Ok, this is a week old but I have to ask. What did ye think of Tom Green hosting the Late Show? Dave was obviously sick that someone had to cover for him. I thought Tom had potential, he was also kind of nervous as well. But he pulled it off and the Scott Stevens interview went very well.
Discuss. Now.
i doubt dave has been sick these days that he's been taking off. tom did a good job and i look forward to his new show on mtv.
on a sort of relevant note, i'd do stephanie.
monty.
other interesting facts about stephanie "monty" birkitt:
dave pronounces her name Burquette, like cigarette.
she looks good in costumes.
her ex-boyfriend danced without moving his arms in a lurching manner.
is hot with glasses.
loves monkeys, food.
prolly did dave at one point.
tom's show premieres on monday at midnight. i'm sure tom was a bit nervous, but anything you seem him doing is usually an act. if you saw him drop by on conan a few nights ago you would have seen a bit of a clip of his new show (he travels to texas where he encounters a place called 'tom green county' named after a war hero named tom green). a fun show, but i think he could have had more fun if the guests were a bit more fun
I never cared about Letterman. In my mind, he is very unfunny. His jokes are on the same wave length as Leno's, but Letterman's delivery is very bad. Leno can at least get excited and make his usual bad jokes kinda entertaining. Letterman feels like the guy who has subtle humor and is funny more for the way he acts and such than just throwing out a typical joke, but thing is, he mostly throws out jokes on his shows and it doesn't work for him. Dennis Miller is my favorite comedian, but he had his perfect venue on HBO and thats done with. I'd rather not see him on any of these shows because of the absence of his use to swear. I'm waiting to see John Stewart pushed up to Letterman status and become a major player. He's deserving of it.
Tom Green can be funny when doing a thought out skit. His regular antics he does when having to fall on something when he has nothing else to do has become lame and old.
~rougerum
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetI never cared about Letterman. In my mind, he is very unfunny. His jokes are on the same wave length as Leno's, but Letterman's delivery is very bad. Leno can at least get excited and make his usual bad jokes kinda entertaining. Letterman feels like the guy who has subtle humor and is funny more for the way he acts and such than just throwing out a typical joke, but thing is, he mostly throws out jokes on his shows and it doesn't work for him. Dennis Miller is my favorite comedian, but he had his perfect venue on HBO and thats done with. I'd rather not see him on any of these shows because of the absence of his use to swear. I'm waiting to see John Stewart pushed up to Letterman status and become a major player. He's deserving of it.
Tom Green can be funny when doing a thought out skit. His regular antics he does when having to fall on something when he has nothing else to do has become lame and old.
~rougerum
yeah thanks for the cry, shouldn't u be standing up for the rights of foreign caterers or sumthin?
Quote from: PQuote from: The Gold TrumpetI never cared about Letterman. In my mind, he is very unfunny. His jokes are on the same wave length as Leno's, but Letterman's delivery is very bad. Leno can at least get excited and make his usual bad jokes kinda entertaining. Letterman feels like the guy who has subtle humor and is funny more for the way he acts and such than just throwing out a typical joke, but thing is, he mostly throws out jokes on his shows and it doesn't work for him. Dennis Miller is my favorite comedian, but he had his perfect venue on HBO and thats done with. I'd rather not see him on any of these shows because of the absence of his use to swear. I'm waiting to see John Stewart pushed up to Letterman status and become a major player. He's deserving of it.
Tom Green can be funny when doing a thought out skit. His regular antics he does when having to fall on something when he has nothing else to do has become lame and old.
~rougerum
yeah thanks for the cry, shouldn't u be standing up for the rights of foreign caterers or sumthin?
Shouldn't you make a decent effort to stand up for the comedy of Letterman? You gotta stop with all the bad comebacks because you look the most intimidated of anyone here to what I say. Just disagree like everyone else.........
~rougerum
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetShouldn't you make a decent effort to stand up for the comedy of Letterman? You gotta stop with all the bad comebacks because you look the most intimidated of anyone here to what I say. Just disagree like everyone else.........
~rougerum
i don't need to defend anything, but i can diss u whenever i want for no reason.
oh, and shut up, idiot.
P Public Enemy #1
my boy said freeze and I got numb
I lost all my respect for Tom Green when I saw him bathing in oatmeal!
no, no. that was the Green Tom show
Quote from: PQuote from: The Gold TrumpetShouldn't you make a decent effort to stand up for the comedy of Letterman? You gotta stop with all the bad comebacks because you look the most intimidated of anyone here to what I say. Just disagree like everyone else.........
~rougerum
i don't need to defend anything, but i can diss u whenever i want for no reason.
oh, and shut up, idiot.
Hah, with that great remark it looks like you are pleading idiocy only for yourself. You can try to diss all you want, but its all juvenile considering I'm never starting any of it nor are most people on this board. Maybe you should seek attention in other ways because normally, I have nothing against you. Its just when you play bully, you can never back your words up with any intimidation.
~rougerum
dammit! your bickering is ruining my slap stick
:splat: tom green ------ also very annoying it is like a high school kid having his own show people who find his show funny are the ones that think SNL is better now than when it first premiered, listen to new alternative rock only, still wear hypercolor shirts :)
letterman is good
leno is OKAY
conan is the best
Quote from: poserno, no. that was the Green Tom show
I know. I hate the Tom Green Show. Did anyone see the show, where he acted like a total psyko in front of his parents?
What about Kilby?
kilborn was much better on the daily show then he is now. I would say i'm mad that he left, but then we would not have jon stewart.
Kilborn has on and ogg nights. I think it depends on who his guests are. Unlike Conan, who is funny every night of the week
Quote from: Sigur RósQuote from: poserno, no. that was the Green Tom show
Did anyone see the show, where he acted like a total psyko in front of his parents?
You just summarized every episode...
I still love that show though. I know, it's stupid and all...but I still enjoy it...he's just so fucking riddiculous.
Kilborn is way better than Connan. And Letterman is way better than Leno. I vote for CBS.
I loved, loved the Tom Green show. It was crazy, but it was also genius, now what he did on than isn't novelty and it's almost conventional.
I love Conan and Letterman...I despise Leno.
Letterman is great... he is A great.
GT gets made fun of because there is no need to argue this... most intelligent people with an actual human sense of humor know Letterman destroys Leno.
Conan is great, but his show is losing it's spark.
Kilborn should have been cancelled years ago... I'd almost watch Leno over him, he's so incredibly unfunny... he's also a shit-eating cocksucker... this is a fact.
Quote from: RegularKarateConan is great, but his show is losing it's spark.
Did you see the episode with Kim Cattral?
Quote from: RegularKarateGT gets made fun of because there is no need to argue this... most intelligent people with an actual human sense of humor know Letterman destroys Leno.
GT gets made fun of because certain people take offense to a criticizing point of view and instead of just disagreeing, they say not words, but shit. Humor is one thing, but drowning out your own desperation for attention in needy ways is another. They just call it humor. I call it annoyance without humor because there is no wit and just bad aim. But, as a free loving person, I must stand up for these people spitting their bullshit and take it when the next guy thinks its the funniest thing. This guy is the cradle for these people to rub their dicks against and cum for the cushion of it. But if you want to call all these things jokes, then call this one too and see it in the fashion of a rant. But...taking offense would be just going against your own comedy anyways. Just dip it in shit and see how it tastes.
~rougerum
Quote from: The Gold TrumpetQuote from: RegularKarateGT gets made fun of because there is no need to argue this... most intelligent people with an actual human sense of humor know Letterman destroys Leno.
GT gets made fun of because certain people take offense to a criticizing point of view and instead of just disagreeing, they say not words, but shit. Humor is one thing, but drowning out your own desperation for attention in needy ways is another. They just call it humor. I call it annoyance without humor because there is no wit and just bad aim. But, as a free loving person, I must stand up for these people spitting their bullshit and take it when the next guy thinks its the funniest thing. This guy is the cradle for these people to rub their dicks against and cum for the cushion of it. But if you want to call all these things jokes, then call this one too and see it in the fashion of a rant. But...taking offense would be just going against your own comedy anyways. Just dip it in shit and see how it tastes.
~rougerum
impressive
Quote from: Pedro the WombatQuote from: Sigur RósQuote from: poserno, no. that was the Green Tom show
Did anyone see the show, where he acted like a total psyko in front of his parents?
You just summarized every episode...
I still love that show though. I know, it's stupid and all...but I still enjoy it...he's just so fucking riddiculous.
Oh, I've only seen about 2 shows. I thought well....."Stupid Americans and turned of my TV". :-D
Quote from: Sigur RósQuote from: Pedro the WombatQuote from: Sigur RósQuote from: poserno, no. that was the Green Tom show
Did anyone see the show, where he acted like a total psyko in front of his parents?
You just summarized every episode...
I still love that show though. I know, it's stupid and all...but I still enjoy it...he's just so fucking riddiculous.
Oh, I've only seen about 2 shows. I thought well....."Stupid Americans and turned of my TV". :-D
Tom Green's Canadian
Quote from: RegularKarateLetterman is great... he is A great.
GT gets made fun of because there is no need to argue this... most intelligent people with an actual human sense of humor know Letterman destroys Leno.
Conan is great, but his show is losing it's spark.
Kilborn should have been cancelled years ago... I'd almost watch Leno over him, he's so incredibly unfunny... he's also a shit-eating cocksucker... this is a fact.
Agreed. Well, except for the GT bashing. But it's so true, Letterman is the Man.
Quote from: NEON MERCURY...people who find his show funny are the ones that think SNL is better now than when it first premiered, listen to new alternative rock only, still wear hypercolor shirts :)
Is this possible? Are these things still around?
aw
Letterman Ends Friday Summer Breaks
NEW YORK - David Letterman is going back on the air Fridays.
After a month of the veteran "Late Show" host turning Friday nights over to guest hosts, Jimmy Fallon's stint Friday was going to be the last, spokesman Tom Keaney said.
Tom Green, Tom Arnold and Kelsey Grammer had also filled in for Letterman.
"I've worked since I was 11 years old," Letterman, 56, had said on his CBS show. "And I just feel like it's summer now, I'd like to take a day off."
Oddly, Letterman didn't even get a day off. He usually tapes his Friday shows on Thursday evenings, after taping Thursday's show; so he just left work early during this stretch.
Although ratings in the summer aren't watched as closely as those during the regular TV season, "Tonight" host Jay Leno's lead over Letterman has increased in the past month.
Oh, that's fucking great, I was afraid he was dead too
great news. needs a legacy.
Conan's having a kid too
Quote from: tremoloslothConan's having a kid too
Conan's in great shape because I just can't see it. Call me an idiot, but hey.
Well I have to say I am pretty strong advocate of channel flipping when Letterman and his dog Shaeffer materialize from a tornado in the middle of my television set, diddo for Gay Leno (sp ?). In terms of Tom Green, well I grew up in Ottawa where that sad hack is from and I tell you what he babysat my friends place in Rockliffe and let her goddamn cat die by sticking it in a cage and not feeding it. He figured it was hilarious. I also got stuck with him in the park one night on acid while he refused to stop playing his "air guitar." The worst part about Tom is that he treats his real friends like shit. Poor ole Glen was so washed up last time I saw him that he was slumming it in Gatineau at club 76 (titty bar) drinking snakebites and eating poutine. That being said, I love Miller, Stewart, O'brien and can only hope that between the 3 of them (gah fine Miller is done) they can replace the stagnant pools of un-talent left by Letterman and Leno. What is too bad is that I used to waste friday nights watching either one of those schmucks (predominantly Letterman) and to what end? 9 years later and somehow the show has gotten worse and has refused to have the decency of Seinfeld (sans last episode) and fade away. GoodGame Cobain.
I would also like to say that I think Seth McFarlane (creator, voices and muse of Family Guy) should have his own talk show.
Quote from: AnachronismThat being said, I love Miller, Stewart, O'brien and can only hope that between the 3 of them (gah fine Miller is done) they can replace the stagnant pools of un-talent left by Letterman and Leno.
Well of the 3 it'll clearly be Conan. Miller *is* done and Jon Stewart, while VERY fuckin' funny wouldn't come before Conan. Longevity alone makes Conan runner up for sure. Of course with Leno dominating Letterman in the ratings, that won't be anytime soon where O'Brien gets the upgrade...but christ let's make it SOON.
I'm smelling retirement.......
letterman is the greatest...did no one watch him in his old days? how about when he ran the taco bell drive thru? asking some guy to buy them lettuce and he does...running off to the ricki lake show? this man is great....most consistently funny late night person. tom green blows...he's like that annoying friend that you can't get rid of. conan is cool too. but leno and kilborn are completely stale. i love having trio, i can watch old letterman...
what happened to manny the hippie?
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I haven't been able to watch it for a while :( Do they still go to that guys (I think he's Chinese) sandwich deli? I remeber this show where they sent him to play golf.
Quote from: ®edlumI haven't been able to watch it for a while :( Do they still go to that guys (I think he's Chinese) sandwich deli? I remeber this show where they sent him to play golf.
that's rupert jee's hello deli.. check out his website (http://www.hello-deli.com).
click on "dave's charcoal smile" (http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/dave_tv/ls_dtv_big_show_highlights.shtml) 6/22/04 (requires real player)
why can't he be this crazy all the frickin' time?
Man in Montana Arrested in Letterman Plot
HELENA, Mont. - Authorities on Thursday charged a man in what they say was a plot to kidnap David Letterman's toddler son and nanny from the talk-show host's Montana home.
Kelly A. Frank, 43, was being held on a felony charge of solicitation, among others.
Montana Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sally Hilander said the plot was uncovered when someone whom Frank had approached about the plan informed local police.
Steven Rubenstein, a spokesman for Letterman's production company World Wide Pants, said he could not immediately comment or say whether Letterman or his family was in Montana at the time of Frank's arrest.
The comedian who hosts CBS' "Late Show" taped three programs earlier this week, but is not on the air Thursday and Friday because of the network's coverage of the men's college basketball tournament.
Mike Ferriter of the state Department of Corrections said Frank had been working as a painter at Letterman's ranch west of Choteau in north-central Montana and apparently confided in an acquaintance earlier this month of his plan to kidnap Letterman's son and nanny and hold them for $5 million ransom.
According to the affidavit filed by Teton County Attorney Joe Coble, Frank had talked in detail with the acquaintance about his kidnapping plan.
He told the man that he knew Letterman and his family would be visiting their Montana home soon, and that Frank had a key to the house, knew where the baby slept and intended to kidnap the nanny "so that she could take care of the child."
The acquaintance contacted authorities on Sunday, according to the affidavit. Sheriff George Anderson told the weekly Choteau Acantha newspaper that Frank was arrested the following morning at another area ranch where he was working. Anderson did not return phone calls to The Associated Press seeking comment.
In addition to the solicitation charge, Frank also is charged with felony theft for allegedly overcharging Letterman for painting, and a misdemeanor charge of obstruction for lying to an investigator who first contacted him about the alleged plot.
He's jailed in neighboring Pondera County on $600,000 bail.
Letterman's girlfriend, Regina Lasko, gave birth to their son on Nov. 3, 2003. Letterman said that the boy, his first child, was named after his late father, Harry Joseph Letterman.
He bought the 2,700-acre Montana spread in 1999.
Letterman's ranch is along the edge of the rugged Rocky Mountain Front, an area known for its pristine wildlife habitats and home to wolves, eagles and grizzly bears. In September 2003, a black bear broke into Letterman's home twice, then was captured and relocated after returning a third time.
For years, Letterman was famously targeted by a stalker, who called herself "Mrs. David Letterman" and broke into his Connecticut house at least seven times.
Margaret Ray eventually pleaded guilty to breaking and entering. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she served 10 months in prison and 14 months in a mental institution. In 1998, she committed suicide at age 46 by kneeling in front of a train.
waffles.
David Letterman is the best dressed man on television. He always has the best ties. Take note.
this has been his strongest week of the year, thanks in part to russell crowe. i even got into paul anka's performance of smells like teen spirit. both he and dave 'still got it'.
in related news, does anybody else watch the tony mendez show?
hey. Will you be ready when the gates open?
Quote from: Pubrickin related news, does anybody else watch the tony mendez show?
the cue card guy? he has his own show?
Quote from: Jay Tee EmQuote from: Pubrickin related news, does anybody else watch the tony mendez show?
the cue card guy? he has his own show?
u hav a lot of catchin up to do.. (http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/dave_tv/ls_dtv_tony_mendez_shows.shtml)
they seem to hav discarded all the pre-2005 shows. it's been goin for at least a year.
Quote from: BethieDavid Letterman is the best dressed man on television. He always has the best ties. Take note.
he shouldnt wear white socks though.
so i gave it a week, and i'm sorry paul, u need glasses!
his eyes are creepy and never match his emotions. not that he needs to be underrated actor james franco or anything, but that dumb smile he always gives dave made perfect sense when he had dead eyes. now it's like sumone gouged his eyes out and replaced them with twinkling glass ones or sumthing.
in other news, tony mendez always feels up the interns.. i think he's gay tho. i liked the old batch the best except for the whole Amor Salvaje cast, that was lame. the blonde chick desiree was hot. i thought she could be a future stephanie. surprisingly (or not), all of dave's assistants are good looking chicks, with a kind of hot librarian look to them. hmm.
rachel mcadams was great the other nite, shame she wasn't on for longer on account of bill maher. she is quite fine, despite the excessive make up.
and i meant to say earlier, paul got his glasses back :yabbse-thumbup: . haha all due respect to jerry lewis, but he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Oprah on Dave tonight, watch!
did u see amanda peet's reaction at the end of her interview the other nite when dave didn't kiss her hand?
scandalous!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20051222/en_celeb_eo/18017
Letterman Restrained by Tormented Fan
By Sarah HallWed Dec 21, 7:07 PM ET
David Letterman has been temporarily restrained by a woman who believes that he torments her over the airwaves using a secret code.
New Mexico resident Colleen Nestler filed court documents late last week, alleging that Letterman has been using code words, gestures and "eye expressions" for more than 10 years to convey his desire to marry her and train her as his cohost.
As a result of Letterman's alleged methods of torture, Nestler claims she has suffered from "mental cruelty" and "sleep deprivation," and has been forced into bankruptcy.
She was granted a temporary restraining order by Santa Fe District Judge Daniel Sanchez, who signed off on her application and set a Jan. 12 court date to determine whether to make the order permanent.
In her six-page letter to the court, Nestler requested that Letterman stay at least three yards away from her and that he not "think of me, and release me from his mental harassment and hammering."
Letterman's lawyers have claimed Nestler's complaints are "without merit" and have asked Sanchez to quash the order.
"The claims made are obviously absurd and frivolous," Jim Jackoway, Lettermans attorney in Los Angeles, told the New Mexican. "This constitutes an unfortunate abuse of the judicial process."
Albuquerque attorney Pat Rogers contended that the Santa Fe District Court lacked jurisdiction over Letterman, that Nestler never served Letterman with restraining order papers and that she failed to follow other procedural requirements.
It's unclear from Nestler's complaint when her "relationship" with Letterman began to sour.
In her letter to the court, she claims she began sending Letterman "thoughts of love" after he began hosting The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS in 1993.
"Dave responded to my thoughts of love, and, on his show, in code words & obvious indications through jestures [sic] and eye expressions, he asked me to come east," she wrote.
Letterman upped the ante, she claimed, when he asked her to be his wife shortly before Thanksgiving in 1993.
In a teaser for his show, Letterman jokingly said, "Marry Me, Oprah," which Nestler rapidly deduced was a message intended for her.
"Oprah had become my first of many code names," she wrote. "...[A]s time passed, the code-vocabulary increased & changed, but in the beginning things like 'C' on baseball caps referred to me, and specific messages through songs sung by his guests, were the beginnings of what became an elaborate means of communication between he and myself."
Nestler did not reveal why she waited for so many years to take action against her tormenter. (We're guessing she was motivated by the recent revelation that she's not the only woman Letterman calls Oprah.)
She told the Associated Press Wednesday that she had no comment regarding her pending request for a permanent restraining order, other than "I pray to God I get it."
It's not the first time Letterman has had to deal with a fan gone wrong.
Earlier this year, house painter Kelly Frank, who had been hired to do some touchups at the late night host's Montana ranch, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for his involvement in a plot to kidnap Letterman's infant son.
Letterman was also stalked for years by obsessed fan Margaret Ray, who broke into his home repeatedly, stole his car and was known to introduce herself as "Mrs. David Letterman."
Ray served 10 months in prison and 14 months in a mental institution on Letterman-related charges. In 1998, she committed suicide by kneeling in front of an oncoming train.
Bill O'Reilly on Letterman (http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/002750.html)
Quote from: Ravi on January 05, 2006, 12:39:29 AM
Bill O'Reilly on Letterman (http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/002750.html)
yeah letterman didn't really make any good points but o'reilly is such a douche that he pretty much owned himself. anyway the best parts of the show were eric bana's segment and the stuff with the kitty.
Quote from: Pubrick on January 05, 2006, 12:54:45 AM
Quote from: Ravi on January 05, 2006, 12:39:29 AM
Bill O'Reilly on Letterman (http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/002750.html)
yeah letterman didn't really make any good points but o'reilly is such a douche that he pretty much owned himself. anyway the best parts of the show were eric bana's segment and the stuff with the kitty.
letterman's last line was classic.
can Letterman ever not be classy? He admitted that he couldn't debate O'Reilly and admitted that he didn't watch the show, but he out-"Average American"ed O'Reilly at his own game with his frame of absolutes and it was just great, plus, Letterman actually believed in what he was saying, down to every zinger. What a good show. That's all pundits are good for anyways--as paper machete pinatas for talkshow hosts.
yeah, I really like how Letterman almost wanted to argue against Bill O'Reilly as a human being, not politically. It was almost like he just hates the man, on top of the opinions he disagrees with. The whole antiChristmas thing that Letterman just shot down was GREAT.
yikes, i hadn't seen a single image of letterman in ages and he has aged a lot! he looks healthy, though. but why bring bill o'reilly to the show? that's like pitchfork reviewing the latest mariah carey album and giving it a 0.5 . hip and unnecessary. yep , like piñatas
scarlett has never looked better. my god she was glowing, if only she could keep her damn hands still. dave went from introducing her as a "woman" to referring to her as a "cute girl". the only times she seemed comfortable were when her jokes failed, and she said "forget it", that was her letting her guard down and not being so self-consciously adorable. well i'm not complaining, i was enthralled. i'm just waiting for someone to publically confront her about being too beautiful, or at least make comparisons to marilyn monroe.. i guess everyone's waiting to see where it goes.
and it would've been the best show of the year if they hadn't bumped imogen heap, that hide and seek song has really grown on me and deserves a spot among the top tracks of 2005.
this just occured to me in the remake thread..
what's the last scandal that happened on the show? i remember when crazy stuff would happen all the time like with drew and richard simmons and all those classic moments. that's what he needs now. i guess now that he's older he's over all that agitation, see: courtney love not returning.
it'd do the show good to have something stupid happen again, if he intends to stay fresh for another 5 years.
Borat and Beck on Letterman tonight.
funny and great on havn't seen it in a while.
Come on this hasn't been posted in since 2006? What is the matter with you people?
I have made the switch. The switch back to Dave. I miss his cold heart. Martha Stewart tonight "we're going to make hamburgers" and dave: "im not really in the mood to cook. "i'm not hungry" so difficult. if it were conan cooking he'd light something on fire or pour all the alcohol on the flames, where as dave would just drink it. haha
Anyone watch last night?
I didn't, but I just read a blog about it. He discussed being blackmailed and admitted that the things he was blackmailed for were true. Seems like a really cool, funny, honest Letterman moment, but I wonder how ratings-driven the decision to discuss it on air was.
Transcript and part of the video here. (http://thecomicscomic.typepad.com/thecomicscomic/2009/10/full-transcript-david-lettermans-onair-statement-about-his-affairs-and-the-2-million-attempt-to-blac.html) I'm sure it's other places too (and maybe the whole video), but that's where I read it.
I watched, it was pretty crazy.
audiences in these shows are the worst imbeciles. this is just like the Seinfeld/Richards interview...
It's pretty great/weird TV moment.
i'm sure if you were witnessing it youduv LOLd too. look at his face throughout, id have thought he was being sarcastic or something. albeit, a imbecile i is.
yeah I would probably have laughed or say to my friend : Oh my god!!! But I wouldn't have clapped when he says it's true he had sex with the employes. Especially when the guy is married. What the fuck, you americans are so retarded when it comes to sex really. Watching american TV you'd think having sex is something that you deserve praise for. Something reserved for the most elite and awesome members of society. In Quebec it's basically treated like a fact of life, no one thinks it's extreme or whatever. That's another subject tho.
You don't have any idea what you're talking about.
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it's all for another subject. you're being too hard on the audience here. like with Seinfeld/Richards, it's mostly just WTF confusion. if they didnt clap or something, it would have been awkward. Americans dont like awkwardness.
You crazy cultural commentators! This is in no way an issue of American sensibility, etc. This is just a show with a particular kind of comic tone, he went outside of that tone, it resulted in laughter - that's entirely expected/understood. It's simply a matter of conventions.
P.S.: This was great TV.
what isn't funny about this?
Yeah, I thought it was funny, too.
watch the part when he says something like : "the man accused me of sleeping with members of my staff (whatever I'm paraphrasing) and to that I reply : yes it's true.'' after that the audience cheers and laughs and he's like stfu. The way he looks down and smile after that tells me he must be thinking : ''what a bunch of brain dead idiots''
As for the cultural commentary it was not directly related to the event per se, but as a whole, and based on a TV perception (I've never been to the US)
it's funny because it's really unique etc. but it's more of a ''Omg tell me more'' laugh than what the audience seems to be doing which is : ''Oh David stop being a goof!!'' ANYWAYS I don't know :yabbse-undecided:
I feel bad. For him to tell everyone on national tv, before it got out anywhere else, props to dave. he's always one step ahead.
the third post in this thread, from 2003:
Quote from: P|/_ on June 21, 2003, 10:37:37 AM
other interesting facts about stephanie "monty" birkitt:
dave pronounces her name Burquette, like cigarette.
she looks good in costumes.
her ex-boyfriend danced without moving his arms in a lurching manner.
is hot with glasses.
loves monkeys, food.
prolly did dave at one point.
i knew it was her as soon as he said it.
i think the whole thing is completely bizarre. there's some lesson here but i feel it's muddled. the man was with this woman Regina Lasko for decades, but still had affairs, insisting marriage was not his thing after the disastrous first attempt. okay, fine. but was coming out ahead of the wave, that is telling everyone first before the media got a chance to spin it, the best way to resolve this debacle?
i also predicted that dave needed a scandal if he was gonna be interesting again, but i don't think this is the kind he needs. my hypothetical question is this: what if he just payed the guy the $2million he wanted and let it end there. is he that attached to his money? it's the principle of the thing! he'll say. ok but then his pride is in his money not in his relationships. dude must be respected cos he won't betray his wealth but he will betray his supposedly loyal companion. ha!
capitalism: a love story, indeed..
even paying the guy the 2 million wouldn't guarantee the story would go away, and he would look worse if it got out that he paid someone to keep it quiet. he made the right move (well, reaction anyway) and does anyone really care that david letterman slept with interns? it's not like he's the president.
it obviously wasn't impulsive, like mel gibson on ransom or something. dozens of lawyers and PR people probably all put in their cents. I think it's as classy a way to deal with something like this as one can.
Yeah, it WAS classy. It's also nice because it's someone acting in a way that treats infidelity in a mature manner, i.e.: as not the end of the world, as something that is often just bound to happen, because people are people, and not necessarily as a refferendum on your whole relationship/career/the institution of marriage.
Plus (to take a less idealistic tack), if movies have taught us anything it's that you can't just rid of blackmailers with a one-off payment.
your signature is missing a letter, man.
did you guys see how funny that was?
i was using one of the key words of the thread's topic as a pun, wasn't that funny? did you guys get it?
i know, i thought it was lame as fuck. but hey, at least i'm being like youz guyzez wokka wokka
I hope you're hammered because that's the only way to explain your wack behavior right now. Take an aspirin, drink some water and sober up and be cool again.
I like 03, I like neil, and I like P, I wish they'd all get along.
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Quote from: Pozer on October 09, 2009, 05:29:21 PM
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haha What the fuck is that thing? A little blue dude rocking the wheels of steel? That little guy's out of control.
Moral of this story: if david letterman fucks your wife, don't try and blackmail him.
03 may have left a bizarre post, but his assertion that children's signature is missing a letter is oddly still valid.
I don't get it and I so badly want to.
How bizarre: I stared at my 9-word signature that I've had for years for a very, very, very long time before I was able to spot the missing 'h'. Fixed! Thanks 03, you mental mofo.
(Pete - it was in 'Should', or rather, as I for some reason had decided to spell it, 'Sould').