The Dave Letterman thread

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Fri June 07, 2019 2:31 pm

If you haven't watched Dave's new show, you should. The Ellen interview in this new season is incredibly moving.

Howard Stern and Obama in Season 1 were fantastic too.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Fri June 07, 2019 2:39 pm

I might have started tearing up when Kanye walked out onto the stage. I love that man.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Fri June 07, 2019 2:51 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I might have started tearing up when Kanye walked out onto the stage. I love that man.

It was fascinating to see him talk about mental illness. He seemed surprised about Dave's past issues with it as well.

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri June 07, 2019 3:26 pm

I’ve watched the first season, but haven’t started the second yet.

washing machine · Post by **washing machine** » Fri June 07, 2019 4:01 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I might have started tearing up when Kanye walked out onto the stage. I love that man.

Of course I immediately thought of you when I saw Kanye’s face on the preview screen recently.

I watched the Obama one and enjoyed it, but for some reason I haven’t made this one of my regular shows. I think I just never have the time.

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Fri June 07, 2019 4:07 pm

washing machine wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I might have started tearing up when Kanye walked out onto the stage. I love that man.
Of course I immediately thought of you when I saw Kanye’s face on the preview screen recently.

I watched the Obama one and enjoyed it, but for some reason I haven’t made this one of my regular shows. I think I just never have the time.

Yeah, an interview show is a tough ask with the number of scripted options.

washing machine · Post by **washing machine** » Fri June 07, 2019 4:47 pm

Monkey_Driven wrote:
washing machine wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I might have started tearing up when Kanye walked out onto the stage. I love that man.
Of course I immediately thought of you when I saw Kanye’s face on the preview screen recently.

I watched the Obama one and enjoyed it, but for some reason I haven’t made this one of my regular shows. I think I just never have the time.
Yeah, an interview show is a tough ask with the number of scripted options.

Totally. They make podcasts for that sort of thing.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri June 07, 2019 5:56 pm

Nice! I didn't realize this was back on. The Howard Stern interview was so good. The show itself is such a good idea.

Edit: yes I suppose there are limitations here, but I feel like this is somewhere between the podcast model and what you see on TV. A somewhat scripted hour long interview that does get personal, and has a really good host.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Tue June 25, 2019 11:00 pm

That Lewis Hamilton eps was pretty great. Letterman was in heaven on that track.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Tue June 25, 2019 11:17 pm

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

wease · Post by **wease** » Tue June 25, 2019 11:57 pm

SHUT YOUR MOUTH, TRAG!!

We watched the Ellen episode last night. Probably the best yet.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Wed June 26, 2019 12:01 am

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

doug rr · Post by **doug rr** » Wed June 26, 2019 12:41 am

trag, i swear to god...

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Wed June 26, 2019 1:18 am

tragabigzanda wrote:Letterman is a legend for good reason. But much like Carson before him, his time has passed.

Cept it hasn't. He's better than ever.

wease · Post by **wease** » Wed June 26, 2019 2:02 am

Indeed he is.

And his is the most glorious beard in all of beard-dom.

Goddammit trag.

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Wed June 26, 2019 2:25 am

tragabigzanda wrote:His currency has always been his absurdist bent: "Know Your Cuts Of Meat," Top 10 list, etc. He's playing the straight man now, and his beard is terrible. And Conan is killing the absurdist stuff AND adding some real heart to it...

Letterman is a legend for good reason. But much like Carson before him, his time has passed.

Scram, you

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Wed June 26, 2019 2:30 am

tragabigzanda wrote:His currency has always been his absurdist bent: "Know Your Cuts Of Meat," Top 10 list, etc. He's playing the straight man now, and his beard is terrible. And Conan is killing the absurdist stuff AND adding some real heart to it...

Letterman is a legend for good reason. But much like Carson before him, his time has passed.

I think I agree with you

wease · Post by **wease** » Wed June 26, 2019 2:31 am

Goddammit Jeremy

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Wed June 26, 2019 2:36 am

Aging funnymen like Letterman and Stern “maturing” into old-timers who want their legacy to be their (totally bland and uninteresting) newfound interest in SERIOUS and INTIMATE and LONGFORM “conversations” (a concept aped from podcasters, particularly Marc Maron) is the comedy equivalent of has-been 50something rock stars making sterile, irrelevant albums worshipping “the blues.”

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Wed June 26, 2019 2:38 am

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

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