late-night host in show business history. my name is david letterman. the one fixed point in the ever-changing late-night sky. he s had more than 18,000 guests. howard stern. many of them, regulars. no! a little play right in there. yeah! julia roberts! you know, there was a time, dave, when i asked you on a date. wait a minute, turn off the cameras! clear the audience. turn off the cameras! jerry seinfeld. i m not going to mexico. why would i? their food is already here. after more than 30 years on-air for letterman, his younger rivals are grabbing
to the former governor of alaska. sarah palin, i m terribly, terribly sorry. so there we go. joining me now is the editor of newsweek.com, dillon gourd. welcome. the late night hosts took their best shot and then left him alone. is this some kind of honor code among late night hosts? their job is to be funny, you get a shot above the belt, not below the belt, and then you move on. you can t leave this alone, you got to take your shot and go. conspicuously absent is conan o brien. i know conan holds dave in great awe and has great respect for him. is that what his decision is about there? i think respect is putting it mildly. he reveers the guy. before he was on the tonight show, he spoke at length that he