DonLever Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Longtime Late Show host David Letterman has announced he will be retiring in 2015. “The man who owns this network, Leslie Moonves, he and I have had a relationship for years and years and years, and we have had this conversation in the past, and we agreed that we would work together on this circumstance and the timing of this circumstance,” Letterman said in an official statement. “And I phoned him just before the program and I said ‘Leslie, it’s been great, you’ve been great, and the network has been great, but I’m retiring.’” “I just want to reiterate my thanks for the support from the network, all of the people who have worked here, all of the people in the theater, all of the people on the staff, everybody at home, thank you very much,” he went on. “What this means now, is that Paul and I can be married.” Letterman said there is no precise timetable for his retirement, but did say he’d be stepping offstage in 2015: “I think it will be at least a year or so, but sometime in the not too distant future, 2015 for the love of God, in fact, Paul and I will be wrapping things up.” The news was first posted by R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills, who is performing on Thursday night’s Late Show. Letterman apparently announced his retirement during the show’s taping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex the Great Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I understand he's a big guy in the late show business but I never liked him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 No surprise. It feels like he has been doing this show forever. I've been a big Dave fan since I was about 16. And that's going back to the early days of Larry Bud Melman and the World's Most Dangerous Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I understand he's a big guy in the late show business but I never liked him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 My favourite after Carson. Nobody does awkward hilarity like Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I understand he's a big guy in the late show business but I never liked him I feel the same way. His show is basically a mix of mocking and disrespecting people, and wasting time to fill the hour. Good riddance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Bring on Craig Ferguson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Been watching Letterman on and off since I was 9. He's had an amazing run. Time to hang em up and enjoy retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.K. Chesterton Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 He's gonna be the new co-co-co-host of Hockey Night In Canada! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 im shocked .. one of the only guys I ever liked on late night .. this sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 I thought he would retire after his heart surgery in 2000. Quintuple bypass for christs sake. He stuck it out but was never the same after that. Watch his older shows and the energy level alone is much higher. It took a lot out of him. Hope he enjoys a long peaceful retirement. I know Paul has always had other music projects going so he wont be taking it too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliced Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 End of an era. Really gonna miss his interviews, very few can touch a good Letterman interview. So many phonies on tv with not much substance, it's a shame to lose someone genuine. I'd like to see him do something like Seinfeld does only include more than just comedians and don't do it in a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 End of an era. Really gonna miss his interviews, very few can touch a good Letterman interview. So many phonies on tv with not much substance, it's a shame to lose someone genuine. I'd like to see him do something like Seinfeld does only include more than just comedians and don't do it in a car. man, that new seinfeld 'show' is really great sometimes. a few really good episodes in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAntar Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Ya I wouldn't wanna try and compete with Fallon either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 He and Leno had both been on a long slow slide in the ratings. Jon Stewart actually passed them both to become number one in late night a while ago. Thats how he started getting A list guests like President Obama on his show. Now its Fallon whos killing it. BIg time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Ya I wouldn't wanna try and compete with Fallon either. That's got nothing to do with it. He's been planning this for a few years. Once Leno retired, it was only a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tds Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 There's no denying that the Late Show hasn't had the same zip as it used to, but Dave will forever be a legend in the Late Night lore. I did enjoy a lot of his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAntar Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 That's got nothing to do with it. He's been planning this for a few years. Once Leno retired, it was only a matter of time. Maybe. Or Dave walked into the bedroom and his wife quickly changed the channel back from nbc and he was all like... I'm retiring. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsflash Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Stop disrespecting the legend you Fallon fan boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Top Ten Reasons Im Hangin em up 10 Spend more time figure skating with Paul 9 Help mum around the house more 8 Hitch hiking across Africa with Oprah 7 Opening own version of Ben and Jerrys featuring pork chop flavored cones 6 Writing Lindsay Lohan,s memoirs 5 Joining East Coast Wrestling as Freddie the Finger 4 Two words: Chalupa Mania 3 Touring the nations high schools preaching the evils of road rage (court ordered) 2 Replacing Don Cherry on HNIC 1 Im marrying Cher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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