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Rolling Stone reports: Howard Stern reflected on his now-infamous radio interviews with President Trump. He said the future president’s unfiltered responses made him the ideal guest in a preview of an upcoming episode of David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. “He goes, first of all – straight face – the great beauties, Howard, are not actresses. It’s models. …

(Tipped by JMG reader Colaboy29)

It doesn’t seem like she quite knows all the lyrics. (Tipped by JMG reader Robbie)

On Friday night Darlene Love closed out a three-decade run of performing her holiday classic on The Late Show. Via Rolling Stone: The tradition began in 1986 when Love first performed “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on Letterman’s Late Night program on NBC, and while a small four-piece band backed the “He’s a Rebel” singer for that rendition, the size …

Yesterday some of you had strong opinions about Aretha Franklin’s cover of Adele’s Rolling In The Deep. Last night Franklin performed the track live on Letterman, after which she talked about her early days and missing out on performing on the Ed Sullivan Show, which was filmed in the studio that is now home to Letterman. UPDATE: The woeful backup …

Via the Wrap: Harris said they chose the destination because it was the first trip the couple took together. It was just one of many connections to firsts for the couple, that has been together for more than a decade. Their song is Kelly Clarkson’s “A Moment Like This,” because they obsessed over the first season of “American Idol” together. …

Via Mediaite: It turns out there was some credence to those Neil Patrick Harris Late Show rumors. During an appearance on Howard Stern’s show Wednesday, Harris confirmed that CBS did try to woo him to replace David Letterman, as well as possibly Craig Ferguson, but the actor turned them down. Harris said that CBS President Les Moonves and entertainment head …

“CBS has just declared war on the heartland of America. No longer is comedy going to be a covert assault on traditional American values [and] conservatives. Now, it’s just wide out in the open. What this hire means is a redefinition of what is funny and a redefinition of what is comedy. What this hire means is a redefinition of …

Stephen Colbert will succeed David Letterman when the Late Show host retires some time next year. When Colbert sits behind the desk of the CBS program, as he is set to do at a currently undetermined date in 2015, he will likely do it in unvarnished fashion, not as the right-wing caricature he plays in his current perch on Comedy …

This afternoon David Letterman told his Times Square studio audience that he will retire in 2015 after 33 years as a late night television host. Letterman, who survived an emergency five-way bypass surgery in 2000, is the longest-serving late-night host in TV history and last year he surpassed his friend and mentor Carson when he hit 31-years on the air. …

Rachel Maddow appeared on Late Night With David Letterman last night to talk about Chris Christie and the Sochi Olympics. Towleroad quotes Letterman lamenting the lack of a Sochi boycott: “I was hoping that everybody would pull out and everybody would say ‘This is not right. This is medieval times. We’re not going.’ Vladimir Putin said they would not be …

Singing the “top ten opera lyrics.” Mandatory viewing.

I haven’t seen Letterman in a month thanks to the TWC-CBS feud, but this happened last night. Bill Murray was the first guest on Letterman’s show when it debuted 20 years ago today.

Last night David Letterman and Dr. Phil discussed the coming out of Jason Collins, comparing him to Jackie Robinson. Dr. Phil: “We’ve got some mouth-breathers out there that still respond to this like it’s something wrong.” Letterman: “God created man in his own image. Why do we single this group (gays) out?” The discussion begins at the 5:45 mark. Worth …

This time it’s Letterman that scores the point. (Tipped by JMG reader Nick)

The guy knows how to take a joke.