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Norm MacDonald Performs His Final Set and Gives a Very Heartfelt Goodbye on Letterman

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For all the antics and absurd things that Norm MacDonald says and does, a moment of 100% irony free, tender sentiment from him is priceless and rare.

However, in the beginning of a valediction to David Letterman on last night’s Late Show, Norm got really vulnerable and took his time, not for comedic effect, to express his gratitude for Dave and all that he’s done for comedy as well as his favorite Letterman joke.

Norm also had a nice, great stand-up set too.

Watch it all here.

Jon Stewart Gives a Farewell to David Letterman

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The Daily Show is off next week, so Jon Stewart paid his respect to David Letterman last night before Dave leaves The Late Show.

There were touching parting words from Jon and a clip from one of Letterman as a guest on The Jon Stewart Show.

Give David Letterman Your Own Tribute/Thanks at “Thanks, David Letterman” Tumblr

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We’re not sure who you are reading this, but we’re guessing you’re not one of the final few guests booked to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Still, if you want to say thank you to David Letterman like all those fancy guests are doing, you can give it a shot here.

Though not officially affiliated with CBS or Worldwide Pants, our friend Adam Spiegelman has put together a Tumblr where you can share your story about how Letterman not only changed the face of comedy, but affected you personally as well.

Hopefully, any and all of any age can see how much Dave means to several generations of folks who aren’t Tina Fey, Martin Short, Jerry Seinfeld, or Steve Martin.

Thanks, David Letterman is a nice crowdsourced goodbye to a legend.

Martin Short Sings A Song For David Letterman’s Funeral

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There seems to be a theme here as this comes after Nathan Lane sung a song to Dave about being dead inside.

The tributes keep coming one by one for David Letterman as his final show on May 20th comes closer.

Martin Short knocks it out of the park as he usually does with a funny, but touching song that really could work at Dave’s funeral

Watch a First Look at “David Letterman: A Life on Television”

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Tonight, CBS will be doing a tribute special right before The Late Show.

“David Letterman: A Life on Television” will cover the entire career of a late night and comedy icon over the course of 90 minutes.

Variety got this preview of the special and you can that Dave has virtually seen it all.

Catch the special tonight at 9:30PM on CBS before Letterman chats with President Obama and Will Ferrell.

Here Are Letterman Tributes in The Forms of a Guest Retrospective and a Conan O’Brien Essay

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You have heard plenty and will be hearing plenty how much of an impact David Letterman made on comedy.

Pretty much all of it is worth watching, reading, etc.

As Dave’s final day, May 20th, at The Late Show nears, the reminiscing of Letterman’s landmark career has gotten well under way.

This week, a montage of his guests over the decades was put together showcasing Dave in his element with some of his favorite guests and favorite moments on The Late Show.

Also, Conan O’Brien wrote a heartfelt, personal essay at EW about what David Letterman meant to him and the state of comedy even as it is now.

Rest assured, there will be plenty more oral histories, speeches, etc. for Dave over the next two and a half weeks.

Watch Steve Martin’s Farewell to David Letterman

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Just in case you wondering, Steve Martin’s still got it.

Save for some sort of big star studded musical number at the final episode of The Late Show, Steve Martin made his final appearance and chatted with his old pal David Letterman.

He even made a “touching” video tribute to Letterman both in what he has done and what he’ll possibly do.

Martin also had one “final gift” for Dave to remember him by.

While Letterman is gone in less than a month, we hope Martin will continue showing up on late night to do bits.

Jerry Seinfeld and David Letterman Trade Places on “The Late Show”

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Apparently, David Letterman has never been a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Jerry Seinfeld makes the most of what will likely be his final appearance on The Late Show by turning the table, or rather, the desk, on David Letterman and interviewed him.

Of course, Letterman is still the same as he’s been for all these decades whether on the couch or behind a desk.

For curiosity’s sake, Jerry also gets a one-on-one lesson on how David impressively sprints out on to the show.

We have a feeling that if there’s some sort final episode tribute, Jerry will probably be there once more.

David Letterman Enjoys Some Yelling With Billy Eichner a New “Billy On The Street”

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After Letterman retires, maybe he’ll make a past time out of wandering the streets with Billy Eichner screaming pop culture questions and answers at strangers?

After getting a test run of sorts during Billy Eichner’s last appearance on Letterman, David Letterman went with Billy to do an episode of Billy On The Street and it was, as you’d expect, pretty great.

If Letterman does this again, maybe there could be a “Jaywalking” vs. Billy On The Street?

Watch Brian Kiley Back on Letterman

January 31, 2015

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Brian Kiley returns to The Late Show with David Letterman stage at The Ed Sullivan Theater to perform another set to, yet again, waves and waves of applause.

Watch his set here.

Apparently, Chris Rock and David Letterman’s Kids Aren’t Their Biggest Fans

December 13, 2014

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Many children are often very revere the occupation of their parents. If a parent is something like a pilot or an engineer, etc., their kids will more than likely give a lot of respect to what they do.

However, when it comes to being a comedian, even one of the most successful ones around, it’s kind of a different story. Just check out Chris Rock and David Letterman dish about how their kids are less than impressed by their respective comedic works.

David Letterman to Officially Sign Off From The Late Show on May 20th

December 10, 2014

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We’re on the threshold of the tectonic plates of the late night talk show world shifting.

Next week, Craig Ferguson will end his run at The Late Late Show and James Corden will take over three months later on Mar. 9th at CBS.

Also, next week, Stephen Colbert will end his run at The Colbert Report and Larry Wilmore will premiere The Nightly Show on Jan. 19th at Comedy Central.

Today, CBS announced that David Letterman’s final day as host of The Late Show will be Wed. May 20th, which is oddly a Wednesday rather than the usual end of the week send off.

So, this only leaves one date left for the next era of late night and that is when Stephen Colbert officially starts at The Late Show.

Simon Amstell Returns to Letterman

October 4, 2014

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Almost a year ago, UK comedian Simon Amstell made a great American late night debut on The Late Show with David Letterman.

A year later, he’s back at Letterman offering another wonderful introspective stand-up set that also suggests that, no matter what, ego almost always has the upper hand despite getting what you wanted like another spot on Letterman.

Jim Gaffigan Was Part of The Indianapolis Colts Preseason, Sort Of…

September 26, 2014

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Whether it may have been a lifelong dream or not, Jim Gaffigan was part of the Indianapolis Colts during preseason and then was subsequently cut.

For the life of us, we couldn’t imagine why Jim, who really makes an efficient use of time between eating and practicing by mixing the two, would get cut.

Watch it all go down here.

Jim Gaffigan Discusses the Finer Points of Gravy with David Letterman

September 25, 2014

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Countless hours of brilliant comedic material based on food should leave no doubt in your mind that Jim Gaffigan talking about drinking gravy on The Late Show with David Letterman will be pretty damn funny.

Billy Eichner Gets to Yell at a Delighted David Letterman and Shares How Joan Rivers Helped His Career

September 12, 2014

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Turns out David Letterman is a big fan of Billy on the Street and Billy Eichner. In fact, he’s so much a fan that he gleefully played one of Billy’s game while Eichner was on The Late Show and thoroughly enjoyed getting answers wrong.

Billy also shared his experiences with the late Joan Rivers who was also a fan of Billy’s and helped him get noticed.

The World of Late Night Pays Tribute to Joan Rivers

September 5, 2014

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As Joan Rivers passed away yesterday afternoon, there were plenty of tributes throughout the world of late night, one she was such a forceful, hilarious presence in. Conan O’Brien and Chris Hardwick, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, and Craig Ferguson all paid their respects to Rivers on their respective programs.

Michael Cera Film Q&A Prank Goes Awry and He Takes His Girlfriend to The World’s Biggest Basket

August 26, 2014

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While on The Late Show with David Letterman last night, Michael Cera gave Letterman an update on what he’s up to.

Apparently, Cera is attempting to prank Sundance Film Festival audiences and then it going much different than expected as well as dazzling his new German girlfriend by taking her to the world’s biggest basket in Ohio.

We wouldn’t be surprised at all if any of these stories are the seeds for a new Arrested Development episode.

David Letterman Pays Tribute to Robin Williams on The Late Show

August 19, 2014

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Throughout the storied history of David Letterman’s comedy career, Robin Williams has been around for most of it, all the way from The Comedy Store to appearing dozens of times on The Late Show and Letterman appearing on Mork and Mindy.

With Williams passing, Letterman, like all the other late night talk shows, did his own personal, heartfelt tribute to Robin. Watch it here.

CBS’ Nina Tassler Is Open To Not Having a Talk Show Following The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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The end of Craig Ferguson’s run at The Late Late Show may be the end of The Late Late Show as well.

In CBS’ TCA presentation, CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler revealed that she’s been toying with the idea of doing something different when David Letterman and Ferguson end their runs at The Late Show and The Late Late Show, respectively.

So far, Stephen Colbert is slated to replace Letterman at The Late Show, which will presumably be called The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. There has been much speculation over what would happen in the 12:30AM slot following Colbert then, but no replacement host has been picked and it might not even be a comedy-oriented program according to Tassler.

Tassler doesn’t make it clear whether that will happen or not, but only details the possibilities, which could further shake up the late night world.

Hannibal Buress Sits Down and Chats with Letterman For The First Time

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Hannibal Buress has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman before, but he, until last night, had not actually chatted with Letterman on The Late Show.

As suggested, Buress got to sit down with David Letterman and, sans phone like he does on The Eric Andre Show, actually talked pelicans, kickboxing, etc.

Joe List Makes His Late Night Debut on Letterman

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We’re glad to see that David Letterman is having a little more stand up on The Late Show as of late before he leaves CBS in a few months.

We’re also glad that one of those comedians that Letterman’s highlighting is the very funny Joe List. Watch his set here.

Andy Kindler Is Back on The Late Show One More Time

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The countdown to the end of David Letterman’s tenure as the host The Late Show has already begun (even though it’s vague as to when that would exactly be). With that in mind, there’s a few things we’d like to see one more time on Letterman before he goes.

One of those things is Andy Kindler doing stand-up. Luckily, last night, we got our wish. Watch his Kindler’s here.

Carmen Lynch Makes Wonderful Return to Letterman

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Last night, the very funny Carmen Lynch made her second stand-up appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Just watch how great this set is and you’ll definitely see why they invited her back.

Spike TV Paying Tribute to Don Rickles

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Spike TV Paying Tribute to Don Rickles

Living comedy legend Don Rickles is getting his very own televised tribute special on Spike TV at the end of May. As David Letterman, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, Regis Philbin, Tracy Morgan, Martin Scorsese, and more will be part of One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles, we can only imagine that this is basically going to be a roast.

Mr. Warmth probably wouldn’t have it any other way.