Johnny Carson Writes Jokes for Letterman
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CBS "Late Show" host David  Letterman has a secret joke writer -- and it's none other than  the retired king of all late-night television, Johnny Carson.
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Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS Wednesday. The appearance of a Hollywood A-lister who can talk a mile a minute may be Letterman's way of quickly trying to draw a distinction between his show and his late-night rivals, who are without writers and may also have trouble booking major entertainers as guests.
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Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS Wednesday.
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Johnny Carson was quick-witted; he was cool, and he was a master foil for some of the biggest names in show business.
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Rival talk show hosts Jay Leno and  David Letterman are fighting again, turning up the heat on the  serious business of late-night comedy ratings.
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David Letterman on CBS, above, averaged 4.7 million viewers on Wednesday, about a million fewer than Jay Leno on NBC. (J.P. Filo/CBS) Although David Letterman had writers on Wednesday night and Jay Leno officially did not, Mr. Leno managed to draw the higher ratings, as he normally does, according to initial Nielsen Media Research ratings. Mr. Leno, [...].
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Here's a look back at the first strike in the comedy world back when David Letterman and Jay Leno weren't yet household names
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David Letterman says the birth of his son, Harry, has made a "huge difference" in his life &#151; but the 3-year-old doesn't always get daddy's sense of humor.
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Blog: A writer for Late Show with David Letterman becomes a video star himself after taping his smoking Powerbook A/C adapter.
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Late-night TV comedian David Letterman  on Wednesday kicked off the return of his show from a two-month  hiatus in support of striking screenwriters, boasting his was  the "only show on the air" with union-backed jokes.
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Variety - NEW YORK -- Fueled by John Kerry's guest appearance Monday, CBS latenight host David Letterman posted his highest overnight ratings for a season premiere since the program bowed in 1993.
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For the first time since televisionâs late-night shows returned to the air last week, David Letterman was able to nose out Jay Leno in the ratings. It was just for one show, Monday night, and Mr. Lettermanâs lead was not sizable, but Mr. Leno had won the first three nights. Their competition resumed last Wednesday, when most of the late-night hosts came back after supporting the writersâ strike for two months. Mr. Leno is working without his writing staff, which is still on strike against his âTonight Showâ on NBC, while Mr. Letterman, above, was able to return with writers to his CBS show because of a separate deal his production company made with the Writers Guild of America. Mr. Letterman has also been able to book the normal roster of movie-star guests; on Monday night he had Tom Hanks, while Mr. Leno had the upstart Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. In the overnight ratings, measuring the countryâs 65 largest cities, Mr. Letterman had a 4 rating on Monday to Mr. Lenoâs 3.8. (Each point is worth 787,659 households.) But in their showsâ first half-hour, when Mr. Leno is performing a monologue over the opposition of the writersâ guild, he still beat Mr. Letterman, with a 4.5 rating to a 4.3. CBSâs thin victory margin continued on the 12:35 a.m. shows, where Craig Ferguson enjoyed a rare ratings victory over NBCâs Conan OâBrien, with a 1.9 rating to a 1.8 for Mr. OâBrien.
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LOS ANGELES  - From the home office at   the Ed Sullivan Theater: David Letterman is staying at CBS for   another four years.
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In the first competitive move in what may become a booking blitz, David Letterman has booked Robin Williams as the first guest on his late-night show when he returns to the air.
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David Letterman paid tribute to Johnny Carson on Monday by telling his jokes.
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Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show"  for nearly 30 years -- and the last face millions of Americans  saw before drifting off to sleep -- died on Sunday at age 79.
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Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, died Sunday. He was 79. NBC said Carson died of emphysema at his Malibu home.