Example sentences for: letterman

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  • While critics find the ex-basketball star irresistibly likable, his show "is a crashing bore" (Marvin Kitman, Newsday ). His monologues are judged clunky and not funny, and "his mode of interviewing consists mainly of salivating over guests for being on the show" (Howard Rosenberg, the Los Angeles Times ). It uses the same A-list of stars who appear on Leno and Letterman, leading critics to wonder, "How many talk shows does any viewer need?"

  • In the film, for example, his wrestling days come to an abrupt end after he and Lawler erupt into a brawl while appearing on Late Night With David Letterman . But in life, the rematches would continue.

  • Critics scoff at two new late-night talk shows, hosted by black stand-up comics, as poor replicas of the early '90s hit The Arsenio Hall Show . Vibe , produced by Quincy Jones, and Keenen , made by the creator of the comedy series In Living Color , are pronounced "indistinguishable" (James Collins, Time ) and "hard to stay awake through" (Howard Rosenberg, the Los Angles Times ). The main gripes are that the programs stick to a "banal" (Caryn James, the New York Times ) talk show formula and have even less bite than David Letterman's or Jay Leno's network show.

  • Like Dan Quayle on Letterman . Like how come capitalism forgot the need for the worker-consumer?

  • To wit: the Enquirer 's story on Sopranos star Edie Falco--cribbed entirely from her appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman --and this week's Enquirer piece on Jodie Foster's "secret passion" for garage sales.


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