Late Show with David Letterman

 NY Sun] David Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer said that Jerry Seinfeld had handpicked him to play the role of George Costanza on Seinfeld, the role that eventually went to Jason Alexander, but he was too busy to return Jerry's calls. ...

By Seth Bill Murray on Late Night with David Letterman, 1982. Perhaps the greatest First Guest of all time, Murray kicked off both of Dave Letterman's longtime late night ventures. On the very first Late Night, accompanied by a musical ode to his SNL lounge singer, a mostly incoherent and playfull...

By Pareene On the day in which the story was McCain's media appearances, in a campaign that has hinged on those appearances before (he got grilled by Letterman because he ditched Letterman, remember), of course Howard is talking about how Obama got it easy on The View and McCain didn't (except for th...

By Pareene David Letterman used appropriate scorn while speaking to Lauren Conrad. Tina Fey was not appropriately scornful of Sarah Palin.Mad Men was about women, and Gossip Girl was about sex.Do you work for Time Inc? Not anymore! You should try winning the Olympics maybe if you need a quick buck.Ever...

By Pareene It's been painted as a reconciliation, but McCain's appearance on Letterman last night was a sorry spectacle. Letterman spent half the interview talking to McCain like he talks to Paris Hilton—an object of obvious scorn—and half of it trying quite hard to get McCain to admit that the Ayer...