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Romney, on Letterman, Has 10 Things to Say to You

His list: Things he needs to tell the American people

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is now in a dead heat with Newt Gingrich. In a bid to perhaps claw his way back into the No. 1 slot solo, he made his second appearance of the year on the Late Show last night, and shared the "Top 10 Things Mitt Romney Would...

VIDEO: Justin Bieber, on 'Late Show With David Letterman,' Has a Hard Time Naming All 7 Continents
Bieber Has a Hard Time Naming All the Continents
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Nov 24, 2011 10:18 AM CST

Bieber Has a Hard Time Naming All the Continents

Finally gets all seven, but only after a hint

(Newser) - Justin Bieber was on the Late Show With David Letterman last night, and in a clip picked up by Gawker and other outlets, the teen heartthrob struggled just a bit with his geography. One of the perks of fame, he explained to Letterman, is that he’s visited “every...

Letterman: Leno's Behind Jihad Threat

'Late Show' host responds to threat in monologue, top 10 list

(Newser) - David Letterman returned to the Late Show last night with an evening full of jokes about—what else?—a jihadist’s death threat against him . “Tonight, you people are more to me, honestly, more than an audience … you’re more like a human shield,” he said, before...

Ed Sullivan Theater, Late Show Broken Into Again
 Late Show Broken Into Again 
Jul 14, 2011 8:48 AM CDT

Late Show Broken Into Again

Not a good week for the Ed Sullivan Theater

(Newser) - David Letterman seems to be making news more than mocking it lately: Just days after a drunk bashed his way into the Ed Sullivan Theater, where Letterman's Late Show is taped, another man has been charged with breaking into the same storied building. New York City cops say the...

Late Show Theater Crasher Remembers Nothing

James Whittemore was drunk, doesn't remember smashing doors

(Newser) - The 22-year-old who was arrested after allegedly smashing glass doors and breaking into the Ed Sullivan Theater was drunk and has no memory of the incident, says his attorney. James Whittemore "certainly didn't plan this" and doesn't even remember how he got to the theater early Sunday...

Drunk Actor Breaks Into Late Show Theater

22-year-old smashes glass, crawls inside

(Newser) - A struggling actor stuck waiting tables managed to make an appearance at the Ed Sullivan Theater—and was arrested for his trouble. Police say James Whittemore, 22, kicked through a glass door at the home of the Late Show with David Letterman yesterday morning, after a night of drinking, and...

Lady Gaga Eats David Letterman's 'Late Show' Note Cards; Fans Topple Amazon Servers (VIDEO)
 Gaga Eats Dave's Note Cards 
May 24, 2011 8:24 AM CDT

Gaga Eats Dave's Note Cards

Plus, eager fans bring down Amazon servers

(Newser) - While addressing rumors about herself last night on the Late Show , Lady Gaga grabbed one of David Letterman’s note cards, ripped it up, and then … ate it. Dave, who had previously expressed concern over Gaga’s admission that she really did once eat a Barbie doll head (“...

Letterman: I'll Quit Late Show in...

...two years, he says casually

(Newser) - What will David Letterman be doing in two years? No one knows, but one thing he apparently won't be doing: hosting the Late Show. He let that little tidbit slip casually while interviewing Howard Stern last night. The clip in the gallery ends, of course, just before the comment, but...

Betty White Swills Vodka With Letterman

Even at 89, nothing can stop her

(Newser) - Betty White may have just turned 89, but that doesn’t mean she’s forgotten how to party. Asked by David Letterman last night what she likes to do for fun, she first noted her affinity for playing with animals before adding, “And vodka’s kind of a hobby....

Snooki Presents: Top 10 Reasons to Buy My Book
Snooki Presents: Top 10 Reasons to Buy My Book
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Jan 11, 2011 6:41 AM CST

Snooki Presents: Top 10 Reasons to Buy My Book

Don't do it for yourself—do it for the economy

(Newser) - You could be forgiven for thinking Snooki’s debut literary venture, A Shore Thing , is perhaps not for you … but maybe you just haven’t been considering all the reasons to buy it. The Jersey Shore star herself offered up 10 such reasons last night on the Late Show ...

Chilean Miner Sings, Dances, Cracks Dave Up

Letterman interviews Edison Peña on Late Show

(Newser) - Rescued Chilean miner Edison Peña appeared on the Late Show last night, and cracked up host David Letterman with his tales of the “funky” conditions in the mine before it collapsed. “Is, in South America, ‘funky’ a mining term?” Letterman asked. After a pause, Peña’...

Daily Show No. 1, Beats Leno, Letterman

Big guns play second fiddle for first time in years

(Newser) - It’s been a good few weeks for Jon Stewart: The Daily Show was the top-rated late-night talk show in October—the first such show in at least a decade whose full month’s average beat Letterman’s and Leno’s, says the Hollywood Reporter . Stewart reeled in 1.3...

The Real Real Reason Oprah Hated Dave
 The Real Real Reason 
 Oprah Hated Dave 
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Oct 5, 2010 8:04 AM CDT

The Real Real Reason Oprah Hated Dave

It was about more than just a dine and dash, says Kitty Kelley

(Newser) - David Letterman finally spilled the beans on his long and legendary feud with Oprah Winfrey, but Kitty Kelley says there's more to it. The unauthorized Winfrey biographer says it all started when Oprah appeared on Letterman's show in 1989, the night after she hosted a disastrous devil-worshiping segment on her...

Letterman: Why Oprah Hated Me
 Letterman: Why Oprah Hated Me 
Sep 29, 2010 8:38 AM CDT

Letterman: Why Oprah Hated Me

It happened long before 'The Incident,' he says

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey ’s longstanding, recently-ended feud with David Letterman was, everyone assumed, the result of his numerous “Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah” jokes at the 1995 Academy Awards. Not so, Letterman told Jon Stewart last night: “She hated me long before then.” Turns out the Late ...

Phoenix Apologizes to Letterman

Letterman wasn't in on the joke, Joaquin says

(Newser) - A polite and clean-shaven Joaquin Phoenix appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman Wednesday and apologized for his his shambolic 2009 appearance that turned out to be part of an elaborate hoax . "You've interviewed many, many people and I assumed that you would know the difference between a...

Dave's Latest Top 10 Target: Oval Office Speeches

Iraq speech gets a little funnier in Letterman's hands

(Newser) - You might have heard about a certain speech given by our president last night. So did David Letterman, who offered up a Top 10 list on last night’s Late Show of “Things Never Before Said in an Oval Office Address.” No. 10: “Gotta keep this short...

Top 10 Excuses for Mel Gibson's Crazy Rants

 Top 10 
 Excuses for 
 Mel Gibson's 
 Crazy Rants 
no. 8: bad kangaroo meat
Jul 13, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Top 10 Excuses for Mel Gibson's Crazy Rants

'Wanted to show Jews I'm an equal-opportunity offender'

(Newser) - It was only a matter of time before Mel Gibson got his very own David Letterman Top 10 list. The Late Show host, who confessed he didn't really know what the Mel mess actually is, offered 10 excuses for Gibson’s bad behavior, like “No. 9: Driven insane by...

Svelte Goodman: My Goal Weight Is '30 Pounds'

Talks dramatic weight loss with Letterman

(Newser) - David Letterman was quick to comment on John Goodman’s obvious weight loss last night on the Late Show , telling him “You look wonderful!” before asking what the actor weighed at his heaviest. “Pushing 400,” Goodman replies, then jokes that his target weight is “thirty...

Salahis 'Crash' Letterman
 Salahis 'Crash' Letterman 
May 26, 2010 1:41 AM CDT

Salahis 'Crash' Letterman

Gatecrashers offer apology to Obamas

(Newser) - Tareq and Michaele Salahi reprised the moment that made them America's best-known gatecrashers at a taping of the Late Show with David Letterman yesterday. The pair sidled up to the host during his monologue and pretended to pose for a photo before exiting the stage to cheers, the Washington Post...

Letterman on Leno: 'He's a Complete Boob'
 Letterman on Leno: 
 'He's a Complete Boob' 
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Apr 27, 2010 4:13 AM CDT

Letterman on Leno: 'He's a Complete Boob'

The good doctor asks about late night wars and gets an earful

(Newser) - Leave it to Dr. Phil to get David Letterman to really open up about Jay Leno. The TV doc asked the Late Show host about the latest round of late night wars, and Letterman took it all the way back to 1975, when he and Leno first met. “He’...

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