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Tag: The Late Show

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

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 …

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

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 …

Most-liked Instagrams for The Comic’s Comic in 2015
TV

Most-liked Instagrams for The Comic’s Comic in 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 30, 2015December 30, 20151

You can look back on a calendar year from many different perspectives and points of entry. Your memories flash in front of you. And then …

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to debut Sept. 8, 2015; CBS to rerun primetime in late-night over the summer after Letterman’s retirement
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to debut Sept. 8, 2015; CBS to rerun primetime in late-night over the summer after Letterman’s retirement

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 12, 2015

CBS Entertainment Chair Nina Tassler told TV critics Monday during the TCA Winter Press Tour what most astute viewers probably already had figured out: Stephen …

Final Late Show with David Letterman will air May 20, 2015
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Final Late Show with David Letterman will air May 20, 2015

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 10, 2014

The final night of the official 2014-2015 TV season also will bid a fond farewell to Late Show with David Letterman, as Letterman, his Worldwide …

All the cool kids are petitioning Stephen Colbert to hire Dave Hill as his Late Show bandleader
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All the cool kids are petitioning Stephen Colbert to hire Dave Hill as his Late Show bandleader

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 18, 2014June 18, 2014

Dave Hill‘s live show tonight in Brooklyn is titled Meet Me In The Bathroom and Tell Me All Your Secrets. Hill’s fans, meanwhile, already are …

CBS asked Neil Patrick Harris about hosting a late-night TV show, and NPH said no, thanks; how about a variety series?
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CBS asked Neil Patrick Harris about hosting a late-night TV show, and NPH said no, thanks; how about a variety series?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 14, 2014May 15, 20141

Neil Patrick Harris was on my list, as well as many others, as a potential late-night TV host for CBS in 2015. NPH confirmed this …

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