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Desperate NBC May Move Leno to 10:30: BBC Exec

Jul 30, 2009 1:56 PM CDT

Desperate NBC May Move Leno to 10:30: BBC Exec

(Newser) - After months of promoting Jay Leno's move to 10pm, NBC may shake up its prime-time schedule again, moving its late local news to 10 and Leno to 10:30, the network's onetime programming head speculates. Garth Ancier, now chief of BBC America, shared his speculation with critics at the summer...

Dave Trounces Conan
(With a Little Help From Paul)

Jul 17, 2009 11:07 AM CDT

Dave Trounces Conan (With a Little Help From Paul)

(Newser) - Things are not going well lately for Conan O’Brien. The Tonight Show’s fall to the bottom of its timeslot ratings was punctuated Wednesday when David Letterman pulled in 4.4 million viewers while Conan drew just 2.5 million, the Baltimore Sun reports. That’s the worst number...

Cohen: 'Bruno'
Interviewed a Real Terrorist

Jul 8, 2009 9:16 AM CDT

Cohen: 'Bruno' Interviewed a Real Terrorist

Comedian appears as himself for once to discuss film

(Newser) - Sacha Baron Cohen made a rare appearance as himself last night on the Late Show, telling David Letterman about Bruno’s interview with a real terrorist, the Huffington Post reports. “When we were making this film, we thought, what could people see that they’ve never seen before on...

Letterman Apologizes to Palin, Bristol, Willow

UPDATED

Jun 15, 2009 6:47 PM CDT

Letterman Apologizes to Palin, Bristol, Willow

(Newser) - David Letterman has apologized to Sarah Palin, daughters Bristol and Willow, "and everybody else who was outraged" by his joke last week about Alex Rodriguez impregnating the Alaska governor's daughter, TV Week reports. At this afternoon's taping of tonight's show, Letterman expanded on the apology he offered last week,...

Dear Dave: Shut Up About Palin

OPINION

Jun 15, 2009 4:41 PM CDT

Dear Dave: Shut Up About Palin

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is "glowingly happy to be in the national spotlight again and doesn't want to give it up any time soon," Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly observes in the course of offering David Letterman unsolicited advice: "Clam up." The Late Night host returns tonight after...

Letterman Overtakes Conan's Tonight in Ratings Game

Jun 10, 2009 3:20 PM CDT

Letterman Overtakes Conan's Tonight in Ratings Game

NBC ratings slip under new host

(Newser) - Just over a week after Conan O’Brien took over NBC’s Tonight Show, CBS rival David Letterman has overtaken him in the ratings, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The Late Show is up 13% from last week and 17% from last year; NBC’s ratings have been slipping under O’...

Robin, Dave Laugh
Off Heart Surgery

May 14, 2009 6:55 AM CDT

Robin, Dave Laugh Off Heart Surgery

Comedians are in "brotherhood of the zipper chests"

(Newser) - Robin Williams was back to being funny yesterday, appearing on the Late Show more than two months after the heart surgery that halted his tour, E! reports. “I have a cow valve, which is great, and the grazing’s been fun," he told David Letterman, a veteran of...

Freelance
Jokesters Pen
Late-Night
Laughs

May 4, 2009 2:05 PM CDT

Freelance Jokesters Pen Late-Night Laughs

WGA miffed by non-union writers

(Newser) - Late-night hosts don’t get all their gags in-house—scores of wannabe comedy writers bombard the likes of Jay and Dave with their one-liners, the Los Angeles Times reports, then anxiously wait for the show to air "to find out if you got a joke on or not,”...

Letterman Marries
Baby Mama

Mar 23, 2009 5:44 PM CDT

Letterman Marries Baby Mama

(Newser) - David Letterman got hitched to his longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko, Us reports. The late-night host announced the nuptials during the taping of his CBS Late Show today, saying they married last week in Montana. The couple, together for more than 10 years, have a son, Harry, born in 2003. "...