David Letterman reinvented television. He's irreplaceable. He was a comedic revolution. According to President Obama, Letterman is "a part of all of us."
But next Wednesday night, after 33 years and more than 6,000 shows, David Letterman will take his Top 10 Lists and his Stupid Pet Tricks and his goofy white socks and he'll retire from late-night TV.
On this special episode of The Nose, we'll look at the man who taught us that pants are funny, that pencils are funny, that canned hams are funny—the man who maybe taught us all not to take ourselves so danged seriously all of the time: David Letterman.
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GUESTS:
- Randy Cohen – writer for Late Night with David Letterman, 1984–1990; host of Person Place Thing on Northeast Public Radio
- Mike Royce – writer/showrunner on sitcoms like Everybody Loves Raymond, Lucky Louie, and Men of a Certain Age; made https://vimeo.com/125728757">a short film about trying to get on Late Night
- Jason Zinoman – writes the On Comedy column for The New York Times
MUSIC:
- “Funeral Song for David Letterman” by Martin Short
- “Musical Tribute to David Letterman” by Billy Crystal
- “Musical Ode to David Letterman” by Adam Sandler
Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
