Life, Love and Laugh
Mengakhiri karir di Televisi setelah 33 tahun lamanya dan menjadi Host acara sebesar Late Show di CBS adalah pencapaian yang luar biasa bagi Dave.
David Letterman bagi banyak orang adalah Host dengan bakat komedi yang sangatlah luar biasa. Memulai karir di pertelevisian akhir 60-an dan juga menjadi Stand Up Comedian di 70-an membuat pria kelahiran 1947 ini lantas dijuluki Dewa Komedi. Ini 10 Alasan CNN mengapa Letterman berhak akan julukan tersebut:
10. He invented the anti-talk show
Talk shows were no stranger to loopiness before Letterman. Steve Allen, fascinated with the power of television, would do crazy stunts or focus his cameras on unsuspecting New Yorkers. Dick Cavett was all about talk, but it was talk that could lead in strange directions. (One guy actually died in the guest chair.)
But with Letterman, the talk was beside the point. In fact, sometimes the show was beside the point.
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9. Everything is comedy
Dave dropped things off tall buildings.
He put on suits made of Velcro and Alka-Seltzer. He made stars of deli owners, book publicists and minor staff members. If the bits weren't polished, all the better: it made for more laughter, sometimes the uncomfortable kind.
"Dave ... liked the seams to show," writer Joe Toplyn told Abrams. "They enjoyed showing the viewing audience the seams and demystifying the process."
8. He recognized talent
If you look at a list of Letterman writers, you can see the past 30 years of comedy in miniature. George Meyer ("The Simpsons") wrote for Dave. Jeff Martin ("The Simpsons") wrote for Dave. Eric Kaplan ("The Big Bang Theory") wrote for Dave. Big name writers such as Tom Gammill and Max Pross, Andy Breckman, Nell Scovell, Carter Bays -- they all worked for David Letterman.
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7. He gave
the fringe a chance.
Every talk show has its quirky guests, but Harvey Pekar? Brother Theodore? The pre-"Private Parts" Howard Stern? The zoned-out version of Joaquin Phoenix? These were not shilling celebrities on autopilot.
As many have observed, late-night talk shows have turned into variety shows, but sometimes the talk still matters, and not just with the Hollywood A-list. Letterman was willing to mix it up with almost everybody. (Unless they attempted a kick to his face.)