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David Letterman stories: 138 news summaries

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OPINION

 Dear Dave: Shut Up About Palin 


Jun 15, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is "glowingly happy to be in the national spotlight again and doesn't want to give it up any time soon," Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly observes in the course of offering David Letterman unsolicited advice: "Clam up." The Late Night host returns tonight after... More »

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entertainment • Alaska • Alex Rodriguez • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • Late Show • Ed Sullivan Theater

Palin Ignored Leno's Crack
on Bristol

Comic joked that
John Edwards was babydaddy; no ruckus

Jun 14, 09 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A late-night comic cracking a joke about an adult man getting an underage Palin daughter pregnant? Sounds like perfect fodder for the former vice-presidential candidate's outrage... except there was no outcry, points out Alan Colmes' Liberaland. Back in September, Jay Leno joked that the philandering John Edwards had something to... More »

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John Edwards • pregnancy • joke • Jay Leno • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin

 Palin May Give 
 Letterman an 
 Accidental Boost 

Is Palin to Letterman what Hugh Grant was to Leno?

Jun 14, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman's recent skirmish with Sarah Palin might be just what the late night host needs, reports the AP. Just as a repentant Hugh Grant, post-prostitution bust, launched Jay Leno into the ratings stratosphere in 1995, so might the Palin flap put Letterman back on top. And her timing is... More »

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Hugh Grant • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - The barbs flying between Sarah Palin and David Letterman over which daughter he’s been making fun of (she says it’s 14-year-old Willow, he says it’s 18-year-old Bristol) moved Daniel Kurtzman, on About.com, to go to the videotape. He found none about Willow and enough about Bristol... More »

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late night talk show • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • jokes • Bristol Palin • Willow Palin

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has a new ally in her feud with David Letterman: the National Organization for Women. "The sexualization of girls and women in the media is reaching new lows these days," NOW says on its website, taking particular offense at Letterman's remark about Palin looking like a... More »

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sexism • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • Late Night • National Organization for Women • Sarah Palin • jokes • Bristol Palin • Willow Palin

 Palin: Dave  
 Owes All 
 Women an 
 Apology 

Dave still joking, Sarah still furious

Jun 12, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman joked on his show last night that Sarah Palin made nice by inviting him hunting, but their feud showed no sign of letting up this morning when Palin called on him to apologize to young women nationwide on the Today show, the AP reports. Letterman’s joke that... More »

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Alex Rodriguez • late night talk show • David Letterman • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Willow Palin

 Scribe Blames 
 Obama for 
 Dave's 
 Palin 
 Jokes 

Letterman 'dirty talking' on Obama's behalf: Cupp

Jun 12, 09 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A conservative columnist yesterday blamed Barack Obama for David Letterman's cracks about Sarah Palin's "slutty" look and her daughter, reports the Huffington Post. "This is the enduring legacy of the Obama campaign," SE Cupp, who writes for the Washington Post and Politico, told Sean Hannity. "I... More »

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feud • David Letterman • Sean Hannity • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • SE Cupp • slut

(Newser) - Weren't we just here? Sarah Palin and David Letterman had another go-round today, the Daily News reports. Palin laid into Letterman for what she termed a "sexually perverted joke" about her 14-year-old daughter. Letterman, while admitting "poor taste," said on his show tonight that his remark—"... More »

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David Letterman • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Willow Palin

Letterman Overtakes Conan's Tonight in Ratings Game

NBC ratings slip under new host

Jun 10, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just over a week after Conan O’Brien took over NBC’s Tonight Show, CBS rival David Letterman has overtaken him in the ratings, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The Late Show is up 13% from last week and 17% from last year; NBC’s ratings have been slipping under O’... More »

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entertainment • NBC • CBS • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • TV ratings • Tonight Show • Late Show

(Newser) - Sniping between Sarah Palin and David Letterman is making the rounds tonight on political blogs. After Letterman joked in his top 10 list last night that Palin had a "slutty flight attendant look," Palin shot back today at his "pathetic" joke, reports Politico. "What a commentary... More »

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Alaska • late night talk show • David Letterman • governor • Sarah Palin

OPINION

 Crap, Now Who Do We Watch? 


Jun 1, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Late-night TV stops making sense tonight. Letterman and Leno were such opposites that nobody had trouble deciding which to watch. If you’re like Gawker's Cajun Boy, you watched Letterman at 11:35 and Conan at 12:37. Now they’re going head-to-head, leaving him conflicted. “This is like... More »

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late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Tonight Show

 Robin, Dave Laugh 
 Off Heart Surgery 

Comedians are in "brotherhood of the zipper chests"

May 14, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robin Williams was back to being funny yesterday, appearing on the Late Show more than two months after the heart surgery that halted his tour, E! reports. “I have a cow valve, which is great, and the grazing’s been fun," he told David Letterman, a veteran of... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • David Letterman • heart surgery • Robin Williams • Late Show • Jay-ZTV

 Paris Is, Like, a Total Workaholic 

Heiress defends herself against lawsuit, reveals total ignorance of what exec producer does

May 6, 09 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paris Hilton is a workaholic who hasn’t taken a day off in years, she and her handlers insisted in a Miami deposition. The heiress is being sued for not sufficiently promoting the DVD of her 2006 film Pledge This, the AP reports. But the truth is, “like I... More »

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entertainment • film • celebrity trials • Paris Hilton • celebrity • lawsuit • Jay Leno • late night talk show • David Letterman • Tonight Show • Late Night

 Freelance 
 Jokesters Pen 
 Late-Night 
 Laughs 

WGA miffed by non-union writers

May 4, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Late-night hosts don’t get all their gags in-house—scores of wannabe comedy writers bombard the likes of Jay and Dave with their one-liners, the Los Angeles Times reports, then anxiously wait for the show to air "to find out if you got a joke on or not,”... More »

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Saturday Night Live • union • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • freelance • writer • David Letterman • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • jokes • Late Show

(Newser) - David Letterman got hitched to his longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko, Us reports. The late-night host announced the nuptials during the taping of his CBS Late Show today, saying they married last week in Montana. The couple, together for more than 10 years, have a son, Harry, born in 2003. "... More »

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wedding • late night talk show • David Letterman • celebrity marriage • Regina Lasko • Harry Letterman • Late Show

 Letterman on Rush: 'Boneheaded Gangster'

Guest Katie Couric laughs uncomfortably

Mar 3, 09 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Dave Letterman made Katie Couric squirm last night when he finished his interview by asking her, “What about this bonehead Rush Limbaugh?” Couric laughed and squealed, “Don’t do this to me!” but Dave plowed on. “He looks like an East European gangster,” he said,... More »

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Katie Couric • Rush Limbaugh • late night talk show • David Letterman

Phoenix Might Be Losing
His Mind: Shrink

Whatever is happening 'isn't funny,' says doc

Feb 27, 09 4:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A Chicago psychiatrist has offered yet another theory for the recent odd behavior of actor Joaquin Phoenix: he might be losing his mind. While bloggers speculate that the zombie-like Phoenix is either hooked on drugs or spoofing his fans with a zoned-out tumble into a laughable rap music career, Dr.... More »

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drugs • David Letterman • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • actor



 Joaquin: Junkie 
 or New Borat? 

increasingly bizarre behavior churns rumor mills

Feb 13, 09 4:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The case of Joaquin Phoenix gets curiouser and curiouser following the actor' shambolic appearance on the David Letterman show. The odd tics and nodding-off behavior that drew Letterman's scathing wrath are typical of a heroin user, Gawker points out. But many speculate that it's all a Borat-like hoax act by... More »

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celebrity • David Letterman • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • acting

 Dave Shreds Spacy Joaquin 

Ex-actor awkward, embarrassing on show

Feb 12, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A nearly comatose Joaquin Phoenix appeared on The Late Show last night, and his vacant stares and one-word answers forced David Letterman to resort to openly mocking him, Gawker reports. Phoenix—who may or may not be engaging in an elaborate publicity stunt—at one point stuck his gum underneath... More »

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music • late night talk show • David Letterman • rapper • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • career • acting career • celebrity interview

(Newser) - A little thing like being impeached isn't going to stop Rod Blagojevich from making the media rounds. The ousted Illinois governor showed up on Letterman tonight, and Dave's first question was, "Why exactly are you here, honest to God?" When Blagojevich joked that he's always wanted to be on... More »

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Chicago • impeachment • Illinois • David Letterman • governor • Rod Blagojevich

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