David Letterman Is My New Hero! All I can Say is WOW!- Page 2

[Rose_MacShane]

Posted: 11/15/07 at 1:18pm

What a guy!

[don logan]

Posted: 11/15/07 at 2:08pm

A true Mensch

[mc1227]

Posted: 11/17/07 at 10:52am

This is another example of Dave's character. He has always been a classy and upfront kind of guy and that's why NBC's treatment of him after Carson retired never sat well with him. Carson knew this and distanced himself from NBC after he retired. Letterman has long been the class of the variety/talk show format and will continue to be for as long as he wants to. Bravo Dave!!!

[SNAFU]

Posted: 11/17/07 at 1:15pm

Is it the writers he is paying salaries to or the other support staff on his show, that are not striking but out of work anyway?
There were reports Conan was doing the same thing, at least to the support crew.

[pab]

Posted: 11/17/07 at 1:33pm

He is paying non-writing staff.

[pab]

Posted: 11/18/07 at 11:53am

"Talks are under way to bring the laughs back to latenight.

Reps for several of the major latenight skeins -- including "Late Show With David Letterman," "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" -- have been engaging in secret back-channel conversations with one another about when it may be appropriate for their hosts to return to their studios.

It's unlikely anything will happen until after Thanksgiving, however -- and even that could be optimistic.

Still, according to several network execs with knowledge of the situation, there's been talk of resuming production on some shows as early as next month, with Dec. 3 and Dec. 10 mentioned as possible return dates.

The problem with locking in a date: Nobody wants to be the first to go back."
Latenight hosts may be coming back

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 10:56am

IT would be most amusing to see the late night shows return without their writers- Dave is an ad-libber who could fill a show with unscripted banter with Paul, the audience and his guests. I wonder how Jay would do.

[Pippin]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 11:02am

Jay would just recycle old jokes from his stand up career, along with repeating the same old jokes that are no longer current.

They would involve jokes about: Bill and Monica, Dick Cheney's Hunting excursion, and Larry Craig.

Seriously, before the strike, he was still using these same old jokes. It's time to get some new material, Jay.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 11:20am

He could bring out the Dancing Itos- that was always fun.

[Pippin]

Posted: 11/19/07 at 11:33am

that WAS fun.

[DG]

Posted: 11/30/07 at 6:29pm

Conan is going to pay his staff, as well.
Article.

[Jon]

Posted: 11/30/07 at 7:04pm

Earlier this week, I freaked out for second - I was flipping through the channels, and Leno was running a show from 1994! A very perky Tom Hanks was talking to a Leno-on-a-worse-hair-day-than-usual about his new movie, "A League of Their Own". Branord Marsalis was leading the band.

Talk about a time warp!

[Wilhelmina]

Posted: 11/30/07 at 7:07pm

They laid off the rest of Leno's staff today.

[iHeartMyGeek]

Posted: 11/30/07 at 7:10pm

I adore Conan, always have. Leno...sucks. But he always has, so there you are.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 12/28/07 at 5:26pm

From the NY Times:

"David Letterman has secured a deal with the striking Writers Guild of America that will allow him to resume his late-night show on CBS next Wednesday with his team of writers on board, executives of several late-night shows said today.

Most of television’s late-night shows are scheduled to return to the air that night after being off for two months due to the strike, but it is likely that only Mr. Letterman, and the show that follows him on CBS hosted by Craig Ferguson, will be supported by material from writers.

The reason is that Mr. Letterman’s company World Wide Pants, owns both those shows. The company announced two weeks ago that it was seeking a separate deal with the guild that would permit the two World Wide Pants show to return to the air. The talks seemed to be at an impasse until today when the deal was completed.

A spokesman for Mr. Letterman’s company declined to comment.

Beyond the obvious advantage of having writers to supply comedy material that other shows will not have, Mr. Letterman’s and Mr. Ferguson’s shows will likely gain a benefit by being able to book guests who will not appear on shows still being struck by the Writers Guild.

Representatives of some of the other late-night shows have reported difficulty booking some the top-name actors in Hollywood, who have indicated reluctance to appear on shows whose networks are still among the entities the writers are striking against.

Numerous big-budget movies have opened during the holiday season without having opportunities for their stars to promote them on the late-night shows as they normally would. The World Wide Pants shows may now be able to book many of those stars, some of whom may still resist appearing on the other shows, like NBC’s “Tonight” with Jay Leno and “Late Night” with Conan O’Brien, and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

All three of those shows are scheduled to return Wednesday without writers."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/business/media/28cnd-strike.html?hp

[Pippin]

Posted: 12/28/07 at 5:38pm

Thanks for the great news!!! I've been waiting to see this headline for awhile now!!!

[Pippin]

Posted: 12/28/07 at 5:41pm

I'm guessing this means that Craig Ferguson will also be returning with writers, since Worldwide pants owns that show as well.....

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/28/07 at 5:44pm

YES YES YES!!! I am a big fan of both shows. It will be so good to have them back!

[Broadway Bound2]

Posted: 12/28/07 at 5:51pm

True class.

And the powers to be , lets get together and get this damn Strike over.

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/28/07 at 6:05pm

Now if we can just get him to turn the air down in the studio!!

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 12/29/07 at 3:20am

Are they even negotiating yet?