Late night shows have always been more than just variety programs. There were cultural touchstones, broad shared places for topical comedy and entertainment, and they served as key launching pads for several generations of comedians. A few decades ago, doing standup on a late night show was seen as a crucial, potentially game changing event in a young comic's career. The well-known story about Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show has been told from over and over, by everyone from Steven Wright to Ellen DeGeneres to Drew Carey. Do one great set on Carson, they story went, get invited over to the couch, and the next day, you will be [...]
Cole is above getting kicked out the convention and Kindler is below "interviewing" Michele Bachmann. Between the two of them, they've so far spent just three seconds actually speaking with the politicians. It's like they're having a competition for who reports less, which, when you come to think of it, isn't too different from the cable news networks. (BOOM! Social Commentary!)
Sometimes Tracy Morgan just is indistinguishable from Tracy Jordan. He has a Jaws themed shark tank for his son Tracy Jr.? Come on! I know what you're thinking: He can't be Tracy Jordan, he didn’t once mention getting girls pregnant. O ye of little faith, watch more of the interview below. He also talks about his high school friend Mitt "Mitty Mitt" Romney. The whole time Letterman is flabbergasted, as to say, "How did this insane person become the funniest man I've ever met?"
For how deadpan she often plays, Plaza tends to be endearingly nervous on late night talk shows. I guess she really does "live everyday in fear… to the fullest." She does a great job playing along with Letterman, who seems to enjoy how uncomfortable she is. I guess Aubrey is just "Simply Irresistible". (You know, like the Robert Palmer song? It had that video? Obviously "Addicted to Love" is more famous but that wouldn't have made any sense. Should I have said, "I guess Aubrey might as well face it, she's addicted to love?" That would've been dumb. )
I really like the idea of Fred Armisen strolling around Portland and be offered gifts from all of the city's many craftspeople. "Here's a loaf of bread." "Here's an artisanal pillowcase." "Here's an ax I hand-carved using another hand-carved ax." And then he comes back to New York and everyone just spits on his shoes and tells him his impersonations are mediocre.
Once, when Terri Garr was a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, she tried to make small talk with her host during a commercial break. The World’s Most Dangerous Band was playing too loudly to allow for conversation, but Garr managed to ask Dave how he was doing.
Rather than attempt to shout over the music, Dave scribbled a note on a piece of paper and pushed it across the desk to her.
“I hate myself,” it read.
Garr assured Dave that that was silly, that he was a very talented man and a famous celebrity.
Dave took the note back from her and scribbled some more before giving [...]
Cole is above and Kindler is below. Do you think they bumped into one another and just stared each other down for 45 minutes? No, you don't? 45 minutes was too hyperbolic? Should I have done 45 seconds? Oh, ok. Next time. Tomorrow, The Daily Show crew shows up. Do you think they'll bump into Cole and Kindler and they'll all just stare each other down for 45 seconds? (Woo! Nailed it. Thanks 4 your help.)
Guys, remember the Olympics, guys? It ended Sunday. A lot of people did flips. Remember? Well, Andy Samberg watched it in the belly of the beast, Eng-Land, where he's shooting the BBC series Cuckoo. It seems like he was CUCKOO for trying to cast any doubt on the Brits' Olympicing.
Oh hey, that's Splitsider's own Will Hines. As we reported earlier, ol' Gallagher wasn't doing so hot but a national ad campaign probably helps. Also, he was on Letterman last night for like 15 minutes, which is a lot of Gallagher minutes. Here is a link to that because CBS doesn't totally understand how computers work, so they don't offer any clips from the interview. Gallagher starts at the 28 minute mark. I look forward to Gallagher's triumphant return to glory. Though I bet watermelons aren't looking forward to it. But who cares? They’re just dumb watermelons.
Conan O'Brien is set to swing by New York's Ed Sullivan Theater next Thursday, May 17th to sit on Dr. David Letterman's couch to either discuss how they both were so royally screwed over by NBC and Jay Leno when they thought they were in line for the Tonight Show throne or very awkwardly avoid the subject. Obviously I'm hoping for the former, although Coco in particular hasn't really discussed the situation or any lingering animosity for quite a while. But if anyone can drag some bitterness out of him, it's Letterman.
Conan was last on The Late Show a whopping 13 years ago, when he was still [...]
President Obama will be on Late Show with David Lettermannext Tuesday, September 18. This will be his second time since he became president that he'll stop by The Late Show. The last time was almost exactly three years ago. While a U.S. senator he had appeared five times. Not to be outdone, Mitt Romney is set to appear on Chelsea Lately to talk about important issues, like alcohol and pubic hair preferences.
I feel like the Yo Gabba Gabba guy would totally show up at one of Stefon's hottest nightclubs. He has a certain "I went to a rave 15 years ago and I never left" vibe to him. Bill Hader, however, I don’t think he'd exactly fit in. Was he trying to chew that tequila? There you have him, Emmy voters.
Airplane food was a hack, overused premise but then slyly Todd Barry subverted that shit. "I'm doing a bit about airport food. You ready world?" is what Todd shouted before going on stage last night. To which the janitor backstage said, "Ok, sure. We're ready." To which Todd responded, "Alright, thanks." To which the janitor didn't respond because he already left the room. And scene!
This parks has everything: underaged drinking, giant Ziploc bags of pot, slightly broken handguns, rock n' roll concerts, and freaking Steve Martin in a nice khaki suit. It doesn't have blue dots, however. For that you'll have to head to that piece of crap Dave Letterman Park.
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