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David Letterman - September 17, 2001

David Letterman Remembers Robin Williams

Last week David Letterman was on vacation so last night was the first time he addressed the passing of Robin Williams. David Letterman had the pleasure of watching the first comedy set that Robin ever did in LA and their friendship lasted for decades.

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14 minutes that are worth your time.

Random Photos Part Five

Napoleon Dynamite had their 10th anniversary reunion so that gets the top spot.

Chaz Bono worked up a sweat during acting class.

Courteney Cox and her soon to be husband walking around.

Clint Eastwood looks good in a suit at the premiere of Jersey Boys.

Also there were Alan Cumming and Tony Award winner Lena Hall.

Christopher Walken was also there but did no dancing or Lady GaGa lyric reading or pushing anyone overboard a yacht.

Diane Kruger has been really visible the past few days which is unlike her.

Jerry Sienfeld and David Letterman smile at an event last night.

Angelina Jolie always smiles bigger when she is talking women's rights rather than movies.

Stephen Colbert Is Replacing David Letterman

So much for my hope that Craig Ferguson would replace David Letterman. It isn't going to happen. Stephen Colbert has signed a five year agreement to replace Letterman beginning after Letterman's retirement next year. I'm not a fan of this hiring. Colbert is funny enough, but he plays a character on television. Yes, it is talk show-ish, but it is not a talk show in the traditional sense. I'm ok with breaking tradition or changing format, but is he going to come in and be a traditional talk show host or is he going to be the same character he is on Comedy Central?

When Piers Morgan got axed I thought Colbert would be good for that position. Lots of political talk. Lots of having to cover current affairs and his humor would really help the ratings. Maybe I'm wrong and he will be great, but I think there were a lot better choices out there, including his former boss, Jon Stewart. I could get behind that decision and think Jon would have slid right into that seat and stayed a good decade and would have had sketches and just been perfect. Stewart has always been the straight man to set up the jokes or characters and I think that is what a talk show needs.

Random Photos Part Five

The Simpsons paying tribute to David Letterman gets the top spot.

Amanda Bynes on vacation in Mexico.

Brooke Shields with her morning coffee.

Britney Spears at her sons' soccer game.

Cameron Diaz and

Leslie Mann in Paris.

Danica McKellar and

James Maslow and Peta joined

Drew Carey at rehearsals for DWTS yesterday.

David Letterman Says Goodbye

For the past 32 years if you turned on the television at night, David Letterman was there. First at Late Night for 11 years and then on his own show on CBS for the past 21 years. He created the Top 10 list; Stupid Pet Tricks and Stupid Human Tricks. If you think about it, the latter two are basically half of You Tube's content. When Late Night started it was a one of a kind show. Nothing like it had ever been seen. I think he realized early on that if he wanted people to stay up really late he was going to have to get their attention. There was the feud with Bryant Gumbel and the people he would talk to in other buildings that he could see from the windows at 30 Rock.

When Letterman moved to CBS he realized a dream of having his own show at the coveted 1130pm slot and then created an empire. He not only owns his show he also owns the Late Late Show and has had a lot of hits with his production company including Everybody Loves Raymond and Strangers With Candy. The thing about Dave is that he always shared everything that was going on his life whether it was good or bad. I remember that first night he came back on the air after 9/11 and how it seemed to give everyone permission to laugh again. Although his ratings have slipped the past few years he did manage to win six Emmy Awards for his show and Leno won only once.

With his retirement there is a definite changing of the guard and I think it is great that he is going out on his own terms on his own date and will have a farewell year that will be a great time to reminisce. He will be missed. Possible replacement choices include Craig Ferguson and Neil Patrick Harris.