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What hath the sax-lovin’ Bill Clinton wrought? Then-Gov. Clinton appeared on “The Arsenio Hall Show” way back in 1992 to, A. play his saxophone and B. earn some cool points along the way. He likely did both. Now, it’s common

The Red/Blue state divide doesn’t just involve politics. Turns out television watching habits are sharply influenced by how people pull the voting levers on Election Day. A new survey conducted by Entertainment Weekly shows that Democrats prefer sarcastic comedies and

GOP presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry went on David Letterman’s late night show Thursday night to explain his Top 10 excuses for his “brain freeze” during Wednesday’s presidential debate in Michigan.

The Mainstream Media did what it likes to do best over the weekend – turn a poorly sourced quasi-scandal regarding a Republican into a news feeding frenzy. Now, late night talk show hosts have taken the bait. Last night, the

Nothing partisan here — just a superb speech that I think dovetails well with what I wrote the other day about “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe and the importance of this reality show trend we’re seeing that finally returns a

As someone who lost a friend in the Towers (Port Authority officer Donald Foreman ), I still have a hard time thinking of 9/11 without gritting my teeth in anger. I do remember in those early days after the attacks

The first time I heard the phrase, “Politics is downstream from culture”, I had no idea what it meant. After figuring it out, and explaining it to a few Conservatives, they dismissed the concept. The truth, however, is that it

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — A frequent contributor to a jihadist website has threatened David Letterman, urging Muslim followers to “cut the tongue” of the late-night host because of a joke the comic made on his CBS show.

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — A frequent contributor to a jihadist website has threatened David Letterman, urging Muslim followers to “cut the tongue” of the late-night host because of a joke the comic made on his CBS show.

A frequent contributor to a jihadist website has threatened David Letterman, urging Muslim followers to “cut the tongue” of the late-night host because of a joke the comic made on his CBS show.

Latest strategy: x-ray Bachmann’s ass to prove it’s real. Comedians are free to joke about what they want, but does anyone else find it creepy that David Letterman, of all people, is making sexual jokes about a sitting congresswoman? After

It goes without saying that David Letterman wouldn’t make these jokes about a male candidate for President. We think it’s also highly unlikely he would say this about a woman running on the Democratic ticket. Can you imagine this joke

Between Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Bill Maher, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Janeane Garofalo, and so many other nasty Hollywood degenerates, the beating our side takes in the realm of ad hominem, sexist and racist attacks is non-stop. Some of the

From Accuracy in Media‘s Benjamin Johnson: The word ‘war’ is overused. There is a “war on drugs,” a “war on trans-fats” and “a war on Lindsay Lohan” (the latter I completely agree with). Seems every minor cultural conflict is hailed

I think he’s wrong about some of these things, I just can’t tell you why. — David Letterman This is two days in a row where a glib, lefty comedian has taken off his clown nose, engaged in a serious

Any time someone commits an act of violence that grabs headlines, journalists scramble desperately for a scapegoat, some person or social force to crusade against and extend the story’s expiration date (and thus ratings). While it appears that Jared Lee

Sam Kinison. I was never a huge fan. Not from a “make me laugh” standpoint, anyhow. I didn’t mind him, I just never found him to be all that uproarious. Nevertheless, I respected the hell out of him. Of course

I recently read John Nolte’s piece on Sam Kinison, and it really struck a chord. He asks if a young comic today could get away with some of Sam’s material. I was a young comic, barely breaking in my comedy

“The Social Network” wastes no time in getting started. The film opens in the fall of 2003 with future Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), a 19 year-old Harvard student, simmering with resentment over the insecurity he feels in his

As the famous saying goes, “Pride goeth before the fall.” And perhaps there’s no moment of greater pride in the world of entertainment than being nominated for an Oscar – a fact that Joaquin Phoenix knows all too well after

—— 10. No one will ever say that David Letterman is “too smart to believe what he believes.” 9. Whatever was left of Dave’s edgy sense of irony died while engaging in a serious discussion about the ethics of journalism

In the NSFW below video, “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, whose new Indian name is He Who Lies About Arizona’s Immigration Law, goes out of his way to savage Sarah Palin in the crudest possible way as a Hollywood Reporter

Very smart move on Letterman’s part. Now that he once again has the gritty taste of Leno’s dust in his mouth, doing things like showing Red State, blue collar America a little respect is something he’ll need to do more

If you want to identify the most controversial person in television, forget about Glenn Beck and Keith Olberman. The answer is obvious: Jay Leno. The once and now returning host of NBC’s Tonight Show has incited hostility and outright hatred

The New York Times: According to staff members of the “Late Show with David Letterman” who were on the scene that day – including the executive producer Rob Burnett – it all happened because Mr. Letterman had an idea he

A friend of mine once called it Elvis Disease. Occasionally an individual will become so powerful, that he forgets he is mortal. (It’s what happened to Marlon Brando’s character in “Apocalypse Now.”) Because when a human becomes so important that

David Letterman has been much in the news lately due to his fondness for the flesh of young female staffers, and the alleged blackmail plot regarding his exploits in that direction. It seems that old Dave is a bit of

Last night, David “I’m No Longer a Brain-Dead Liberal” Mamet’s “Oleanna” opened on Broadway. The production (a transfer from Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum) stars Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles. As discussed on these pages Friday, this play was originally

David Letterman inspired my broadcasting career. Twenty years ago, he was an awkward, self-deprecating guy who wore tennis shoes with his blazer and tie. He was edgy, silly, and unconventional compared to the traditions of variety television at that time.

I happened to see some clips of alleged Janeane Garofalo on the Bill Maher show the other night. I have a warning for anyone who sees her in person or is near her: Janeane is off her meds again and

I have always been fascinated and frustrated by the phenomenon in our public dialogue that when we get new information after a “debate” is deemed to be over, that the original dispute is never “reopened.” For instance, when Barack Obama