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David Letterman

Not only did the "Fire David Letterman" crowd completely fail at their attempt to oust the late night host from his desk chair, but they actually helped him.

That makes them the least successful protest effort since 1977's memorable campaign to "Keep Pies Away from Anita Bryant." I believe it had something to do with preventing the spread of diabetes.

Variety reports that Letterman surpassed The Tonight Show in the ratings for the first time in nearly three-and-a-half years while the whole Palin family "Jokegate" debacle was still slowly being scraped off the fan.

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]]>bristol palinbristol palin babybristol palin pregnancybristol palin teen pregnancyBristolPalinBristolPalinBabyBristolPalinPregnancyBristolPalinTeenPregnancydavid lettermandavid letterman showdavid lettermans apologydavid lettermenDavidLettermanDavidLettermansApologyDavidLettermanShowDavidLettermenfire david lettermanFireDavidLettermanlate show with david lettermanLateShowWithDavidLettermansarah palinsarah palin daughterSarahPalinSarahPalinDaughterthe tonight show with conan obrienthe tonight show with jay lenoTheTonightShowWithConanObrienTheTonightShowWithJayLenotonight show with conan obrientonight show with jay lenoTonightShowWithConanObrienTonightShowWithJayLenowillow palinWillowPalinworldwide pantsDanny GallagherSun, 28 Jun 2009 09:03:00 ESTPoint/Counterpoint: Letterman's reach for relevance should lay off the kidshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/point-counterpoint-lettermans-reach-for-relevance-should-lay-o/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/point-counterpoint-lettermans-reach-for-relevance-should-lay-o/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/point-counterpoint-lettermans-reach-for-relevance-should-lay-o/#commentsFiled under: Other Comedy Shows, Late Night, Industry, In the Limelight, Celebrities

David Letterman's latest controversey leaves him miles from his Late Night era.

The shame (one of many) about David Letterman's tired, ham-fisted grasp at humor this past week regarding the daughters of Sarah Palin is that it's become such a political hot potato. It's gotten to the point where, despite the fact that Dave apologized and Palin accepted, Palin's supporters still want to see the late-night host fired.

Danny Gallagher says a joke is a joke, but it's taken on more significance than that -- for better or worse.

Liberals point and say, "See! Conservatives can't take a joke. They're too bitter and uptight after losing the presidential election." Meanwhile, conservatives shout back that liberals are "out of touch with decency and only get offended when liberal women are attacked."

What both sides miss is that Letterman's clunky "knocked up" gag is a problem because it attacks a kid (be she 14 or 18, if you want to split hairs). While Sarah Palin is fair game and any comic or pundit can verbally knock around her "slutty flight attendant look" without fear of reprisal, it's an unwritten law that you don't go after the kids when doing political material.

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]]>alex rodriguezAlexRodriguezdavid lettermanDavidLettermansarah palinSarahPalinthe late showthe late show with david lettermanTheLateShowTheLateShowWithDavidLettermanJohn Scott LewinskiTue, 16 Jun 2009 15:33:00 ESTLetterman's apology doesn't deter Palin fanshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/lettermans-apology-doesnt-deter-palin-fans/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/lettermans-apology-doesnt-deter-palin-fans/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/lettermans-apology-doesnt-deter-palin-fans/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, News, Celebrities, Talk Show

David Letterman can't ride away from his Sarah Palin joke yet.

Though David Letterman officially apologized last night for his controversial Sarah Palin joke, it's not stopping Palin supporters from calling for his dismissal.

It's the latest chapter in a story bearing an uncanny resemblance to herpes. It never goes away, and you're never sure when it's going to pop up again. In an attempt to end the furor, Letterman took a moment during his Monday night broadcast to apologize directly to Palin and her family.

"It's not your fault that (the joke) was misunderstood. It's my fault," Letterman said. "So, I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke."

He added, "I understand, of course, why people are upset. I would be upset myself. I'm sorry about it, and I'll try to do better in the future."

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]]>david lettermandavid lettermans apologyDavidLettermanDavidLettermansApologylate showlate show with david lettermanLateShowLateShowWithDavidLettermansarah palinSarahPalinJohn Scott LewinskiTue, 16 Jun 2009 08:11:00 ESTSarah Palin rips Dave a new onehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/12/sarah-palin-rips-dave-a-new-one/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/12/sarah-palin-rips-dave-a-new-one/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/12/sarah-palin-rips-dave-a-new-one/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free

David Letterman

It looks like Sarah Palin got her chance to respond to Dave's inappropriate joke about her daughter. You know, the one he already apologized for. Palin chided that Dave should apologize to all young women around the country rather than just she and her family.

Was it a legitimate mistake on Dave's part and the part of his writers? I believe it was. Is Sarah Palin using this as a political opportunity to get her name even more out there than it is? Yeah, I believe that's the case too.

A more appropriate response from the Alaskan governor would have been to accept the apology and, if she wants to hold a grudge, simply never appear on Dave's show or give it him any further publicity. She's a public figure, and sadly so are her children even if they didn't choose to be. No doubt they will be the targets of inappropriate jokes time to time.

Video of her response is after the jump.

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]]>Bristol PalinBristolPalinDavid LettermanDavidLettermanSarah PalinSarahPalinThe Late Show with David LettermanTheLateShowWithDavidLettermanWillow PalinWillowPalinBrad TrechakFri, 12 Jun 2009 10:32:00 ESTThe Tonight Show reverses ratings declinehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/12/the-tonight-show-reverses-ratings-decline/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/12/the-tonight-show-reverses-ratings-decline/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/12/the-tonight-show-reverses-ratings-decline/#commentsFiled under: Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien reversed its ratings decline and managed to squeak by with a win over The Late Show with David Letterman this past Wednesday night. Apparently, he even blew Letterman away in the coveted 18-49 demo.

I've never understood the appeal of The Tonight Show, but NBC has pretty much built the ultimate juggernaut of late night talk shows with it that nobody can seem to topple. On the other hand, when Letterman first moved to CBS he dominated the late night ratings for the first few years. With that in mind, I still think Letterman can turn this into a win before his current contract expires in 2012. And even if he doesn't, he deserves to.

Of course, the big elephant in the room is Jay Leno's upcoming 10 PM talk show. With such a lead-in, Dave's show could take an additional hammering in the ratings. Only time will tell.

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]]>CBSConan OBrienConanObrienDavid LettermanDavidLettermanNBCThe Late Show with David LettermanThe Tonight ShowThe Tonight Show with Conan OBrienTheLateShowWithDavidLettermanTheTonightShowTheTonightShowWithConanObrienBrad TrechakFri, 12 Jun 2009 09:00:00 ESTUpdate: Letterman respondshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/11/update-letterman-responds/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/11/update-letterman-responds/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/11/update-letterman-responds/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Video, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

Yesterday we had a..."discussion" about a joke that David Letterman made earlier this week about Sarah Palin's daughter and New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez. Last night, Letterman addressed the controversy that arose from the joke, and the video is below. As I suspected, he was not talking about the youngest Palin daughter, and he explains the joke and apologizes for it.

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]]>alex rodriguezbaseball gamecbsdavid lettermanjokelate showsarah palinBob SassoneThu, 11 Jun 2009 09:31:00 ESTConan's Tonight Show ratings slip beneath Letterman'shttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/conans-tonight-show-ratings-slip-beneath-lettermans/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/conans-tonight-show-ratings-slip-beneath-lettermans/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/conans-tonight-show-ratings-slip-beneath-lettermans/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Talk Show, Ratings

The Tonight Show

The ratings for The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien have been slipping since he took over, which is to be expected. Possibly less expected is that while he's been dipping, Late Show With David Letterman has seen a slow increase. So much so that last night, David Letterman beat Conan O'Brien in the ratings. That should certainly help Letterman's negotiations for that contract extension to 2012. The real question is how will this ratings battle settle down?

Certainly there's no reason for the Tonight Show camp to panic yet. Letterman stomped Leno for awhile early in Leno's run, when Letterman first jumped to CBS. But Leno is a very different comedian and host than O'Brien. Perhaps too different? The concern isn't so much that O'Brien's numbers are dipping, because the curiosity factor was going to inflate his initial numbers anyway, it's that Letterman's are on the rise. That could be defectors from the Leno era making a move. But should O'Brien even want to bring them back, or should his battle be for new viewers that maybe weren't watching Letterman or Leno.

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]]>conan obrienConanObriencraig fergusonCraigFergusondavid lettermanDavidLettermanjay lenoJayLenothe late late showthe late showthe tonight showTheLateLateShowTheLateShowTheTonightShowJason HughesWed, 10 Jun 2009 13:33:00 ESTDid Letterman go too far?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/did-letterman-go-too-far/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/did-letterman-go-too-far/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/did-letterman-go-too-far/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

David Letterman made a joke the other night about Sarah Palin's daughter going to a Yankees game and being impregnated by Alex Rodriguez (video below). Now, humor of the joke aside, can you imagine if a conservative host had made a joke about one of President Obama's daughters? What do you think the media's reaction would be? I think the joke is more about Rodriguez and his alleged antics with other women, but it also incorporates Palin's daughter in a rather unfortunate way.

[via Jim Treacher]

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]]>cbsdavid lettermanjokelate shownew york yankeessarah plainBob SassoneWed, 10 Jun 2009 11:29:00 ESTSteven Wright's Pony on Letterman, top ten favorite lineshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/steven-wrights-pony-on-letterman-top-ten-favorite-lines/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/steven-wrights-pony-on-letterman-top-ten-favorite-lines/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/steven-wrights-pony-on-letterman-top-ten-favorite-lines/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, OpEd, Reality-Free

Steven Wright - I Have a Pony

If you recognize Steven Wright's material tonight on his Late Show with David Letterman spot, you either have a good memory, or you bought the re-release of Wright's I Have A Pony that hit shelves Tuesday. Wright will be performing material from the CD, which was originally released 24 years ago.

Warner Brothers released this "Deluxe Anniversary Edition," which also includes his first HBO special, A Steven Wright Special (coincidentally, produced by Peter Lassally from Johnny Carson's Tonight Show), as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration.

Wright's material was always off the wall, unlike anything anyone had heard when he first did Carson's Tonight Show in 1982. Some have worked in the same field of quick-fire absurdism that Wright cleared (like Mitch Hedberg and Demetri Martin), but Wright's comedy was never rooted in a particular time, place, or even galaxy, really. Which is why I Have A Pony still sounds fresh today.

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]]>a steven wright specialAStevenWrightSpecialdavid lettermanDavidLettermani have a ponyIHaveAPonyjohnny carsonJohnnyCarsonlate showLateShowsteven wrightStevenWrighttonight showTonightShowwarner brothersWarnerBrothersNick ZainoFri, 05 Jun 2009 11:03:00 ESTLeno dominates the ratings one last timehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/31/leno-dominates-the-ratings-one-last-time/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/31/leno-dominates-the-ratings-one-last-time/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/31/leno-dominates-the-ratings-one-last-time/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Celebrities, Ratings, Reality-Free

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Coming as no surprise to anybody, the final performance of Jay Leno on The Tonight Show absolutely slaughtered the ratings of the rerun of The Late Show with David Letterman. Given the enormity of the event, it's a good thing Dave just decided to hang it up and show a rerun that night in the first place.

I've made no secret of the fact that I've always preferred Letterman to Leno, but even I can see how Leno's laid-back, straight-forward presentation style seems more palatable with mainstream America than Dave's snark and wit. But then, I've never had anything resembling mainstream tastes.

Jay now moves to 10 P.M. and Conan takes his place as Letterman's direct competitor. Leno's style does suit the more family-friendly hour he's been placed at. Starting Monday we'll learn whether it was the man or the name-brand built by Leno and those before him that kept people watching The Tonight Show.

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]]>CBSDavid LettermanDavidLettermanJay LenoJayLenoNBCThe Late Show with David LettermanThe Tonight ShowThe Tonight Show with Jay LenoTheLateShowWithDavidLettermanTheTonightShowTheTonightShowWithJayLenoBrad TrechakSun, 31 May 2009 08:33:00 ESTPrince will probably never be a guest on Letterman's showhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/29/prince-will-probably-never-be-a-guest-on-lettermans-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/29/prince-will-probably-never-be-a-guest-on-lettermans-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/29/prince-will-probably-never-be-a-guest-on-lettermans-show/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

Tonight Show

I would have posted this earlier today, but I couldn't read Prince's handwriting on the big sheet of paper he gave to Jay Leno last night. I thought it was just a goodbye wish, but now I see from TMZ that it was actually a dig at David Letterman.

It says "Jay is the best. Even Paul Shaffer knows it." Billy Crystal looks amused.

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]]>billy crystaldavid lettermanlate night talk showsnbcpaul shafferprincetonight showBob SassoneFri, 29 May 2009 19:28:00 ESTLeno ends his Tonight Show run tonight. Should we care?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/29/leno-ends-his-tonight-show-run-tonight-should-we-care/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/29/leno-ends-his-tonight-show-run-tonight-should-we-care/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/29/leno-ends-his-tonight-show-run-tonight-should-we-care/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, TV Royalty, OpEd, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

Jay Leno

I don't ask this question because I've watched David Letterman a lot more and think he's better than Leno (though I have and I do). This isn't about quality, it's about what exactly we're saying goodbye to.

When Johnny Carson left The Tonight Show in 1992, it was major news because ... well, jeez, he was Johnny Carson. He had hosted the show for 30 years and we probably weren't going to see him on television again (and we didn't, except for an appearance on Letterman's show).

When Letterman left Late Night, it was a big thing that he was saying goodbye because he was not only leaving the network, he was moving to another time slot to compete head to head with Jay. When Conan left Late Night earlier this year, it was a big deal because he was moving across the country to another location, and he was taking over the most iconic late night talk show in history.

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]]>conan obriendavid lettermanjay lenolate nightlate night talk showsnbcBob SassoneFri, 29 May 2009 09:07:00 ESTRicky Gervais needs the President's helphttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/25/ricky-gervais-needs-the-presidents-help/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/25/ricky-gervais-needs-the-presidents-help/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/25/ricky-gervais-needs-the-presidents-help/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Video, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

Ricky Gervais was on The Late Show with David Letterman on Friday and told a story about writing a letter to President Obama. Was it about the Iraq War or the economy or the environment? No, actually it was about something equally serious that has been troubling him. (Video also here.)

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]]>cbsdavid lettermanlate showparis hiltonposh spicericky gervaisBob SassoneMon, 25 May 2009 14:38:00 ESTTonight on Letterman: A four-year overnight sensationhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/17/tonight-on-letterman-a-four-year-overnight-sensation/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/17/tonight-on-letterman-a-four-year-overnight-sensation/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/17/tonight-on-letterman-a-four-year-overnight-sensation/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, News, Reality-Free

Joe Wong on the Late Show with David Letterman

There is a romantic notion of how a comedian gets on a program like the Late Show with David Letterman. A talent scout walks into a crowded comedy club where a hot new talent is killing and puts them on that week. Fame and fortune ensue, and a legend is born.

The reality is, not surprisingly, much different. When comedian Joe Wong makes his network television debut tonight, it will be a five-minute appearance nearly four years in the making, stretching back to when Late Show talent coordinator and audience warm-up comic Eddie Brill first saw Wong in Boston in 2005, according to Wong. Brill thought he was funny, which put him on the radar. Wong sent in a DVD now and then, and Brill gave him feedback.

"Off and on I've been watching him do what he's been doing I guess for about three years," says Brill. "Then I started getting serious about him trying to put a set together for me that I could work on for Letterman. And I guess that's over a year ago."

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]]>comedydavid lettermanDavidLettermaneddie brillEddieBrilljoe wongJoeWongNick ZainoFri, 17 Apr 2009 14:03:00 ESTJay tried to make up with Dave; Dave didn't respondhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/jay-tried-to-make-up-with-dave-dave-didnt-respond/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/jay-tried-to-make-up-with-dave-dave-didnt-respond/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/15/jay-tried-to-make-up-with-dave-dave-didnt-respond/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

Letterman, Leno

Yup, it looks like Dave and Jay still aren't on speaking terms.

Who knows who is less interested in burying the hatchet? Publicly, it has always seemed that Jay would like to be friends with Dave again more than Dave wants to, though that might just be how Jay wants to frame it (it helps Jay's cause that Dave hardly ever gives interviews and is quiet on this subject in particular).

Now Jay tells GQ that he sent Dave a letter when Dave had his heart surgery several years ago, but was bummed when Dave didn't respond.

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]]>cbsdavid lettermangqheart surgeryjay lenojohnny carsonletternbctonight showBob SassoneWed, 15 Apr 2009 12:03:00 ESTDavid Letterman on the last episode of The Jon Stewart Show - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/david-letterman-on-the-last-episode-of-the-jon-stewart-show-vi/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/david-letterman-on-the-last-episode-of-the-jon-stewart-show-vi/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/04/07/david-letterman-on-the-last-episode-of-the-jon-stewart-show-vi/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Video, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

The Jon Stewart Show

Long before he was host of The Daily Show (well, about five or six years before), Jon Stewart hosted a late-night talk show, titled The Jon Stewart Show. It was a good show (first on MTV then syndicated), very casual and rock and roll and young, and probably should have lasted longer, though I guess he wouldn't have gone on to do The Daily Show.

After the jump is footage from the last episode, where David Letterman was the guest. Letterman doesn't do many talk shows, so Stewart probably immensely appreciated the fact that he'd take the time to do his last one (probably one of the reasons why Stewart looks up to Letterman to this day). Letterman talks about Paul Newman, why getting canceled doesn't mean you're a failure, and hosting the Oscars (which is funny, considering Stewart would do the same thing years later).

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]]>david lettermanparamountpaul newmansyndicationthe jon stewart showthe oscarsBob SassoneTue, 07 Apr 2009 17:02:00 ESTFood Detectives doesn't acknowledge Top Chefhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/30/food-detectives-doesnt-acknowledge-top-chef/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/30/food-detectives-doesnt-acknowledge-top-chef/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/30/food-detectives-doesnt-acknowledge-top-chef/#commentsFiled under: Food/Home/DIY, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free

Ted Allen Food

Does Food Network think that we don't know that other networks do shows about food? The reason I'm asking the question is this: season four Top Chef finalist Richard Blais was a guest on Ted Allen's Food Detectives last week talking about how to freeze alcohol with liquid nitrogen to make really cool looking cocktails.

I recognized Richard right away, as did probably most other foodies who watched the show...but you'd never know about his Top Chef tenure if you listened to Ted's introduction. It was like the other show didn't exist.

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]]>BravoDavid LettermanDavidLettermanFood DetectivesFood NetworkFoodDetectivesfoodiesFoodNetworkJay LenoJayLenoRichard BlaisRichardBlaisseason four finaleSeasonFourFinaleTed AllenTedAllenTop ChefTopChefAllison WaldmanMon, 30 Mar 2009 16:24:00 ESTHell freezes over: Letterman gets marriedhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/23/hell-freezes-over-letterman-gets-married/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/23/hell-freezes-over-letterman-gets-married/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/23/hell-freezes-over-letterman-gets-married/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

Letterman

I just checked the Weather Channel and it does indeed look like hell has frozen over.

After many years of dating his girlfriend Regina, not to mention having a baby boy with her, Late Show host David Letterman will reveal on tonight's show that he got married to his longtime girlfriend Regina last Thursday in a courthouse in Montana.

This is big for Letterman. He was married once before but it didn't go well, and he has always said that he made a mistake getting married (often apologizing to the woman he used to be married to) and that he didn't want to ruin the good thing he had going with his girlfriend. Many guests, especially Julia Roberts, have made jokes with Letterman, wondering when he was going to make his girlfriend his wife. Looks like getting older puts these things into your mind. First the child, now the marriage. Hopefully retirement won't be in the near future.

Something tells me that someone, somewhere has just lost a big bet.

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]]>babycbsdavid lettermanlate show with david lettermanmarriagemontanareginaBob SassoneMon, 23 Mar 2009 22:02:00 ESTConan writer Brian Kiley defects to Letterman (for one night)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/06/conan-writer-brian-kiley-defects-to-letterman-for-one-night/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/06/conan-writer-brian-kiley-defects-to-letterman-for-one-night/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/06/conan-writer-brian-kiley-defects-to-letterman-for-one-night/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, News, Interviews, Reality-Free

Brian Kiley

Appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman is a big deal for most comics. For Brian Kiley, who appears on the show tonight, it's a little strange. Kiley is a writer for Conan O'Brien (both for Late Night and the new Tonight Show), and starting June 1, his boss will be Letterman's direct competitor.

Kiley has done the Letterman three times before, he notes as an emergency replacement for another act that dropped out. And while he says he would never have gone on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, since that show is in the same time slot as Late Night, O'Brien and Letterman have always had a cordial relationship, and no one ever said anything before. That might change now.

"I kind of viewed it as, well, maybe this is my last time on Dave because the Conan people might not be into it," says Kiley. "So I don't know."

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]]>brian kileyBrianKileyconan obrienConanObriencraig fergusonCraigFergusondavid lettermanDavidLettermanlate late showlate nightlate showLateLateShowLateNightLateShowNick ZainoFri, 06 Mar 2009 14:02:00 ESTConan gives Jimmy Fallon the pickle - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/25/conan-gives-jimmy-fallon-the-pickle-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/25/conan-gives-jimmy-fallon-the-pickle-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/25/conan-gives-jimmy-fallon-the-pickle-video/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Video, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

Fallon

Did you know that there was a late night television tradition over at NBC of late night hosts giving each other the pickle? It's true!

Conan O'Brien has given the giant green pickle to new Late Night host Jimmy Fallon. The tradition was started by David Letterman, who gave the pickle to O'Brien when O'Brien took over Late Night all those years ago and Letterman went over to CBS. The pickle was delivered by someone on Conan's staff and included a nice note from the new Tonight Show host, asking that Fallon give it to the next person. Conan was sure to say that would be many years from now.

OK, now that I've done a post like a third grader by including the words "pickle" and "staff" as much as possible, here's the video that Fallon made for his blog showing the pickle and the note. I'm assuming it won't show up on ebay at some point.

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]]>conan obriendavid lettermanlate night tvlate night with jimmy fallonnbcpickletonight showBob SassoneWed, 25 Feb 2009 17:06:00 EST