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Letterman : the last giant of late night / Jason Zinoman.

by Zinoman, Jason

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791.45092 L651z

Letterman, David.

Television personalities -- United States -- Biography.

Television talk show hosts -- United States -- Biography.

Comedians -- United States -- Biography.

9780062377210 (hc)

Alternate title:

Last giant of late night

xvi, 345 p., [8] pages of plates : ill. (chiefly color), photos ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Education of a talk-show host, 1947-1979 -- Shock jock -- When David met Merrill -- Part II: The anti-talk show, 1980-1984 -- The art of stupid -- Not tonight -- The Harvard takeover -- Part III: The archangel of irony, 1984-1987 -- The founding fathers of late night -- The writer under the stairs -- The Letterman generation -- The two Daves -- Part IV: Writer's block, 1988-1993 -- Comedy is not pretty! -- Meg and Mom -- Part V: The very big show, 1993-2015 -- The agony of victory -- The Oscar myth -- Hinky -- More fun than humans should be allowed to have.

A definitive account of the life and career of comedic talk show host David Letterman evaluates how his ironic style transcended traditional television and how his remote and reclusive personality contrasts with his widely misunderstood achievements.

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