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  1. Looking Back at Bill Murray’s Best Appearances on LettermanBill 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
  2. Does Doing Standup on a Late Night Show Still Matter?Late night shows have always been more than just variety programs. There were cultural touchstones, broad shared places for topical comedy and […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  3. David Letterman Probably Likes David Letterman Less Than You DoOnce, when Terri Garr was a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, she tried to make small talk with her host during a commercial break. The […]
    By Jimmy Callaway
  4. last night on late night
    Lots of Underhanded Blows From David Letterman to Kim KardashianPlus: Marion Cotillard’s strange photo shoot with the Nutcracker took her by surprise, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
    By Caroline Shin
  5. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Jeff Bridges Led a Zen SessionPlus: Jay Leno helped Emma Stone’s New Year’s resolution to dance more come true, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
    By Caroline Shin
  6. ends of eras
    Paul Shaffer Admits Late Show Will End SomedayIt’s true, everyone.
    By Margaret Lyons
  7. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Max Greenfield Has Had Terrible Luck With BirdsPlus: Connie Britton on why demon babies are the cutest, and more in our daily late-night roundup.
    By Stephanie Szerlip
  8. President Obama to Appear on ‘Letterman’ Next TuesdayPresident Obama will be on Late Show with David Letterman next Tuesday, September 18. This will be his second time since he became president […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  9. Deon Cole and Andy Kindler: Still Killin’ at the RNC Cole is above getting kicked out the convention and Kindler is below “interviewing” Michele Bachmann. Between the two of them, they’ve so far […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  10. Deon Cole and Andy Kindler Are at Republican National Convention Cole is above and Kindler is below. Do you think they bumped into one another and just stared each other down for 45 minutes? No, you don’t? […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  11. Bill Hader Seems Like a Good Dad and Bad Drinker I feel like the Yo Gabba Gabba guy would totally show up at one of Stefon’s hottest nightclubs. He has a certain “I went to a rave 15 years […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  12. Tracy Morgan Talks Sharks; Makes Great TV Sometimes Tracy Morgan just is indistinguishable from Tracy Jordan. He has a Jaws themed shark tank for his son Tracy Jr.? Come on! I know […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  13. Andy Samberg Almost Causes an International Incident Over Opening Ceremony Guys, remember the Olympics, guys? It ended Sunday. A lot of people did flips. Remember? Well, Andy Samberg watched it in the belly of the […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  14. Todd Barry Goes on Letterman; Helps Future Kansas City Airport Visitors Airplane food was a hack, overused premise but then slyly Todd Barry subverted that shit. “I’m doing a bit about airport food. You ready […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  15. Aubrey Plaza Steps Out of a Robert Palmer Video and onto ‘Letterman’ For how deadpan she often plays, Plaza tends to be endearingly nervous on late night talk shows. I guess she really does “live everyday in […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  16. Gallagher Is in a Geico Ad, Gallaghering it up Oh hey, that’s Splitsider’s own Will Hines. As we reported earlier, ol’ Gallagher wasn’t doing so hot but a national ad campaign probably […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. Let’s All Move to Steve Martin Park This parks has everything: underaged drinking, giant Ziploc bags of pot, slightly broken handguns, rock n’ roll concerts, and freaking Steve […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  18. Fred Armisen Is Greeted as a King in Portland I really like the idea of Fred Armisen strolling around Portland and be offered gifts from all of the city’s many craftspeople. “Here’s a loaf […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  19. briwi
    Brian Williams Had David Letterman Cracking Up BriWi knows the location of the famous Navy SEALs dog.
    By Caroline Shin
  20. Conan O’Brien to Join David Letterman at a Meeting of the He-Man […]Conan O’Brien is set to swing by New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater next Thursday, May 17th to sit on Dr. David Letterman’s couch to either discuss […]
    By Adam Frucci
  21. Person Stephen Colbert, Not Character Stephen Colbert, Talks PACs with […] Through the magic of film recording, last night, Stephen Colbert was being interviewed by Letterman on CBS whilst interviewing Lena Dunham on […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  22. David Letterman LOVES Parks & Recreation – Join the Club(This picture is from the Time 100 Gala, where Amy “accidentally” photobombing Hilary Clinton and Louis C.K.) Last night, Amy Poehler was on […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  23. David Letterman Will Stick Around on CBS for at Least Two More YearsDavid Letterman has just signed a new two-year contract with CBS, squashing rumors that he’d be stepping down imminently. And even better news […]
    By Adam Frucci
  24. Tracy Morgan Explains His Sundance Collapse Last night Tracy Morgan told an understanding David Letterman all about his recent collapse at Sundance. I always knew there was some sinister […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  25. Moustache-less Nick Offerman on Megan Mullally and Meat Products This clip of Nick Offerman telling the story of how he met Megan Mullally is probably cute and sweet, but honestly, I couldn’t even focus on […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  26. Inside the Pre-Late Show Mind of King Bacchus, Will Ferrell Now that we know how blissfully untroubled Will Ferrell is, it makes a lot of sense that the top ten things he’s thinking before his Late Show […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  27. Ed Helms’ Lesson About Standup Comedy Karma Ed Helms swung by The Late Show last night to talk standup, and in particular one terrible standup show he did once upon a time in a place […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  28. Mike Birbiglia Makes Us All Very Happy That We’re Not at the Airport Has anyone ever been as glad not to be at the airport as you are while watching this clip of Mike Birbiglia’s Late Show appearance from last […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  29. See Jon Stewart Accidentally Reference Letterman’s Sexual Harassment […] Jon Stewart dug himself into some real collar-yanking awkwardness on Letterman last night. The interview starts out innocently enough with […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  30. Look Back on Letterman’s 30 Years of Stupid Pet Tricks and Top Ten Lists David Letterman has been a late-night host for 30 years yesterday, and it’s worth taking a look back through this collection of clips ranging […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  31. Bill Murray Helps Burn Down Dave Letterman’s Studio to Honor His Show’s […] The Late Show is turning 30 today, and Bill Murray honored the occasion with a cupcake that frankly has to be a serious fire hazard. On the […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  32. Letterman’s 10 Most Genuine Moments with His GuestsIn 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
  33. comedy
    Letterman Comedy Booker Out After Sexist Times InterviewEddie Brill says his quotes were taken out of context.
    By Margaret Lyons
  34. Eddie Brill Has Been ‘Removed From His Position’ at LettermanLate Show booker Eddie Brill has been let go, following a New York Times article in which he said a pretty dumb thing about female comics being […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  35. David Letterman Is on Track to Break Johnny Carson’s Late Night Endurance […]Jeez Louise. It looks like David Letterman is going to make a deal to stay on the air until 2014, which would mean he’d been hosting a late […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  36. Meet ‘the Most Influential Comic You Have Never Heard of’This week, the New York Times comedy column takes on Eddie Brill, the booker for comics on The Late Show with David Letterman and one of the […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  37. Guess Who Introduced Alec Baldwin to Words With Friends? It was Tina Fey! That sneaky, sneaky genius. She knew what she was doing. It was all an elaborate ruse to keep 30 Rock in the news, and it […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  38. David Letterman Makes Peace With Jay Leno in His Old AgeDavid Letterman is sorry for the mean things he’s said about Jay Leno, and he declared a truce on last night’s show. While crafting a Twitter […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  39. David Letterman Enjoys the Finer Things in Life, Like Gum ArtLast night David Letterman attended a photography exhibition he helped put together featuring the work of Late Show writer Steve Young, who […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  40. clickables
    Watch David Letterman ‘Cowboy Up’ and Live-TweetIt’s the best way to communicate with the brotherhood of late-night talk show hosts.
    By Sarah Bennett and Caroline Shin
  41. Leno Surrenders No. 1 Late Night Rating After Seventeen Years on TopMan, things are not going well for NBC. The Tonight Show has had the highest ratings among 18-49 year olds for seventeen YEARS - until now. […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  42. Regis Philbin Rides a Vespa Into David Letterman’s Heart Do you want to see David Letterman call Regis Philbin a slut? You do? I wasn’t really expecting you to answer so vehemently. But good for you, […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  43. Jerry Seinfeld On That Magical Hard Rectangle This is not just a clip of Jerry Seinfeld doing standup on The Late Show. It’s a mystical portal to an imaginary world where Seinfeld is still […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  44. Rick Perry Gives Letterman His Top Ten Rick Perry Excuses David Letterman’s top ten list last night was the top ten excuses for Rick Perry’s debate mistake, read by none other than Rick Perry himself. […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  45. Aubrey Plaza Looks Back at Her Party Elf Career on Letterman The human need to eat on a regular basis drives so many of our decisions. Too many, if you ask me! During Aubrey Plaza’s Letterman interview, […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  46. Ashton Kutcher Credits Robin Williams For Two And A Half Men Move Guys, I gotta tell you, I love all the jokes about David Letterman’s jihadists death threats. That bullet-proof vest that says “Not Dave” is […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. David Letterman Riffs On Jihadist Death Threats If you can’t beat ‘em, joke about using your audience as a human shield against ‘em. David Letterman death threats may have popped up last […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  48. Online Extremist Calls for Assassination of David Letterman Ho boy. You make one lousy joke about the recent death of al-Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri and people get all up in arms. Reportedly David […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  49. Louis C.K. Advocates For Roving Lion Squads on Letterman After the government implements the suggestions from Louis C.K. Letterman appearance last night, we’re all going to have to learn how to […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  50. Harrison Ford Sure Seemed Crazy High on Letterman Last Night Much like Harrison Ford, I too want to ride horses around Manhattan with David Letterman when I’m insanely high. You really have to watch the […]
    By Halle Kiefer
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