"It" girl of the moment Emma Stone stopped by the Late Show tonight to chat with David Letterman and promote her upcoming film, The Help. While we're sure Letterman had only the best of intentions, we couldn't help but feel creeped out by his fixation on Stone's voice, eyes and hair. And if the above video is any indication, she seemed a bit uncomfortable, as well. Easy, Dave!
It's been more than six months—and several talk show appearances—since Ricky Gervais made all those controversial jokes at the Golden Globes, so surely he's done talking about it, right? Not so much, actually, as you'll see in this exchange Gervais had with David Letterman on tonight's Late Show, during which he said "I don't think I should" when asked if he'd host the awards show again.
Kirstie Alley's turn on Dancing with the Stars earlier this year helped revive her career. It also resulted in a revival of fat jokes about the actress with David Letterman chief among the offenders. So when Alley appeared on tonight's Late Show, it was all but inevitable that she'd bring up the issue. Which she did pretty much immediately.
In the last 10 days alone, two different men have been arrested for vandalizing the entrance to the Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Late Show with David Letterman is taped. Scary! But at least Letterman is taking it all in stride, as you'll see in this clip from tonight's program, which features Today Show anchor Matt Lauer attempting his own theater break-in with a metal trash can.
After receiving a request from David Letterman to serve as co-host of the Late Show for one night, Regis Philbin showed up to do just that on tonight's program. But when it came time for Philbin to assist Letterman in reading off the night's Top 10 list, things went south—and became quite funny—in a hurry.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 comes out Friday, so naturally we'll be seeing its stars hit the talk show circuit this week. Emma Watson got the ball rolling with an appearance on tonight's Late Show, during which she was asked by David Letterman about co-star Daniel Radcliffe's recent admission that he's a recovering alcoholic. And as if that wasn't awkward enough on its own, Letterman then spent the better part of two minutes pestering Watson for details related to her own alcohol use. Video of the whole bit is above.
Two days after co-star Tom Hanks appeared on the same program, Julia Roberts visited the Late Show last night to chat with David Letterman and promote Larry Crowne. As it turned out, there wasn't much movie-related discussion. But there was a whole bit that involved Letterman peppering Roberts with annoying questions about her kids! He also flipped off the audience. The video, above.
Last week, Tom Hanks appeared on Univision's Despierta America morning show and soon found himself in the middle of a weather report-turned-dance party with sexy co-host Chiquinquira Delgado. It was cute! And when Hanks reminisced about the incident with David Letterman on tonight's Late Show, we couldn't help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside all over again.
Justin Bieber may never be overthrown as America's No. 1 teen idol, but that doesn't mean the singer isn't still capable of making cringeworthy television appearances. Take, for instance, Bieber's cameo on tonight's Late Show, during which he indifferently presented the "Top 10 Little-Known Facts About Justin Bieber" for an even more indifferent David Letterman.
Last night, Keith Olbermann reincarnated Countdown on Current TV and it was pretty much the same exact show he had on MSNBC before the network gave him the boot. To call it "new" is a bit of a stretch, but Olbermann stopped by tonight's Late Show with David Letterman to promote the program and read off tonight's Top 10 list, "Reasons to Watch the New Countdown with Keith Olbermann." Video of the segment is above.
Even though Oprah Winfrey ended her talk show more than two weeks ago—and even though David Letterman already expressed his sadness over her absence from television—the Late Show host still can't seem to let the Queen of Daytime go, as evidenced from this "Losing Oprah: The Five Stages of Grief" bit that aired on tonight's program.
Oprah Winfrey ended her talk show yesterday, as you undoubtedly know. But that doesn't mean David Letterman is going to give up his obsession with the (ex?) Queen of Daytime. On tonight's Late Show, Letterman devoted his Top 10 list to her, and also made her the focus of a bit that involved two stagehands reading a Martha Stewart-themed Oprah script in dramatic fashion.
On the same day her album dropped, Lady Gaga appeared on the Late Show tonight to promote Born This Way and talk with David Letterman. Full of flirting and awkward conversation, Gaga and Letterman's first chat ever was one worth watching. So with that in mind, here's our handy little video of interview's best four minutes.
While it seemed like every celebrity ever was in Chicago yesterday for the taping of Oprah Winfrey's farewell spectacular, David Letterman wasn't one of them. As he explained in a rant on tonight's Late Show, Letterman—who "spent the last 12 to 15 years kissing up to Oprah"—didn't take the snub lightly. Add to that the fact that a bit he'd rehearsed with Steve Martin for today's CBS upfronts was scrapped at the last minute, and it's easy to see why Letterman was a bit more cranky than usual this evening.
On tonight's Late Show, David Letterman welcomed Chaz Bono on to talk about his transition from a woman to a man. Unfortunately for Bono—and the rest of us—the interview consisted mostly of frustrating confusion from Letterman about the difference between being homosexual and being transgender. Here are some of the lowlights.
Ever since Mel Gibson's abusive meltdown coincided with his filming of the Jodie Foster-directed The Beaver, his friend of 15 years has been defending the hot-headed star. On tonight's Late Show, however, Foster's narrative seemed to change from "God, I love that man," to a more canned, publicist-friendly, "He's wonderful in the movie, he's extraordinary in the film" one. What gives?
On tonight's Late Show, Brian Williams took some time out to visit David Letterman and chat with him about the death of Osama bin Laden. After reviewing the day's papers with Letterman, Williams recounted the events that led to him finding out—and reacting to—the news that the US had killed the al Qaeda leader.
Did you know that it's Jay Leno's birthday? David Letterman did, and on tonight's Late Show he used that fact as an opportunity to remind the world once again that he despises Leno. We get it, Dave, we get it.
