David Letterman

Producer Peter Lassally is photographed at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, CA on February 19, 2013. Lassally produced the late night shows of Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Craig Ferguson and Arthur Godfrey. (Photo by Liz O. Baylen/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

‘HOST WHISPERER’

Late-Night TV Icon Dies at 93

The “host whisperer” worked with some of late-night’s biggest stars.

Erkki Forster

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 05: Tom Dreesen at the Hollywood Improv on March 5, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Schwartz/WireImage)

Comic Dies Days After Performing for Colbert’s Replacement

Tom Dreesen, the comic who was a close friend of David Letterman and spent years as Frank Sinatra’s opening act, has died.

Erkki Forster

COLBERT

LOOK AT IT THIS WAY

Stephen Colbert Reveals Surprising Upside of CBS Axing

The end of his show “wasn’t my choice,” Colbert said in a new interview, but revealed he’d found the silver lining.

Owen Mason-Hill

Megyn Kelly

GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

Megyn Kelly Unloads on ‘Martyrs’ Colbert and Letterman

She ranted against the “very angry” hosts following David Letterman’s Thursday appearance on Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show.”

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

David Letterman and Stephen Colbert

Letterman Sends F-Bomb Message to CBS for Canceling Colbert

The late-night legend addressed “the folks at CBS” directly.

Wiktoria Gucia

Evelyn McGee-Colbert, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Molly McNearney at the 77TH EMMY® AWARDS, broadcasting live to both coasts from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, Sunday, Sept. 14, (8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.* -- Photo: Francis Specker/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Kimmel Tributes Colbert With Surprise Schedule Shakeup

The late-night host has only done the show of respect once before.

Owen Mason-Hill