David Letterman

06/18/12 • 43 min

This week on Here's The Thing, Alec talks with late-night legend David Letterman. Letterman describes his early years on TV in Indiana; his decision to try radio despite a boss who said “You will never be heard of again”; and his eventual journey to LA where after 3 years at comedy clubs he found himself on The Tonight Show. As Letterman says, "that's not supposed to happen."

Letterman’s been doing the Late Show for 30 years and he says for a long time he “just didn’t do anything else.” Things have changed now, he tells Alec; he has “no patience for meetings” and he avoids making decisions on the show. Dave is also taking time to explore the world with his 8-year old son: “when you have a child you do things you never thought you would do, and it’s fun.”

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06/18/12 • 43 min

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin - David Letterman

Transcript

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This is Alec Baldwin and you're listening to Here's the thing. When David Letterman started Late Night in The New York Times said he was quote more of an acquired taste than most comedians unquote. Now it's time, ladies and gentlemen, for a segment of this program, and we like to call stupid petricks. We grew up on Johnny, a true gentleman who could deliver a smooth set up and punchline, occasionally helped by a wink. But suddenly with Late Night