President Obama in happier times with Dave on Sept. 18. John Paul Filo/CBS Years ago it was said that if you lost Walter Cronkite, you lost the White House.The “most trusted” CBS news anchor certainly played a part in ending Lyndon Johnson’s political career. Even more lethal, it could be argued, was being the steady butt
Not David Letterman. BEVERLY HILLS, CA–David Letterman was among the no-shows Saturday night at the 28th Annual Television Critics Association Awards. The low-key gala took place at the main ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hilton.In recent years, stars such as Tom Hanks, Alex Baldwin and Tina Fey have partied with critics but this year, for
From Wednesday’s Late Show with David Letterman: Eugene Polley, the guy who invented the TV remote control passed away. He will be buried between two couch cushions.
After some meaningless banter about a Kardashian, CHML’s Scott Thompson starts in about those Super Bowl ads. We talk about Matthew Broderick’s Ferris Bueller 26-years-later spot, and I suggest this is the way to do all sequels from now on. Just boil the whole idea down to two-and-a-half minutes. Eliminates 90 minutes of really bad
Team Dave: Philbin, Letterman, Murray. John P Filo/CBS Tonight marks 30 years since David Letterman woke up late night. Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC on Feb. 1, 1982; The Late Show with David Letterman began on CBS in August of 1993. Time flies.Is he still The Man? He will be tonight, ratings-wise,
From Thursday’s Late Show with David Letterman: Top Ten Signs It’s Too Hot: 8. It’s so hot, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s having an affair with a maid in Winnipeg
David Letterman had one of the rescued Chilean miners on his show Thursday night. If you missed it, stick with the above YouTube clip until Edison Pena gets to his rendition of “Suspicious Minds.” The impromptu Elvis moment, backed by ever ready bandleader Paul Shaffer, was beautiful, real and genuine and illustrates why Letterman has just this past month
CHML’s Scott Thompson tricks me by opening this week’s podcast with a theme to a current TV series. I draw a blank and kick myself later. See if you can name that tune. You can listen in here.Scott asks about Dragon’s Den and wants to know why the show does so well. Good question, especially since