David Letterman

David Letterman Honored With Twain Award For American Comedy

10:56am October 23, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The late-night host who reigned for 33 years before his retirement in 2015, received the award in a star-studded Kennedy Center event.

David Letterman, right, the host of The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, and his mother Dorothy Mengering share a laugh during the dedication of the $21 million David Letterman Communication and Media Building on the campus in Muncie, Ind., in 2007.

National

David Letterman's Mother, Dorothy Mengering, Dies At 95

2:46am April 12, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Dorothy Mengering became a hit with viewers when her son put her on his Late Show on CBS. She baked and appeared via satellite in her Indiana kitchen for a segment called "Guess Mom's Pies."

Donald Trump interviewed on Larry King Live on Oct, 7, 1999. Trump said he had formed an exploratory committee to help him determine whether he could win the White House as a Reform Party candidate.

Donald Trump's Been Saying The Same Thing For 30 Years

2:05pm January 20, 2017

He has flirted with running for office since the 1980s. His message has been remarkably similar.

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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton visits the Knotty Tie Company Wednesday in Denver, Colo.

Hillary Clinton Hits Trump Over Outsourcing

6:46pm August 03, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Clinton visited a Colorado tie company on Wednesday, questioning why her Republican rival makes his name-brand ties in China and not America.

Politics & Government

Even Retired Comedians Can't Resist A Few Good Trump Jokes

12:48pm July 13, 2015

David Letterman popped up Friday to make a few cracks about the brashest, most famously follicled candidate for the 2016 Republican Party presidential nomination.

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Bill Murray emerged from a cake to give David Letterman a goodbye embrace during Tuesday's taping of The Late Show. Letterman is ending his run as the show's host Wednesday.

Arts

Letterman Fills Final Show With Memories And Gratitude

9:04am May 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

David Letterman approached his final extra-long hour of late night TV on Wednesday with the same self-deprecation as the previous 6,000-plus, but leavened the snark with heaps of nostalgia and praise.

David Letterman, seen here snapping a selfie with his replacement Stephen Colbert, will step down next week as host of the Late Show.

Arts

David Letterman's Top 10 Late-Night Memories (Well, Not Really)

5:05pm May 14, 2015

by Eric Deggans

No one has been a late-night TV host longer than David Letterman, who retires Wednesday after 33 years. Here's what he told TV Critic Eric Deggans about leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater one last time.

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Arts

Last Days Of Dave: Paying Homage To Letterman's Weird And Quirky Legacy

10:20am May 05, 2015

by David Bianculli

The off-beat funnyman retires this month after 33 years hosting late-night television. Fresh Air's David Bianculli says that David Letterman's humor "provided a new blueprint for the TV talk show."

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Boundary-Pushing Late Night Hosts Move On — Colbert Up, Ferguson Out

6:32pm December 18, 2014

by Eric Deggans

Both Stephen Colbert and Craig Ferguson end their late-night TV shows this week. Colbert is getting a boatload of attention as he moves to succeed David Letterman, but Ferguson deserves some too.

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