great read! he was a guest on Busy Phillips’ podcast a month or so ago, and he talked about his gameshow past in more detail, ie working as a stand-in host for a show that was still casting the actual host, it was fun to think of that as his “whatif” career lol I could read/listen to him talk about literally anything these days
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 2 November 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
Yeah its always really interesting to hear him talk about his days as a wandering showbiz jobber. Would love a doc or a real good bio that covered that era of his life up to the late show.
― turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Monday, 2 November 2020 20:42 (three years ago) link
He is such a great storyteller. When he was on WTF last year, he told a long story about getting stuck in a gig opening for a Lola Falana musical revue in Denver where he bombed 2 shows a night for 10 days straight. Worth checking out
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 2 November 2020 21:43 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54fd3T15JFg
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:27 (one year ago) link
those "favorite moments" videos have been a real highlight of my 2022 viewing
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:55 (one year ago) link
Someone actually won Letterman's marquee for The Late Show in a charity raffle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQM3j_s3Obk
Love how Letterman points out that the raffle was open "worldwide...and our winner is from New Jersey."
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 17 January 2024 17:06 (four months ago) link