David Letterman's Last Show: End Of An Era (SPOILERS)

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: AP, Huffington Post



NEW YORK (AP) — David Letterman was ushered into retirement Wednesday by four presidents declaring "our long national nightmare is over" and a succession of stars delivering a final Top Ten list of things they always wanted to say to the late-night host.

The taped intro of President Barack Obama and former Presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush referenced President Gerald Ford's declaration to the country when he took office following the 1974 resignation of Richard Nixon. Letterman sidled up to Obama to say, "you're just kidding, right?"


Ten stars from Steve Martin to Tina Fey delivered the final Top Ten list of "things I've always wanted to say to Dave." Julia Louis-Dreyfus, with Jerry Seinfeld standing nearby, said, "Thanks for letting me take part in another hugely disappointing series finale."

Number One was Bill Murray: "Dave, I'll never have the money I owe you."

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[Renew Deal]

1. You should put a spoiler alert on for our west coast friends.

Great show so far.

[IcyPeas]

2. for those dvr'ing it, it runs 17 minutes later than scheduled.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Closing credits now, for those of us on the East Coast, really going out with a bang - or several.

I'm getting choked up, didn't expect to. I've been in the studio audience and used to call to find out who the guests were when I was responsible for CBS for the newspaper TV listings, but most of all, I watched Dave since he had his daytime show.

[Hissyspit]

4. That montage was incredible.

How much work went into that.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. And it really did go back to the beginning, was glad to see that they included his days on NBC

His story wouldn't have been complete without it, and some of those appearances were classic - historic, actually.

[Hissyspit]

8. Here it is:

[Rhiannon12866]

9. That couldn't have been more perfect! Thank you so much...

[lunamagica]

6. This is hitting me hard...

I didn't want to cry, but...

Thanks Dave.

[KT2000]

7. Pure Class!

Great show. Sure will miss him.

Thanks Dave!

[Arugula Latte]

10. Dave was a big part of my life in the 80s.

I've watched him off and on since then. He truly was an innovator. I will miss him and I'll just miss having the option of watching the show.

Jay Leno, on the other hand -- I felt nothing but relief when his show ended. Yech.

[countryjake]

11. Here's the intro - Our long national nightmare is over...

[olddad56]

12. went to his show last May while I was in NY. Fun