David Letterman’s Late Show Monologue January 2 (Video)
David Letterman is back — with writers! David Letterman performed his Late Show monologue on January 2. Watch the video clip for plenty of funny (and David Letterman’s beard).
David Letterman is back — with writers! David Letterman performed his Late Show monologue on January 2. Watch the video clip for plenty of funny (and David Letterman’s beard).
January 2nd, 2008 by Wendy
Tagged as: David Letterman, Late Night TV, Talk shows, Writers' strike 2007

Yep, that’s a picture of David Letterman in full-out beard interviewing Robin Williams on tonight’s first episode of Late Show since the writers’ strike.
David Letterman came out for his monologue (while dancing girls held picket signs) and said of his beard, “I know what you’re thinking. You think Dave looks like a cattle-drive cook.”
David Letterman’s first guest was Robin Williams, seen in this picture, while Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton made a cameo appearance via tape from Iowa, saying: Read the rest of this entry »
January 1st, 2008 by Wendy
Tagged as: David Letterman, Late Night TV, Talk shows, Writers' strike 2007

“Late Show with David Letterman” is back tonight and David Letterman is returning with a staff of writers, after reaching an agreement with writers last week.
David Letterman’s first guest will be Robin Williams, as well as Shooter Jennings. Thursday night’s “Late Show with David Letterman” will welcome guests Bill Maher, Ellen Page and a performance from Broadway’s Young Frankenstein. Friday, David Letterman’s guest will be Donald Trump.
I can’t wait to see David Letterman back on late night television — it’s been pretty dull without new shows with Dave.

Wow. David Letterman was able to reach an agreement with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and return in January with a full writing staff.
Both “Late Show with David Letterman” and “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” which are owned by David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants production company, will return on Wednesday. Under the agreement between Letterman’s production company and WGA, the full writing staffs for both shows will return. Read the rest of this entry »
December 24th, 2007 by Wendy
Tagged as: Comedy Central, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, Writers' strike 2007

You can’t say he didn’t try. David Letterman met with writers to try and strike a deal — but no agreement was met. If both sides could have agreed, David Letterman would have returned in January with writers.
Few details about the meeting between David Letterman’s reps and the writers were revealed, with the Writers Guild of America commenting that “a lively exchange of information took place” and there was “a frank exchange of views.” Read the rest of this entry »
December 21st, 2007 by Wendy
Tagged as: Comedy Central, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Late Night TV, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, The Tonight Show, Writers' strike 2007

I think I’ve been missing the Comedy Central news boys – Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert – most of all during the writers’ strike. Now I’m forced to watch the real news again.
The good news? Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will return on January 7!
The bad news? “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” will return without writers. Read the rest of this entry »
December 19th, 2007 by Wendy
Tagged as: David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Late Night TV, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show, Writers' strike 2007

Jimmy Kimmel’s announcement to return in January comes on the heels of his late-night counterparts Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien announcing the return of their shows.
Despite the writers’ strike, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is planning its return on January 2 – without their staff writers. Read the rest of this entry »

We reported that Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien are ready to return to late night television in January, but due to the writers’ strike, they will have to run their shows without writing talent. David Letterman hopes to return in January too – but he’s trying to strike a deal to get his writers back on board for the show’s return.
David Letterman is in the process of instituting an interim agreement during the writers’ strike that would allow his staff to return on January 2. Since Letterman’s Worldwide Pants production company owns “Late Show,” there is no issue with network ownership. Read the rest of this entry »