Leno Beats Letterman, World Spins On

Reality has corrected itself, sadly. Jay Leno is back on The Tonight Show and is once again beating Dave Letterman. Last night, Jay the returning conqueror handily clobbered his old nemesis, who could really use a good Palin scandal. [EW]

David Letterman Resorted to Extreme Measures to Land Jay Leno for His Super Bowl Gag

You think it's easy getting Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, and David Letterman in a room together to tape a 15-second gag for the Super Bowl? Then you're wrong! This thing took private jets, corporate rescheduling, even espionage!
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Late Night Wars Cartoon Deserves Own Show

Taiwanese newspaper Apple Daily has struck again, this time digitally re-creating the feud between Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno and Jeff Zucker as an animated superhero caper. NBC needs to option this immediately. More »

Letterman Extortion Guy Fails To Sell 'I'm Just Like Tiger Woods Mistress' Story

Robert Halderman utterly failed to convince a judge to toss extortion charges against him on First Amendment grounds. The judge also didn't buy his "but Tiger Woods skanks did it, too" defense. More »

Ari Emanuel Doesn't Match Up to Mike Ovitz in New Late Night War

Ari Emanuel has fashioned himself as the most powerful agent in Hollywood since Mike Ovitz's terrible reign. And as Conan O'Brien's prime defender against NBC, he's found himself in the exact same position as the zen warrior of Beverly Hills. More »

Eye Of The Tiger: Dave Letterman Not Afraid To Make Cheating Jokes

David Letterman came back from vacation last night and didn't let his own recent sex scandal hold him back from basically devoting his show to Tiger Woods's cheating "firestorm." The man is clearly enjoying this. [Jezebel]

Scandal and Death Spell Showbiz Success for Letterman and Michael Jackson

Somewhere out there in Hollywood, there are a few dozen people who made bets that "scandal was never the way to win over audiences" kicking themselves, hard. More »

More True Tales of Creepiness and Terror from the Letterman Staff

Just as America settled into a laissez faire consensus on office sex, some new confessions out of Fort Letterman have appeared to remind us of why we're all against the bosses-sleeping-with-their-employees thing in the first place. More »

Tina Fey Doesn't Want Her Daughter To Dress Like Barbie

Last night on David Letterman, Tina Fey said her look in Harper's Bazaar is the result of "gay magic." But she doesn't want her daughter getting glammed up yet, so she's pushing her to be a bacon-eating robot for Halloween. [Jezebel]

Letterman apologizes to wife on tonight's broadcast: "I have a lot of work to do."

Purported Letterman Blackmailer Slept With Colleagues Himself, Colleagues Say

It turns out the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman for having "creepy" sex with his own staff knew from creepy. The brawling, hard-drinking 48 Hours producer was reportedly known for his own intra-office liaisons. More »
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Assistant in Question Gets Place of Honor in Late Show Staff Photo

In the photo above of the Late Show staff taken in August of this year features the assistant of the moment, Stephanie Birkitt standing front and center. More »

Gawker Exclusive: Letterman Said to Pay Assistant's Law School Bill

As revealed last night, Late Night host David Letterman could be an especially good boss to some of his more special assistants. The show's staff has long buzzed upon the attentions Dave bestows upon his favorites. More »

David Letterman: I Had Sex with Staffers, Was Extorted

Tonight's episode of David Letterman's show will get plenty of tongues wagging, for the funny man admits that he had sex with several female staffers and then someone tried to shake him down for $2 million. Television gold! More »

Merrill Markoe On Dave Letterman, Dick Jokes, & The Love Of A Good Dog

Comedian and writer Merrill Markoe was one of the creators of the David Letterman Show. Now she writes books about talking dogs and makes funny short videos. She spoke with Doree Shafrir about her career, and the strangeness of Hollywood. [Jezebel]

Jeremy Piven's Will Repeat His Mercury Poisoning Story Until You Think It's True

The devil is in the details, and the details to this little devil's story keep getting piled on. Piven told David Letterman last night that he not only had mercury poisoning, but a host of other ailments as well. More »

Amusing & Alarming: Anne Heche Disses Ex-Hubby, Son's Soccer Skills

Anne Heche was on Letterman last night, and she had some choice words for her "lazy ass" ex-husband, her kid's athleticism (or lack thereof), and Dave's marriage. [Jezebel]

Donald Trump: People Hate Carrie Prejean Because She's Beautiful

Reality TV star Donald Trump was on Letterman tonight braying about how much he loves pageant broads and how Carrie Prejean was crucified on a wooden cross just like Jesus because mean people hate her for being so damn hot. More »

Never Piss Off David Letterman

John Michael Higgins isn't a household name, but you've probably seen him acting in Christopher Guest films and/or as Wayne Jarvis on Arrested Development. He also portrayed Letterman in The Late Shift, something he says Letterman still hates him for. More »

Kevin Spacey Fails to Sell David Letterman on the Virtues of Twitter

Until tonight, we'd no idea that David Letterman was so painfully ignorant about Twitter. He thinks it's something people have to pay for! So Kevin Spacey pulled out his Blackberry and attempted to explain it all to him. More »
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