […]
By
Megh Wright
May 22, 2015
A Letterman Superfan Broke Down the ‘Late Show’ Finale Highlight Reel […]
At the end of Wednesday night’s Late Show with David Letterman finale, the Foo Fighters closed out the show while a long photo and clip montage […]
By
Megh Wright
legacies
May 20, 2015
David Letterman’s Lasting Impact: A Smudge on the Collective Unconscious
The real-time creation of a talk show was every Letterman broadcast’s true subject.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
May 15, 2015
When Letterman Took ‘Late Night’ to Tokyo, Sort of
The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By
Ramsey Ess
May 1, 2015
Read Conan O’Brien’s Love Letter to David Letterman’s Late Night Legacy
David Letterman leaves his post at Late Show later this month, and today, fellow late night host Conan O’Brien wrote a touching tribute to him […]
By
Megh Wright
Sept. 26, 2014
Inside the Confusing Origins of David Letterman’s Top Ten List
The following excerpt is reprinted with permission from Brian Abrams’s new book AND NOW…An Oral History of “Late Night with David Letterman,” […]
By
Brian Abrams
author chat
May 16, 2014
Adam Resnick on His New Book and
Late Night
The former
Letterman
writer and Chris Elliott collaborator discusses his legitimately funny new book,
Will Not Attend
.
By
Julie Klam
from the archives
Apr. 4, 2014
The Episode Where David Letterman Rotated the Screen 360°
Revisiting one of strangest concepts ever done on
Late Night
.
By
Ramsey Ess
late night tv
Apr. 4, 2014
Turns Out CBS Offered John Oliver a Late-Night Spot
Before he had his HBO show.
By
Halle Kiefer
twitter talk
Apr. 3, 2014
Twitter Suggests All the Letterman Replacements the Mind Can Conceive
Speculation nation.
By
Halle Kiefer
videology
Mar. 14, 2014
Watch Le1f Perform ‘Wut’ on His Late-Night Debut
On
Letterman
, no less!
By
Lindsey Weber
teen queen
Nov. 13, 2013
Watch Lorde’s 30-Minute
Live on Letterman
Set
And her wonderfully awkward interaction with Dave.
By
Lindsey Weber
Nov. 7, 2013
Chris Elliott Made It to Letterman Last Night After Finishing the NYC […]
Chris Elliott appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman last night, and since his career really began when he started writing and […]
By
Elise Czajkowski
Nov. 4, 2013
Looking Back at 15 of Leno’s Best Appearances on Letterman’s ‘Late Night’
On last friday’s Tonight Show, Bravo host Andy Cohen attempted to wring some gossip out of Jay Leno by asking about the most annoying […]
By
Elise Czajkowski
June 27, 2013
Looking Back at Bill Murray’s Best Appearances on Letterman
Bill Murray was the first ever guest on Late Night with David Letterman back in 1982, and over the past 31 years, Murray has been one of Dave’s […]
By
Elise Czajkowski
June 25, 2013
Found: James Urbaniak Telling a Joke On ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ […]
Last October, as part of Vulture and UCB Comedy’s Pop Culture Memory Lane series, all-star viner and Venture Brothers star James Urbaniak […]
By
Roger Cormier
from the archives
Mar. 29, 2013
The Episode Where David Letterman Had 13 Cameras
So you don’t miss a second of
Late Night
’s antics.
By
Ramsey Ess
mick jagger
Dec. 12, 2012
Mick Jagger Delivered
Letterman
’s Top Ten List
Live from the Ed Sullivan Theater!
By
Eliot Glazer
Nov. 30, 2012
Late Night Becomes the Late Show as Letterman Says Goodbye to NBC
The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. […]
By
Ramsey Ess
last night on late night
Oct. 10, 2012
Last Night on Late Night: Ben Affleck Wanted to Keep His Nude Scene Long
Plus: Megan Mullally tells us about her mole that can predict the weather.
By
Stephanie Szerlip
from the archives
June 15, 2012
The Episode When David Letterman Was Too Tired to Do a Show
No audience, no set, no band … Just vibes.
By
Ramsey Ess
Jan. 26, 2012
Letterman’s 10 Most Genuine Moments with His Guests
In the New Yorker’s 1978 profile of TV icon Johnny Carson, author Kenneth Tynan pinpoints the essential quality of Carson’s genius: contempt. […]
By
Shona Sanzgiri
Jan. 6, 2012
Inside the Almost 100% Successful 1985 Late Night with David Letterman Book
Everyone knows that Merrill Markoe just wrote a book called Cool, Calm & Contentious. But did you know she also did a first book? It’s […]
By
Patrick Mortensen
Dec. 23, 2011
‘Christmas with the Lettermans’
On December 19, 1984, after devoting entire episodes to a bar mitzvah and an intermediate school’s election night, and before their episodes […]
By
Roger Cormier
the great debate
Jan. 14, 2011
Damon Lindelof, Adam Scott, and More Pick the Greatest New York–Set TV Show Ever
Is it ‘Sex and the City’? ‘The Honeymooners’? ‘Seinfeld’?
By
Josef Adalian
stop bending the shafts
Jan. 22, 2010
Tonight Won’t Go Down As the Only Time That Tom Hanks Helped a Late-Night Host Sign Off From NBC
Stop bending the shafts!
By
Mark Graham
tell-alls
Oct. 27, 2009
Former
Letterman
Writer Explains How a ‘Hostile Work Environment’ Drove Her to Quit Her Dream Job
Nell Scovell wrote about her experiences as a ‘Late Night’ writer back in the early nineties for ‘Vanity Fair.’
By
Mark Graham
talkshowpocalypse
Oct. 2, 2009
More Letterman Details Emerge: Halderman Pleads Not Guilty; Birkitt and Letterman’s Relationship Ended Before Birth of His Son
More details emerge about this sordid case.
By
Mark Graham
ratingspocalypse
July 16, 2009
Conan O’Brien Continues to Hemorrhage Viewers of All Ages
People are turning away from the ‘Tonight Show’ in droves.
By
Mark Graham