Letterman Opens Up

Letterman Opens Up

Here’s a fascinating interview with David Letterman — and the frustration of my experience trying to find the new streaming channel he’s promoting.

Four Random Thoughts

Four Random Thoughts

Quickies about the late Teri Garr, a concern about Brian Williams’ election night coverage for Amazon, advice for a guy on how to impress his girlfriend, and a social media post that made me roll my eyes.

Alan Zweibel

Alan Zweibel

In 2007, comedy writer Alan Zweibel did something on David Letterman’s show I’d never seen before on late night TV. Here’s the video — and what he told me about it on my radio show.

Bill Zehme

Bill Zehme

Hearing about the death this weekend of Bill Zehme reminded me of two things: 1) now we’ll never get the Johnny Carson book he worked on for years; and 2) several great conversations I had with him on my radio show, including this one.

Merrill Markoe

Merrill Markoe

Merrill Markoe helped change television as head writer of David Letterman’s daytime and late night NBC shows. Since they broke up, she has continued to write, with several books to her credit. Her newest is a collection of essays entitled “Cool, Calm, and Contentious.” In it, she explains how having a narcissistic mother is one […]