Late Show with David Letterman

Why Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin Are the Perfect Oscar Tandem

source: Vanity Fair

Hiring Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin to host the 82nd Academy Awards was as wise a decision as tapping Ricky Gervais to host the Golden Globes was ill-advised. Martin has hosted twice before, in 2000 and 2002, to some acclaim. Born entertainer that he is, he wrote smart jokes and nailed their...

Published Wed, Nov 4

TV Junkie: Halloween Options Galore

source: LAist

11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - TV host Regis Philbin; comic Brian Regan (check out our ancient interview); Weezer performs. 12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actress Lauren Graham; Fruit Bats perform.

Published Fri, Oct 30

What You Missed Last Night: Garry Shandling "helps" Paula Deen

source: TV Squad

Whenever a celebrity cook appears on a talk show like The Late Show or The Tonight Show, it's hardly ever a real cooking demonstration. Letterman will start drinking cooking sherry right out of the bottle or Conan will just go nuts and spread butter all over something he shouldn't.

Published Wed, Oct 28

ESPN fires both Steve Philips and Brooke Hundley

source: TV Squad

Speaking of treating women as objects, our own playa Joel Keller speculated in a piece for Asylum if the controversy with Philips has reached a higher fever pitch than David Letterman's because Philips' squeeze play is more "plain." Would you pay less attention to this latest TV host flin...

Published Tue, Oct 27

Letterman Workplace Called Hostile

source: NYT > David Letterman

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former writer for David Letterman said she quit his NBC talk show in part because of alleged sexual favoritism and a hostile work environment.

Published Mon, Oct 26

David Apologies On-Air Continues - ABC News

source: 7Online.com

Talk show host David Letterman is continuing to use his late night show as a platform to discuss how he 'has his work cut out for him' in ... abcnews.go.com

Published Mon, Oct 19

Letterman Extortion Suspect Threatened to Write Book

source: NYT > David Letterman

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A television producer charged with attempting to extort $2 million from U.S. talk-show host David Letterman threatened to write a book about the TV star's affairs with employees, court documents showed on Thursday.

Published Wed, Oct 14

TV Junkie: MacFarlane to Shill for Microsoft

source: LAist

11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actress Tina Fey; radio host Chris "Mad Dog"' Russo; Mika performs. 12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actress Kristen Bell; actor Robert Carlyle. 12:35am Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC - Comedy troupe Monty Python.

Published Wed, Oct 14