Kerry Does 'Top Ten' on Letterman Show
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Democrat John Kerry joked Monday on "The Late Show with David Letterman" about changes under President Bush's tax plan, including that Vice President Dick Cheney can claim the president as a dependent.
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Late-night television comedian David Letterman has extended his contract with the CBS network in a deal that will keep his "Late Show" on the network through the fall of 2010, the broadcaster announced on Monday.
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TIME talks with John Kerry about the upcoming presidential election
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Details of a new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry to begin airing Monday:
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Details of a new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, to begin airing Wednesday:
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David Letterman isn't going anywhere. CBS Corp. announced Monday that the late-night funnyman has signed a contract to stay on the air until at least 2010. It was widely reported in September that Letterman had agreed to the deal.
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After weeks of charge and countercharge in the presidential campaign, comedian Jon Stewart tried Tuesday to get to the bottom of the debate over Democrat John Kerry's military service in Vietnam.
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Of all the things David Letterman has given us over the past 25 years--the Top Ten list, Stupid Pet Tricks--maybe the most influential is the mainstreaming of absurdist humor
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Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton  made an appearance on David Letterman's late-night TV show on  the eve of Super Tuesday and took the opportunity to explain  the influence her husband would have if she becomes the first  woman president of the United States.
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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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If David Letterman hoped a deal with striking writers would help him in his battle for late-night supremacy with Jay Leno, it hasn't happened yet. Leno's NBC "Tonight" show averaged 5.17 million viewers last week, despite its writers being on strike and big-name celebrities being encouraged not to cross the picket line.
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Ryan Adams' Easy Tiger, vintage Voyagers and other cultural tidbits round out the top 10 list.
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Details of a new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, to begin airing Monday:
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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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When Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show last month, it drew 1.5 million viewers, about 400,000 more than its average for a night. (Related story: Stewart's America offers textbook laughs)But Stewart says that his banter with Kerry was only "mildly entertaining" and that his show faces a problem "when we tiptoe up to the line of respectability and sincerity."The problem with real-life candidates on a fake news show, Stewart says, is that they resort to their stump speech, and "I'm trying to be funny but also thinking about making news with a newsmaker."During Kerry's appearance, Stewart suggested that his energy policy include fueling cars with "Twinkies, fast food. We are the fattest people in the world. ... Liposuction right into the car.""That would probably be very efficient," Kerry replied.Stewart joked about Kerry's wife, Teresa, who inherited a ketchup fortune from her late husband, Sen. John Heinz: "Is it true that every time I use ketchup your wife gets a nickel?" "Would that it were," Kerry said. "But use the ketchup a lot anyway."Stewart has made much of his invitation to President Bush, which so far has been turned down.During the GOP convention, The Daily Show took out a newspaper ad, inviting Bush and advising, "Attire: Presidential casual."Bush was asked to check one of three boxes:&#8226; I will attend alone.&#8226; I will attend with my vice president.&#8226; I am unaware of your existence. He was asked to respond "along with a list of pre-approved questions no later than Nov. 2."Last year, Sen. John Edwards, who eventually became Kerry's running mate, announced his own decision to run for president on The Daily Show."I think that's why he lost," Stewart says.
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It's too soon to tell whether the  laughs he got from his top-10 list on Monday night will  translate into votes, but John Kerry's appearance on CBS' "Late  Show with David Letterman" made for great ratings.
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Details of a new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry: