Late Show UK

Monday 29th September – Paul Begala
Tuesday 30th September – James Taylor
Wednesday 1st October – Dave Levin
Thursday 2nd October – Naomi Klein

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for FX UK.

Monday 29th September – Hooman Majd
Tuesday 30th September – Bill Maher
Wednesday 1st October – Peggy Noonan
Thursday 2nd October – Clint Eastwood

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for More 4.

Updated 5th October 2008.

Letterman has spoken out about John McCain cancelling his recent Late Show With David Letterman appearance even though McCain went ahead and did an interview with Katie Couric for CBS News at the same time. Letterman said “I’m more than a little disappointed by his behavior… We’re suspending the campaign… suspending it because there’s an economic crisis, or because the poll numbers are sliding?… something about this stinks”.

Keith Olbermann replaced John McCain as a guest on the Late Show. McCain was supposed to be on his way to Washington for talks to resolve the credit crisis, but he was actually still in New York filming the CBS News interview. Throughout the interview Dave was watching McCain getting ready for the CBS News interview on the Ed Sullivan Theatre monitors during the show. At one point Dave shouted at the McCain on the TV monitor “You need a ride to the airport?”.

On the Late Show, Dave said “Senator John McCain, Republican candidate for President, was supposed to be on the program tonight. Were you aware of that? But he had to cancel the show because he’s suspending his campaign because the economy is exploding. You know who John McCain is… he’s the running mate of Sarah Palin”.

McCain originally announced he was running for President on the Late Show.

Baltimore Sun – “Couric, Letterman too much for McCain and Palin”
The Christian Science Monitor – “McCain cancels Letterman. Letterman rips McCain”

Guest listings updated – www.lateshowuk.com/guest-listings

Monday 6th October – Gerard Butler, Natasha Leggero, Katy Perry
Tuesday 7th October – Jenna Fischer, Jim Norton, James Taylor
Wednesday 8th October – Dana Carvey, Zack Hemple, Marc Broussard
Thursday 9th October – Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Maddow, Rachael Yamagata
Friday 10th October – Terry Bradshaw, Vanessa Hudgens, Jackson Browne

These are US airdates. Check the Upcoming Shows box in the sidebar for CNBC.

Updated 11th October 2008.

Late Show With David Letterman guest listings updated – www.lateshowuk.com/guest-listings

Rolling Stone magazine – featuring the big interview with David Letterman – is now available to buy in UK shops. It’s the 18th September 2008 issue (issue 1061) from the US and is now on sale in the UK. You may have trouble getting hold of a copy if you don’t live in a larger city as the magazine is a direct import from America and only the larger stores are likely to get it. There are usually a few auctions on eBay if you can’t get hold of a copy in a shop (people on eBay do tend to charge a lot for postage/shipping though). You can also now read the whole interview on the Rolling Stone website. It’s a great interview.

As mentioned in my previous post about Rolling Stone magazine, Letterman provides an in-depth interview. Dave discusses Conan O’Brien taking over from Jay Leno on The Tonight Show next year, his heart surgery, his contract with CBS, life at home with Harry & Regina, the workings behind the Late Show broadcasts, his admiration of Johnny Carson, the first show back after the September 11th attacks and much more.

In addition to the Letterman interview, Conan O’Brien and David Letterman also has some quotes throughout the magazine.

Late Show UK – “David Letterman interview in Rolling Stone magazine”
Rolling Stone – “Dave at Peace: The Rolling Stone Interview”
Rolling Stone – Issue 1061 information
NYTimes.com – Front cover of Rolling Stone magazine featuring David Letterman

The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles yesterday (21st September) and US talk shows won some big awards. The Colbert Report went home with the “Outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy programme” award. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart scooped the award for “Outstanding variery, music or comedy series”. Late Show With David Letterman and Late Night With Conan O’Brien were nominated for awards.

Click here to read the press release containing all the winners
See who was nominated for awards
BBC News – “Emmys 2008: Main winners”
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences official website