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* [[Andy Kaufman]]: Frequent guest in the show's early years (until he was too ill to make appearances) — even after the Jerry Lawler [[Worked Shoot]], and even as Kaufman became persona non grata on other mainstream shows such as ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Simply put, Kaufman's work suited Letterman's sensibilities perfectly. |
* [[Andy Kaufman]]: Frequent guest in the show's early years (until he was too ill to make appearances) — even after the Jerry Lawler [[Worked Shoot]], and even as Kaufman became persona non grata on other mainstream shows such as ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Simply put, Kaufman's work suited Letterman's sensibilities perfectly. |
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* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Arson Murder And]]...[[Lampshade Hanging|umm]]...[[The Rival|Jaywalking]]: As part of Letterman's subversion of the form, as a rule #1 is almost never the funniest joke in the Top Ten List. The studio audience will be [[But Thou Must|applauding anyway]]. |
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Arson Murder And]]...[[Lampshade Hanging|umm]]...[[The Rival|Jaywalking]]: As part of Letterman's subversion of the form, as a rule #1 is almost never the funniest joke in the Top Ten List. The studio audience will be [[But Thou Must!|applauding anyway]]. |
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: Many members of he production staff and crew have become familiar faces to viewers and even been utilized in bits, such as stagehand Biff Henderson, production assistant Barbara Gaines, and former producer and director Hal Gurnee and Robert Morton, respectively. |
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Many members of he production staff and crew have become familiar faces to viewers and even been utilized in bits, such as stagehand Biff Henderson, production assistant Barbara Gaines, and former producer and director Hal Gurnee and Robert Morton, respectively. |
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* [[Big Applesauce]]: New York-based, unlike the LA-based ''Tonight Show''. |
* [[Big Applesauce]]: New York-based, unlike the LA-based ''Tonight Show''. |
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* [[Sideboob]]: On this [[Very Special Episode]], the audience (and later all of Manhattan via the Jumbotron) gets a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUqwrpw3uA quick shot of Drew Barrymore's side boob], while Birthday Boy Letterman gets to enjoy the full effect. |
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* [[Something Completely Different]] / [[Show Within a Show]]: ''Late Night'' would sometimes stage an entire episode in a bizarre, novel way. |
* [[Something Completely Different]] / [[Show Within a Show]]: ''Late Night'' would sometimes stage an entire episode in a bizarre, novel way. |
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** One night, he pretended it was ''The Morning Show with Dave & Tawny'' (perhaps a statement on his ill-fated eponymous 1980 series)...and actually [[What Could Have Been|seemed like a pretty decent idea]]. |
** One night, he pretended it was ''The Morning Show with Dave & Tawny'' (perhaps a statement on his ill-fated eponymous 1980 series)...and actually [[What Could Have Been|seemed like a pretty decent idea]]. |
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