David Letterman, Noted Promoter of Women: 'I Don’t Know Why They Didn’t Give My Show to a Woman'
If it was up to David Letterman, there would be a woman hosting CBS’ The Late Show right now instead of Stephen Colbert. So he suggests.
Bill Cosby Will Likely Give a New Deposition in a Sexual Battery Case
On Wednesday, Bill Cosby lost his most recent attempt to keep himself out of court and away from answering questions under oath in yet another sexual battery case.
David Letterman Comes Out of Retirement to Share 10 Donald Trump Facts
After his 22-year tenure as the host the Late Show, there was almost nothing that could bring David Letterman out of his well-deserved retirement. Except for, apparently, former The Apprentice host and current dried apricot Donald Trump.
A Brief History of David Letterman Interacting With His Female Guests
Whether you regard the examples above as creepy lechery or benign flirting, this way of communicating is a part of David Letterman’s legacy.
David Letterman vs. Mr. Rogers: Two Meditations on Manhood
If you were born in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Mr. Rogers taught you how to be an adult and then years later, David Letterman taught you that you really didn’t have to be one, after all. Although Rogers was arguably the most sincere man on TV and Letterman was the most cynical, the two men actually have a surprising amount in…
What Are My Dad and I Going to Do Without David Letterman?
Sometimes my dad would let me stay up late on Fridays to watch Dave with him.
Julia Roberts Tells Dave Letterman Why He's Cruel to Young Actresses
David Letterman is leaving this earth (rather, he’s leaving television, which is reportedly worse). As he does so, his biggest fans are coming by The Late Show to say goodbye. On Wednesday night, that meant a visit from Julia Roberts, who reminisced about how scared she was to visit Dave during her first appearance…
Tina Fey Strips Down to Her Spanx on Letterman
“When you retire, this is it,” proclaimed Tina Fey on her final Letterman appearance before Dave hits the road. “I’m never going to wear a fancy dress on a talk show again.”
Brandi Carlile and the Avett Brothers Cover an Old Country Classic
Here’s a little something different: Brandi Carlile and the Avett Brothers on The David Letterman Show, performing “Keep on the Sunny Side.”
Mystery: FLOTUS Won't Say Which Obama Daughter They Call Grumpy Cat
On Thursday night, First Lady Michelle Obama visited The Late Show to swap stories with Letterman about their kids. Wonder how Sasha and Malia are doing?
Amy Schumer Threatened David Letterman With Her Vagina
Amy Schumer visited The Late Show With David Letterman last night to tell some jokes and to announce that Inside Amy Schumer (which just won a Peabody Award) has been renewed for a fourth season. Schumer threatened to flash the momentarily terrified host her vagina, shared her mom’s awful bumper sticker advice,…
David Letterman Should Leave His Wife for Amy Sedaris
By her own count, Amy Sedaris has been on The Late Show 34 times since 2001. “You’re like scaffolding!” she told David Letterman this time, on what we can assume will be her last appearance before he retires. Has there ever been a love like this? No. The answer is no.
Will Smith Is a Prisoner Of Daughter Willow's Teenage Emotions
Willow Smith might be the famous daughter of a celebrity but she's also a 14-year-old girl full of colliding hormones. You know, like we once were. On Thursday, her dad Will Smith stopped by David Letterman—who's still on, amazing—and talked about the perpetual Teenage Girl Independence Day going on at home and how…
Darlene Love Sings 'Christmas' on Letterman For The Last Time Tonight
Tonight marks the end of an era: legendary singer Darlene Love will perform "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for the last time on The Late Show With David Letterman, closing the chapter on a nearly 30-year annual tradition.
Emma Stone and David Letterman Definitely Know How to Take a Selfie
Despite the fact that Emma Stone just learned what a selfie was "a couple months ago" (???), she and David Letterman looked like true professionals on Monday night, as they cuddled up and took a few together. It's so beautiful to see two people helping one another learn about new technologies.
Chris Rock Wants to Know Why He Didn't Get Offered Late Show Gig
Chris Rock gave David Letterman a whole lot of shit on Thursday night's Late Show for passing him up in favor of Stephen Colbert as his replacement after he retires.
Watch Amy Sedaris and David Letterman Talk About His Dying Dog
Listening to people talk about their pets is normally very dull, but, Amy Sedaris and David Letterman managed to do just that on Monday night and charm the pants off everyone. Letterman has a new dog, which Amy found very weird, because he already has a dog (two is too many, apparently). All was revealed though:…
Jennifer Lawrence, for Good Reason, Is Terrified to Hear Herself Sing
"I do not like singing in front of other people," Jennifer Lawrence told David Letterman on Wednesday's Late Show. There's a really, really good reason for that.
Letterman's Woman Problem: It's Not Us, It's Him
David Letterman will be leaving late night television soon, which prompted the Paley Center to organize a conversation with the writers of his show this weekend. During the discussion, head writer Matt Roberts tried to explain why The Late Show's writers room has historically been chock full of white men. He couldn't…
I Went to a Hatsune Miku Concert and It Was Fucking Amazing
On Saturday, I watched a not-particularly-realistic 2D projection of a teenaged girl in teal pigtails singing in a computer-generated voice mesmerize a concert hall packed with teens. For two hours. And it was actually pretty fucking amazing.
