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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.
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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.
* [[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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