Will Stephen Colbert Replace David Letterman?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 5, 2014 The Comedy Central host could give up his role as second fiddle to Jon Stewart and make the jump to network television. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama on Jay Leno

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Senate Passes VAWA, O’Reilly Visits Letterman, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 13, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including an excerpt from President Obama's State of the Union speech and Chuck Hagel clears a big hurdle in the Senate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Geithner Says GOP Will Cave, Allen West Compares Himself to Lincoln, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 3, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including what a new analysis says about your tax rates today, the Kennedy Center Honors for 2012 will be awarded and Nate Silver responds to Politico's criticism. A look at the day's political happenings, including a new tax rate analysis, the Kennedy Center Honors and Nate Silver responds to Politico's criticism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Williams Takes on Limbaugh, Biden Goes on Letterman, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 3, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Nate Silver's case for why President Obama is the favorite in next week's election, Richard Mourdock's drop in the latest Indiana Senate poll and Dick Morris' election prediction backtrack. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Tells Letterman He Represents All Americans

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2012 Taking advantage of the recently unearthed footage of rival Mitt Romney dismissing 47 percent of the voting public, President Obama tells talk show host David Letterman, "One of the things I've learned as president is you represent the entire country."Taking advantage of rival Mitt Romney dismissing 47 percent of the voting public, President Obama says, "One of the things I've learned as president is you represent the entire country." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Romney Tackles Crucial Late-Night Jokefest Test

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2011 Sure, he's tall and suave (for a Republican), and fine, his politics resonate on at least an acceptable level in GOP circles, except for that whole health care thing, but Monday, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney faced one of the biggest litmus tests for today's politician: cracking wise on late-night TV. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Everyone Pile On Rick Sanchez!

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2010 This has not been excitable former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez's week Things went downhill for the newsman after he took a straight-up anti-Semitic shot at Jon Stewart, calling the "Daily Show" host a "bigot" and extrapolating wildly to make the (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Letterman Gets a Tea Party Education

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2010 David Letterman didn't exactly lob any hardballs in his interview with Idaho tea party activist Pam Stout on Tuesday night's show, opting instead to have a light and informative exchange on Stout's own history and where she believes the movement might be headed (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Late Night Hosts Gang Up on Leno

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2010 NBC's "Tonight Show" meltdown has given plenty of fodder to the network's late night competitors, who, for the most part, seem to side with Conan O'Brien over Jay Leno. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Letterman Heckles Obama’s Heckler

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2009 Two can play this game, Joe Wilson. While the South Carolina congressman's heckle heard ’round the country triggered dismay from his opponents and enthusiasm from his supporters, Rep. Wilson's "You lie!" war cry to Obama provided humor fodder for David Letterman's Thursday night show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maddow on the Economy, Olbermann’s Giant Head

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2009 MSNBC's resident smartypants, Rachel Maddow, paid a visit to "Late Night With David Letterman" on Monday to guesstimate the size of Keith Olbermann's coconut, describe her rise to the heights of punditry and opine about how Wall Street is like a bumper-car ring. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )