– The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore (recently profiled by The Observer) was the main guest on Letterman last night after Kate Hudson dropped out. See, in a perfect world, you wouldn’t have the guy who spent 24 hours in Battery Park during Sandy as the pinch-hitter for an actress whose biggest news right now is a cameo on Glee. Read More
Canadian-born bandleader Paul Shaffer has broken his silence to TV Guide Canada about the possible end of David Letterman’s CBS Late Show–or at least the end of his role in it. The TV star and “It’s Rainin’ Men” writer (yes, really) told the publication:
“We’ve been on 30 years so now we’ve got another two years… Read More
Even as Madonna brings her world tour to Yankee Stadium for shows on September 6 and 8, longtime fans will have a sneaking suspicion that she’s already sung her swan song. Read More
Michelle Obama was on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight (unembeddable video of the full episode is here, and Ms. Obama comes onstage in the third segment, around 15:30). Read More
Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of David Letterman’s first foray into wee-hours broadcasting–NBC’s Late Night With David Letterman premiered on this date in 1982. What a thirty years it’s been–marked by guest misbehavior (Madonna, Drew–we’re looking at you), tricks both pet and human, and ever-pricklier interviews with starlets who keep failing to learn from history Read More
Eddie Brill, the longtime comedy booker of The Late Show With David Letterman, was fired after a controversial profile ran in The New York Times last week, Mirth Magazine reports. Read More
It’s tough times for the Bowery’s lighting district, according to The Wall Street Journal. Gentrification and slack sales have led to a rash of closures. In 2000 there were some 30 stores in the area — now there are just 20, with another two closures planned soon. An officer of the Lower East Side Read More
We were excited when we received yesterday’s press release, announcing that Lindsay would be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman to deliver a Top Ten list. Would she wear “That Dress”? Today’s press release, though, is a bit disappointing. Says a spokesperson for Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants:
“Lindsay Lohan will not Read More
Last night David Letterman asked White House senior adviser David Axelrod what happened with the seal on President Obama’s podium Tuesday night at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit. It fell off in the middle of President Obama’s speech. “What happened there and who got fired?” Mr. Letterman asked.
“You know, we’ve been here almost Read More
