alynch February 6, 2015 Author Share February 6, 2015 Thinking about it, maybe ratings right now is on their hightest.I would think everyone (especially his most loyal fanbase) would want to be there watching every show in this final months. He's actually coming in third at the moment. Doubt there'll be any noticeable uptick until the final month or so. That's how these things usually work. I don't think Dave is having any trouble booking guests though. I mean he's got Tom Hanks on next week, and as best as I can tell Hanks isn't even promoting anything. The idea that he'd rather have on his favorites towards the end I can absolutely buy. Link to comment
opus February 6, 2015 Share February 6, 2015 He's actually coming in third at the moment. Doubt there'll be any noticeable uptick until the final month or so. That's how these things usually work. I don't think Dave is having any trouble booking guests though. I mean he's got Tom Hanks on next week, and as best as I can tell Hanks isn't even promoting anything. The idea that he'd rather have on his favorites towards the end I can absolutely buy. I buy that, except it doesn't explain JB Smoove. Link to comment
stonehaven February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 I'm loving the musical guests..Bettye Levette's cover of "Wait" still lingers days after I saw it.. ..and I am interested in how Bri-Wi handles all the controversy..and if he DOES get fired, he may be on Dave's show a lot more before the end... Link to comment
alynch February 7, 2015 Author Share February 7, 2015 I really wish they'd stop with the Bruce Jenner jokes. I know it's not coming from a malicious place, but it's pretty much impossible to make a joke that's not premised upon, "Gender reassignment is inherently hilarious." 4 Link to comment
Grommet February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 I agree about Bruce Jenner. I'm disappointed in Brian Williams. I was hoping for at least one more Regis impression from him, but his ridiculous apology makes him seem like such a douchebag that I'm not sure I could enjoy it. Link to comment
Balboa February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 After Dave leaves will he stay visible or completely disappear like Carson did? Link to comment
opus February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 I really wish they'd stop with the Bruce Jenner jokes. I know it's not coming from a malicious place, but it's pretty much impossible to make a joke that's not premised upon, "Gender reassignment is inherently hilarious." Today's Bruce Jenner news should put an end to that. Link to comment
alynch February 8, 2015 Author Share February 8, 2015 After Dave leaves will he stay visible or completely disappear like Carson did? We probably won't see much of him, but I doubt he'll disappear completely. If nothing else, it looks like Worldwide Pants will remain in operation. The tradition of most comics with a lot of free time is to start a podcast, but I can't see him doing that. Today's Bruce Jenner news should put an end to that. Hopefully. Link to comment
stonehaven February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 Some of my FB friends were raving about Tom Jones on the Grammys..I saw it...it was good but nothing compares to this..and moments like this will make me miss the Late Show: Link to comment
Medicine Crow February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 You're right, but he was awesome last night. I missed the introduction of the gal he sang with -- I'm sure I know her but I'm drawing a blank. HELP!!! Link to comment
opus February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 Some of my FB friends were raving about Tom Jones on the Grammys..I saw it...it was good but nothing compares to this..and moments like this will make me miss the Late Show: Dave Grohl did a Letterman tribute at the Grammys, but I can't find a clip. Link to comment
ebk57 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 You're right, but he was awesome last night. I missed the introduction of the gal he sang with -- I'm sure I know her but I'm drawing a blank. HELP!!! Jessie J I tried to find a clip of the Dave Grohl tribute but i'm coming up dry. It was lovely though... 1 Link to comment
alynch February 11, 2015 Author Share February 11, 2015 (edited) That show was legitimately good from top to bottom. The monologue had the McConaughey video, which was just the right length to be funny. The Courtney Love interview was surprisingly fun in a non-trainwreck way. Dave's sarcastic commentary on the Brian Williams situation was really good. The musical guest was terrific. And the Chris Elliott segment was spectacular. I was not expecting it be so ceremonious. I figured they'd bring him back in May, even if just for a comedy bit, so I was not prepared for such displays of emotion. I loved how they switched from being genuine to being funny so often that you couldn't even keep track. Chris starts crying and you don't really have time to figure out if it's real or just a way to set up the song. And it had the perfect closing line: "Thank you, Chris. That was awful." Edited February 11, 2015 by alynch 2 Link to comment
opus February 13, 2015 Share February 13, 2015 If tonight was Brian Williams scheduled night, is Tom Hanks a fill in, or were they both supposed to be on? Link to comment
alynch February 13, 2015 Author Share February 13, 2015 Hanks was initially scheduled for Wednesday. When Williams cancelled, they moved Hanks to that date and bumped Belichick up to lead guest for Wednesday. Link to comment
opus February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 I tried to find a clip of the Dave Grohl tribute but i'm coming up dry. It was lovely though... Finally available: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2h2aqe 1 Link to comment
alynch February 17, 2015 Author Share February 17, 2015 Oy, when did Matthew Perry start looking like Joe Scarborough? 2 Link to comment
Fisher King February 17, 2015 Share February 17, 2015 Heh. I was wondering who Matthew Perry had morphed into. You pegged it. I admire both Adam Scott & Steve Carell and couldn't help but notice they both have the very same demeanor when appearing on Dave's show. Link to comment
opus February 17, 2015 Share February 17, 2015 Oy, when did Matthew Perry start looking like Joe Scarborough? I was thinking Keith Olberman. Link to comment
Balboa February 18, 2015 Share February 18, 2015 The Dakota Johnson interview was painful to sit through. You can tell she doesn't have a lot going on upstairs. Link to comment
alynch February 18, 2015 Author Share February 18, 2015 I enjoyed the audience Q&A segment. It's been a while since they've done one of those. Link to comment
Tunia February 18, 2015 Share February 18, 2015 Lord knows I love me some Dave, but he's been looking very tired lately, and I'm concerned. Hopefully, it's just that he knows retirement is near and he's going into early slowdown and doesn't have to/want to "fluff up" anymore. The navy slacks, brown jacket and purple tie last night didn't help either...Dave usually is so much more dapper (especially when he wears a dark suit). <3 Link to comment
Kindred Spirit February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 (edited) I don't think I could have enjoyed Dave's interaction with Will Smith more! I freely admit that I'm easily amused, and I'm totally a Dave girl, but I was hooting with delight. Beginning with Getting Jiggy With It to the "man meat" evaluation, I was laughing throughout. I don't even care if it was an act on Will's part, seeing him laugh with Dave tickled me. And the imitation of Willow and the kitty-angst was hilarious. I sincerely hope this wasn't his last visit to the show. Add another celebrity to my dream lineup for the last week! ETA: Whoops! Guess I should have finished watching before I posted... Well, a girl can dream. As much as I loved that Top Ten list, I want another appearance! Actually, because of that Top Ten list, I need another visit from Mr. Smith. (Said with as much of a whistle as I could manage...) Edited February 20, 2015 by Kindred Spirit 1 Link to comment
alynch February 20, 2015 Author Share February 20, 2015 (edited) Yeah, Smith is one of those guys I can never really dislike. Sure, he's almost certainly just being "on" when he goes on talk shows, but that doesn't change how good he is at it. What makes his appearances with Dave so good is that there's a hint of (playful) contentiousness to them. You could see that coming out when he'd make cracks about Letterman's attitude towards Margot Robbie. Edited February 20, 2015 by alynch 1 Link to comment
opus February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 I suppose I'm the only one who actually wanted to hear the fun facts. Link to comment
alynch February 20, 2015 Author Share February 20, 2015 I actually like it when Dave spikes a bit, mostly because I then imagine the writers breaking stuff in anger. He did it last week too. They appeared to have some sort of Valentines Day segment prepared, but Dave instead decided to buy someone in the audience a sweatshirt. Link to comment
opus February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 I actually like it when Dave spikes a bit, mostly because I then imagine the writers breaking stuff in anger. He did it last week too. They appeared to have some sort of Valentines Day segment prepared, but Dave instead decided to buy someone in the audience a sweatshirt. Yeah, but I liked when fun facts was a weekly bit. I even got the book. Link to comment
alynch February 25, 2015 Author Share February 25, 2015 Future guests, take note of the Ellie Kemper spot. That's how you do it. If you want to pay tribute to Dave during your last appearance, don't slobber over him about what an honor it is to talk to him and all that shit. Be creative! Link to comment
Grommet February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 The toast was very clever. But I also liked Matthew's sincere slobbering. I guess my wish of having him on with his wife and Amy Sedaris won't be fulfilled. 1 Link to comment
opus February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I missed the beginning of the toaster. Was that a homemade type of thing, or is someone actually selling that? Link to comment
stonehaven March 1, 2015 Share March 1, 2015 Ahh.Gotta love the Late Show FB feed..they know how to pay tribute...RIP Spock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ount2tzSRUs#t=83 3 Link to comment
Gemma Violet March 7, 2015 Share March 7, 2015 (edited) I don't watch Letterman much anymore unless there's someone on that I want to see. Last night, Dr. Phil was on. He and Dave usually are very funny together, so I watched. The second segment was about child rearing. Dave, who I've always figured was a great father, really touched me when he talked about his son as perfection--something like "When they handed me that baby, I thought, 'This is perfection.'" And he expressed dismay that now he's yelling at his "perfect" child to get off the IPad. It was really a cute segment, mostly about Dave's worries about being a good enough father, and Dr. Phil ending up telling him that he can see that Dave is a good father because he's so concerned about this. eta - I think it may have been a repeat, not sure. Edited March 7, 2015 by Gemma Violet 1 Link to comment
opus March 7, 2015 Share March 7, 2015 I don't watch Letterman much anymore unless there's someone on that I want to see. Last night, Dr. Phil was on. He and Dave usually are very funny together, so I watched. The second segment was about child rearing. Dave, who I've always figured was a great father, really touched me when he talked about his son as perfection--something like "When they handed me that baby, I thought, 'This is perfection.'" And he expressed dismay that now he's yelling at his "perfect" child to get off the IPad. It was really a cute segment, mostly about Dave's worries about being a good enough father, and Dr. Phil ending up telling him that he can see that Dave is a good father because he's so concerned about this. eta - I think it may have been a repeat, not sure. It was a repeat, but still fairly recent. Only about a month ago. Link to comment
opus March 8, 2015 Share March 8, 2015 You may disagree, but we need to get Jay on before this thing ends. 1 Link to comment
Gemma Violet March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 You may disagree, but we need to get Jay on before this thing ends. I'd love to see Jay on Dave's show again. Keeping my fingers crossed for that. Link to comment
alynch March 14, 2015 Author Share March 14, 2015 That was the best Rupert appearance in years. 3 Link to comment
opus March 14, 2015 Share March 14, 2015 alynch, you're a Dave regular. Jay or no Jay? Link to comment
alynch March 14, 2015 Author Share March 14, 2015 I think it's a near certainty that Jay will appear sometime in May, but I don't consider it something that absolutely has to happen or anything. Link to comment
nowandlater March 16, 2015 Share March 16, 2015 I think it's a near certainty that Jay will appear sometime in May, but I don't consider it something that absolutely has to happen or anything. I'll bet it'll be announced at the last minute, like one or two days before. Link to comment
opus March 16, 2015 Share March 16, 2015 (edited) I'll bet it'll be announced at the last minute, like one or two days before. I see it the other way. Crank up the hype machine as soon as possible.(at least from the CBS point of view), Edited March 16, 2015 by GaryE Link to comment
alynch March 18, 2015 Author Share March 18, 2015 "There hasn't been a window back there in eight years." Link to comment
alynch March 19, 2015 Author Share March 19, 2015 I think I'm just going to start posting quotes that made me laugh after each show rather than trying to get all analytic about it. "I know you don't like to hear these things... emotions. You're like Nixon and shit." "They're very discrete in Vegas. They're not like these gossipy small-town whores" 3 Link to comment
opus March 20, 2015 Share March 20, 2015 You may disagree, but we need to get Jay on before this thing ends. Drat. Leno's on Seth Meyers tonight. Not the same. Link to comment
Kromm March 20, 2015 Share March 20, 2015 Norm! Lord I love Norm's appearances. article on it: https://www.yahoo.com/tv/david-letterman-norm-macdonald-114042030025.html 2 Link to comment
Ms Blue Jay March 23, 2015 Share March 23, 2015 Norm: "Your hero is Johnny Carson, right?" Dave: "Yes." Norm: "Well you are my Johnny Carson." Dave: "Oh stop it." 2 Link to comment
opus March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 Norm: Well Johnny Carson was also my Johnny Carson. 1 Link to comment
King of Birds March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 Norm is just always great with Dave. I would have loved it if he actually cause destruction to the set when he 'stole' the camera. Link to comment
alynch March 25, 2015 Author Share March 25, 2015 A bit of the backstory on that gazebo piece. I'm kind of curious if that was actually Dave Grohl singing those modified Kankakee lyrics. I mean I know he's a friend of the show and all, but it would still seem odd if that was actually him. Link to comment
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