crispin glover-related stories
Posted Jan 29th 2009 6:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Video, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

I think we can all agree that the infamous Andy Kaufman/Jerry Lawler incident on the old
Late Night with David Letterman show (where Kaufman and Lawler got into an argument and then a punch was thrown) was staged. But when it comes to another infamous incident from the show, where Crispin Glover demonstrated his kicking technique next to Letterman's head? I think that was weird and real.
The Glover interview is on Cracked's
Letterman's most hilariously awkward moments list. Most of them are actually from his current CBS show. Only two of them (Glover and cartoonist Harvey Pekar) are from the old NBC show. Other awkward interviews listed (with videos) include Madonna, John McCain, and Michael Richards (with special awkward cohort, Jerry Seinfeld!).
Continue reading David Letterman almost got kicked in the head once - VIDEOS
Posted Mar 9th 2007 1:03PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: News, Web, Celebrities
Via Digg comes ten YouTube clips featuring some of the most awkward television interviews ever conducted. Some of them are classic, such as Barbara Walters asking Katherine Hepburn what kind of a tree she'd like to be, but most of them are fairly recent: Michael Richards on Letterman, a seemingly spaced-out Paula Abdul, and Tom Cruise talking down to Matt Lauer. My favorite is the various clips of Mike Tyson being, well, Mike Tyson.
Continue reading Ten awkward TV interviews