Letterman peppered his final monologue with wisecracks about recently resurfaced Cuban immigrant Elian Gonzalez, Scientology and other hot topics. The kid is years-old and yesterday he announced that he wants to come back to America. Now my question to you is: Should I take this personally?
Former presidents George W. Bush, his father George H. Dave wasn't always safe behind his desk, as Crispin Glover proved when he showed off his kicking ability for the late-night host. Madonna stopped by for a profanity-filled visit to the "Late Show" in , where she openly discussed her sex life.
Howard Stern has stopped by numerous times to converse with his fellow talk-show host. Their lively conversations always make for entertaining TV. Oprah stopped by "Late Night" in to put an end to her and Letterman's alleged "feud. What would later be revealed as an elaborate method acting job, Joaquin Phoenix's bizarre appearance in confused not only Letterman, but most of America as well.
After years of jokes when she was the first lady, Letterman welcomed Hillary Clinton to the "Late Show" when she was making her Senate run Barack Obama became the first-ever sitting U. After a week of shooting in L. One woman even had a huge card she was asking people to sign to hopefully give to Dave, while another person was staked out on the street painting a picture of the building.
Once inside, staff members were joking about having to find new jobs and instead of melancholy there was an excited sense of mystery.
Even the audience wranglers had no idea what would be on the show that night or so they said. Will Jay Leno be there? What will the final top 10 list be about? Once Paul Shaffer and the CBS orchestra came out for the last time to more standing ovations , Kalter introduced Letterman to yet another ovation and he walked out to chat with the audience for a few minutes: a long-running pre-show ritual. With that, Dave got the countdown and spoke a few final words before the taping began, in which he expressed his gratitude for everyone being there.
The rest of the finale played out pretty much as you saw it on television. The commercial breaks were punctuated by the peppy band, which stuck to uptempo classics one of their last songs was the hit Expressway to Your Heart , and Dave would momentarily go backstage only to reappear again.
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