David Letterman
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Sandra Bernhard reflects on wanting to 'shock people' with iconic Letterman joke about having sex with Madonna
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Miley Cyrus discusses her relationship with dad Billy Ray Cyrus: 'There is a map of what to do and what not to do'
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John Mulaney recalls Lorne Michaels invoking the death of John Belushi amid struggles with addiction
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David Letterman defends Taylor Swift against haters: 'This is such a lovely thing, shut up!'
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David Letterman auditioned for Airplane! against his better judgment: 'I can't act'
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David Letterman wants to know why Tom Cruise wasn't at the Oscars 'celebrating his big jetpack Maverick show'
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Michelle Obama on her new book, her pop culture faves, and the downside of streaming
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show sets finale date and special guests Michelle Obama, David Letterman, and more
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David Letterman will appear on Late Night to celebrate show's 40th anniversary
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Saturday Night Live recap: Billie Eilish is the latest guest to pull double duty
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Longtime Late Show With David Letterman announcer Alan Kalter dies at 78
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Stars pay tribute to late comedian and SNL alum Norm Macdonald: 'One of a kind'
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Larry David and David Letterman reportedly cut from President Obama's 60th as party scaled back
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Beloved wildlife expert Jack Hanna retiring from public life after dementia diagnosis
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Paris Hilton reflects on her 'cruel and very mean' 2007 David Letterman interview
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David Letterman brings Drew Barrymore to tears with birthday surprise
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David Letterman's 2013 interview with Lindsay Lohan stirs backlash as fans rediscover video
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Robert Downey Jr. looks back on being 'absolutely blinded' by the original Iron Man suit
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David Letterman and Robert Downey Jr. talk to llamas in My Next Guest Needs No Introduction trailer
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David Letterman sets Lizzo, Kim Kardashian for My Next Guest season 3
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Here's who'll win the Emmys in the variety/musical and best TV-movie categories
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Conan O'Brien and TBS: 3 reasons why this is a great marriage
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Tilda Swinton would play Conan O'Brien. Did you hear that, Oscar?
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Conan O'Brien's last 'Tonight Show': Jokes, sure, but near tears, too: a full review
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Late night is Coco-crazy: All the Conan, Letterman, Leno, Kimmel jokes
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David Letterman: Relentlessly mocking Jay Leno is 'just fun'
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Bill Murray on 'Ghostbusters 3': 'If they killed me off in the first reel, I'd do it.'
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Friday night massacre: Late-night jokes, and why the anti-Conan, pro-Jay backlash won't work
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UPDATED: Jay Leno takes swipe at Letterman: Late-night chaos continues, Conan, Kimmel, Fallon weigh in
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Seth Meyers responds to Sarah Palin on Letterman
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Jimmy Fallon says David Letterman post-9/11 inspired him to do Tonight Show from home
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James Franco explains his nude selfie to David Letterman
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David Letterman recently apologized to ex-Late Night writer for sexist behavior
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Watch Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness try to tame David Letterman's beard
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Ellen DeGeneres opens up to David Letterman about being sexually assaulted as a teen
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Kanye West 'opens up to David Letterman like you've never seen him' in My Next Guest preview
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David Letterman's most memorable Late Show moments
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David Letterman sent Michael Ian Black a 'nice note' after Ed ended
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Howard Stern on the time Donald Trump allegedly rated Angelina Jolie and Ivanka's looks
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Robin Williams documentary Come Inside My Mind coming to HBO in July
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Jay-Z discusses his infidelity with David Letterman, plus 8 more things we learned
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Jay-Z explains why the rise of Trump is 'actually a great thing'
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Jay-Z on his mom coming out: 'I really cried, I was so happy'
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George Clooney talks about Amal and the twins — and what their lives mean to him
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George Clooney gushes about wife Amal in Letterman's next Netflix interview
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My Next Guest Needs No Introduction review: David Letterman genially interviews Barack Obama
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Barack Obama still has 'dad moves' on David Letterman's Netflix talk show
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Letterman Netflix series gets Obama as first guest: See trailer
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Al Franken cut from PBS broadcast of David Letterman tribute
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Conan responds to David Letterman's response to Conan's horse story
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David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel talked about late-night TV without saying anything interesting
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David Letterman gave Conan a horse named Dave for writing a tribute to him
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David Letterman on Netflix comeback: I'll ask 'whatever I want'
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David Letterman returning to TV with Netflix talk show
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David Letterman honors mother, Dorothy Mengering, with touching eulogy
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David Letterman's mother, Dorothy Mengering, dies at 95
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David Letterman to induct Pearl Jam at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony
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David Letterman addresses Jimmy Fallon's Trump interview
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David Letterman: Late Show host returns for Years of Living Dangerously
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Letterman slams Trump: 'He's despicable'
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David Letterman: 'I couldn't care less' about late night shows
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David Letterman fact checks Steve Martin at Peabody Awards
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David Letterman jokes he'll fake his own death over Indy 500 results