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David Letterman
September 9, 2015
Esther Breger
Stephen Colbert Isn't Re-Inventing Late Night—He's Just Doing It Better Than Anyone Else
May 15, 2015
Elon Green
Top Ten Facts About David Letterman’s Top Ten List, According to Former Head Writer Steve O’Donnell
April 4, 2014
Esther Breger
No Excuses, CBS: Hire One of These Outstanding Women to Replace Letterman
April 4, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Letterman Wasn't That Funny, Which Is Exactly Why He Matters
October 17, 2013
Laura Bennett
Last Night's Letterman Was a Slap In the Face to the News Cycle
March 5, 2013
Laura Bennett
Late-Night Comedy, All Day Long
How Fallon, Kimmel, and other shows are adapting to the viral age
October 30, 2012
Laura Bennett
Fallon and Letterman and the Invisible Late Show Audience
October 10, 2012
Noreen Malone
Connie Britton: The Blue States’ Red State Dream Girl
August 23, 2012
Laura Bennett
It’s Time to Retire the Late-Night TV Wars
July 12, 2012
Howard Jacobson
Whiff-Whaff
July 28, 2011
Adam Kirsch
The Importance of Being Earnest
July 16, 2010
David Hajdu
On Harvey Pekar
November 17, 2009
Seyward Darby
The 'Going Rogue' Index
November 11, 2009
Michelle Cottle
It's not Blackmail, It's Entertainment
June 12, 2009
The New Republic Staff
My Continued Defense Of David Letterman
June 12, 2009
Michelle Cottle
Letterman's Slut Jokes
June 11, 2009
The New Republic Staff
A Defense Of David Letterman
November 20, 2008
The New Republic Staff
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September 29, 2004
Adam Baer
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