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Ironically, Letterman's influential "anti-talk show" sensibility ended up ''saving'' the talk show format as we know it at some point towards the end of Carson's stint as host of ''[[The Tonight Show]]''. Without Letterman mocking the genre in the 1980s, today's genre staples (especially [[Conan O'Brien]]'s shows) would likely not exist in their current form.
Ironically, Letterman's influential "anti-talk show" sensibility ended up ''saving'' the talk show format as we know it at some point towards the end of Carson's stint as host of ''[[The Tonight Show]]''. Without Letterman mocking the genre in the 1980s, today's genre staples (especially [[Conan O'Brien]]'s shows) would likely not exist in their current form.

Not to be confused with [[The Lettermen]] or [[The Electric Company|Letterman]].


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