The grade-school antics of the Late Night Feud of 2013 may have officially concluded with NBC's announcement that Jimmy Fallon would take over for Jay Leno. But, come on, late-night television is full of comedic egos and big contracts — you thought they were going to stop the fun there?
The man who was at the epicenter of the original late night war is no longer shying away from the new one. And last night Letterman's guest was pretty much the perfect foil to add some fuel to the fire on NBC's around-the-clock troubles.
The likable New Jersey governor swung by Letterman last night (with doughnut in hand) and poked fun at himself, Letterman, and his favorite fat jokes that the late night host has unleashed. Not that this was in doubt, but Chris Christie is a fantastic sport.
With Sandy having arrived on our shores and the polls are not really telling us how the election is going to turn out the campaign is drawing to a close on a serious note. But has it ever been fun for Romney?
Maybe this is why Romney is so reluctant to go on late night shows: he's been joked about more than twice as much as the president has.
David Letterman lucked out. He is the first interview Obama had booked after Mother Jones' wild 47 percent video hit. Sitting with Letterman, he said he doesn't think 47 percent of the country is entitled at all. "There are not a lot of people," who think they're entitled, he said.
ABC announced a power move for Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday, saying it would reschedule Jimmy Kimmel Live! to 11:30 p.m., in what sounds like a plan to take on the cable stars of that time slot as well as the old network guys.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has discovered the secret of how to get journalists to read press releases: Just be hilariously self-deprecating, and claim, for example, that David Letterman called you fat 327,832 times.
Two old talk show pals reunite, NBC is keeping people employed and Dunder Mifflin, and Charlize Theron sounds funny.
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Recently unemployed news anchor Keith Olbermann stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman last night to give his first public, non-Twitter explanation for what went wrong on Current TV.
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The security detail for the Giants quarterback wouldn't let Sarah Michelle Gellar meet him before they taped Letterman, Russell Brand doesn't want Katy Perry's millions of dollars, and sorting out the meaning of Robert Downey, Jr.'s baby's name.
Today marks late night television veteran David Letterman's 30th year on air, a run matched only by Johnny Carson
Widely panned for rehashing the old slur about women comedians not being funny, David Letterman's comedy booker Eddie Brill is now being replaced, Mirth Magazine reported Tuesday.
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With two weeks to go before the Iowa caucus, Mitt Romney tried to shore up the crucial late night TV vote with a brief appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
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Someone on a message board for al-Qaeda sympathizers had called for his tongue to be cut out
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A special encore by the band brings out Letterman's human side
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