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Tag: David Letterman

RIP Dorothy Hofert Letterman Mengering, aka “Dave’s Mom”
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RIP Dorothy Hofert Letterman Mengering, aka “Dave’s Mom”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 12, 20171

Dorothy Hofert Letterman Mengering was 72 when she first began appearing on her son’s late-night television show, and delighted millions in the 1990s with her …

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Vulture’s interview with David Letterman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 6, 2017

Lots of fascinating stuff comes out of Vulture’s new cover story interview with David Letterman, now almost two years removed from his reign on late-night …

David Letterman interviews Tina Fey for The Hollywood Reporter
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David Letterman interviews Tina Fey for The Hollywood Reporter

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 7, 2016December 7, 2016

Tina Fey appears on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter‘s 2016 Women in Entertainment Power 100 issue, and none other than David Letterman has the interview …

Watch David Letterman’s 2016 interview from Indianapolis with Tom Brokaw
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Watch David Letterman’s 2016 interview from Indianapolis with Tom Brokaw

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 18, 20161

NBC News had touted its big exclusive interview with David Letterman for broadcast this past Sunday, but pre-empted it to air a special report from …

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David Letterman is turning into Santa Claus

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 23, 2016March 24, 2016

What a difference 10 months of retirement makes! TMZ snapped up the above photo of David Letterman — bald on top, bearded and flowing from …

Regis Philbin to moderate Letterman panel to celebrate groundbreaking of National Comedy Center, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
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Regis Philbin to moderate Letterman panel to celebrate groundbreaking of National Comedy Center, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 21, 2015July 21, 20151

The people behind the scenes of David Letterman’s late-night TV reign will be reined in by Regis Philbin later this month to kick off the …

David Letterman surprises San Antonio crowd by joining Steve Martin, Martin Short onstage for special Top 10 list
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David Letterman surprises San Antonio crowd by joining Steve Martin, Martin Short onstage for special Top 10 list

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 12, 2015July 12, 2015

The current tour of Steve Martin and Martin Short is billed officially as “Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers & Martin Short in a …

R.I.P. Jack Rollins (1915-2015)
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R.I.P. Jack Rollins (1915-2015)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 19, 2015

At 100 years old, Jack Rollins survived and thrived through all of the comedy booms, and rightly could take at least partial credit for the …

May 27, 1982: Todd Barry’s teenage debut on Late Night with David Letterman
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May 27, 1982: Todd Barry’s teenage debut on Late Night with David Letterman

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 28, 20151

On this day in 1982, the first year of David Letterman’s 33-year run in late-night television, Todd Barry already was a man with a plan …

David Letterman takes one last look around the Ed Sullivan Theatre for CBS Sunday Morning
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David Letterman takes one last look around the Ed Sullivan Theatre for CBS Sunday Morning

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 18, 2015

David Letterman has lingered onstage for longer moments these days at the Ed Sullivan Theatre, where his 22 years hosting Late Show with David Letterman …

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