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Letterman and Leno Flip Roles in a Return Filled with Sniping Abourt the Writers' Strike
The Feed —
At first, it seemed obvious who would win this battle.
After all, David Letterman was returning to air Wednesday night after an eight week absence with his entire writing staff, thanks to an 11th-hour deal cooked up with the striking Writer's Guild of America. The agreement, drafted by Letterman's Worldwide Pants company to cover his show ...
Huckabee on bass
Hollywood Elsewhere —
Mike Huckabee playing bass on Leno last night; talking about weight loss, the yanking of the Romney attack ad, etc.. And Hillary Clinton 's visit to Late night with David Letterman . Dancing WGA picket girls, "Oh, well...all good things come to an end," Letterman's Old Man and the Sea beard ("I know what you're thinkin'...Dave looks like a cattle-drive cook...two months and I'm finally out of rehab"), etc. Love that bad-credit advertisement at the end!
Return of Talk
Thompson On Hollywood —
The Talk Shows came back Wednesday night. Here's Huckabee on Leno:
And Hillary Clinton taped the intro to Letterman:
[Hat Tip: Hollywood Elsewhere]
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Late night TV has returned! Letterman and Ferguson returned to the air with writers, but Conan and Leno had to write their own material. How did each late night host fare?
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