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Talk show host David Letterman (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak on a subway platform in Kyiv, for an episode of the Netflix series "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction" that aired on December 12, 2022. (Youtube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 13, 2022, 11:50 pm
Zelensky cracks joke about ‘Jewish guys from Odesa’ on Letterman
In brief return to his past comedy career, Ukrainian president jokes about Russia’s military performance during appearance on the talk show host’s new series
By ToI Staff
Alan Kalter, on the Late Show with David Letterman. (Wikipedia/Fair Use)
October 5, 2021, 9:09 pm
Alan Kalter, long-time announcer for David Letterman, dies at 78
He provided opening introductions for CBS’ ‘The Late Show’ from 1995 until last episode in 2015; community rabbi describes him as ‘a true mensch’
By AP
In this file photo taken on June 30, 2016 Brexit campaigner and former London mayor Boris Johnson is pictured as he addresses a press conference in central London on June 30, 2016 (LEON NEAL / AFP)
July 24, 2019, 5:25 pm
Boris’s golden locks the key to his political brand
The mess of platinum hair has become a symbol in an era where celebrity and politics combine, symbolizing his chaotic and gaffe-prone style that charms supporters, appalls critics
By James Pheby
Kelly Barbieri (l) editor in chief of The Fresh Toast and comic, writer and Letterman alum Jena Friedman (r) at The Fresh Toast Launch Party at Campeon, New York, on October 5, 2016. (Amy Sussman/Invision for The Fresh Toast/AP Images)
February 16, 2018, 6:23 am
Comedian Jena Friedman: It’s easier to be a neo-Nazi than a woman right now
The Jewish comic appears on Conan and focuses mainly on two subjects in her set: misogyny and neo-Nazis
By Gabe Friedman
Paul Shaffer on the set of the 'Late Show with David Letterman' in 2001. (John Paul Filo/CBS via Getty Images/via JTA)
June 20, 2017, 2:52 am
Paul Shaffer’s post-Letterman act: Touring with ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Band’
The ‘Late Show’ sidekick and musical director has taken to the road again, with the occasional pit stop in shul
By Gabe Friedman
David Letterman at the 5th anniversary of Joining Forces and the 75th anniversary of the USO, May 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
March 18, 2017, 1:37 pm
Letterman now repeatedly ‘mistaken for a rabbi’
The retired Late Show host’s bushy beard has caused many to believe the comedian is an Orthodox Jew, sidekick Paul Shaffer says
By ToI Staff
For 33 years, Paul Shaffer was the legendary band leader for David Letterman. (Courtesy)
November 15, 2016, 10:43 pm
Late Show’s Paul Shaffer sees retirement through rose-colored glasses
After three ‘absolutely wonderful’ decades with Letterman, the musician is glad to donate extra time to the Zionist cause — and occasionally even lay tefillin
By Daniel Horowitz
Musician Paul Shaffer (YouTube screen capture/Late Show with David Letterman)
May 21, 2015, 5:49 am
Five of Paul Shaffer’s best moments
A few of the highlights in the career of David Letterman’s musician sidekick, as the comedian ends his run on the Late Show
By JTA
Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York in November 2011. (photo credit: AP/Brad Barket)
February 11, 2015, 2:53 am
Jon Stewart to leave ‘The Daily Show’
Comedy Central host to stay on until later this year; offered an unlikely, biting source of news for millions of viewers across US
By AP
Joan Rivers poses next to her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during her induction ceremony in Los Angeles, July 26, 1989. (photo credit: AP/Doug Sheridan, File)
September 5, 2014, 11:25 am
Celebrities reflect on Joan Rivers’ death
Barbra Streisand, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel and others remember the comedienne as brave, kind, and hilarious
By AP
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