It is suspected that Paramount did not renew Stephen Colbert’s contract because they were afraid of donald trump, and they wanted the Skydance merger to go through, which it did.
So now that Colbert is a week away from his last episode of The Late Show, he invited David Letterman, the only other man to have the job, to be a guest on the late night talk show.
What did they do? A first for Colbert, but something Letterman loved to do. They threw stuff off of the roof of The Ed Sullivan Theater at the CBS Eye logo! Things that went crashing down to the street were chairs, watermelons, and a goodbye cake from CBS.
When it was all done, it was time for a goodbye message to their former employer from the two hosts who kept the show alive for nearly 33 years. Letterman quoted Edward R. Murrow with his own twist, “Good night. Good luck. Mother fuckers!”
And they are going to need it, because the only people watching Byron Allen’s show are the ones who fell asleep with the television on during the 11 O’clock news.
Before everybody loved Ray Romano, David Letterman fell in love with him during his first appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Do you see what Letterman saw in the 37-year-old in that 1995 appearance?
Before Chloe Fineman was doing weird impressions on Saturday Night Live, she debuted her peafowl impression on The Late Show with David Letterman. How cute was the 16-year-old doing whatever that was on that 2004 episode?
Keke Palmer shared a selfie with David Letterman, and they looked really cozy sitting next to each other at Saturday Night Live’s 50th celebration. How cozy? Like, do they have something to tell us?
According to Palmer, yes, they do. She wrote, “Say hello to Deke, or Kavid, yea that’s right we’re an item! We even share glasses now, there’s no going back #HadMeAtHello #WhoKnew #YouKnowItsYoGurl”
Can you imagine what their love affair is like? They are so different, she is loud and uninhibited, and he is quiet and reserved. She is young, and he is old. He hosted late night, and she hosted a daytime one. As they say, opposites attract, and let’s see them attract.
Jimmy Fallon got a big surprise on The Tonight Show yesterday, as did long time fans of NBC late night talk shows.
What was it? Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band are filling in for The Roots this week. But that is not the surprise.
So, what is it? The band leader’s old boss, David Letterman, decided to stop by and say hi! And he did it by crashing Fallon’s monologue.
Was Fallon upset? Not at all. Well, maybe a little because Letterman slapped him in the face with a tortilla several times, and that actually hurts. Don’t worry, Jimmy got one in. And he is being sued by the original Late Night host.
It was nice to watch Letterman on TV again at 11:30p. Plus, it was wonderful to see the two hosts together because they have such different hosting styles. If they were to co-host a talk show, it would be like The Odd Couple.
Maybe we can get Letterman out of retirement to do it. Would you watch The Late Tonight Show?
UPDATE: If you are wondering where The Roots are (like I was), they are rehearsing for the SNL 50 Homecoming Concert Lineup on Friday.
