David and Regina Letterman
After a hilarious monologue completely at his own expense, David Letterman sat at his desk and apologized about the repercussions of his on-air confession regarding his office trysts. The media has been swarming around the employees of “Late Show with David Letterman” since last Thursday’s telecast, compromising their privacy. He then went on to thank them for their support for not just this time of the extortion scandal, but throughout the years.
Letterman then apologized to his wife, Regina. They have been married less than a year, but they have been a couple for 23, therefore making it obvious that he in fact had affairs within the time-frame of their relationship. They actually met when she was on the staff on “Late Night with David Letterman.” Regina is understandably “horribly hurt,” as Dave put it. As far as redeeming himself in the marriage, Dave admitted, “I got my work cut out for me.”
At the end of the segment of sorries, Dave eased the tension by throwing in former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, because it couldn’t hurt. In case you’ve forgotten, she was angry at the talk show host’s misconstrued joke about her daughter and promoted a “Fire David Letterman” rally near the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Dave interviewed Steve Martin, who went on to console, “One thing that comes out of this mess is it proves you’re a human being. We really weren’t sure before.” When surprise guest, Martin Short, came out during his interview, they did a ventriloquist bit to which Dave brilliantly pointed out, “If you spend one more minute on his lap, you’re gonna get blackmailed.”
Regardless of your opinion of this scandal, it does make for compelling television. Letterman’s self-deprecating humor has reached a new, surreal level sprinkled with pathos. He confirmed that this stage is just in its first phase. For phase two, Dave joked about going on Oprah next week and sobbing. He wondered in one of the funniest lines of the night if there was a possibility that he would be the first talk show host to be impeached.
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I guess late night is heating up this Fall instead of cooling down.
Four words I'd never thought I'd live to see: David Letterman sex scandal. He is handling the matter with true class though and mining a lot material out of it at his own expense.
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