Most lists were group efforts, executed quickly, per O’Donnell. “Sometimes we’d write 100 of them. Then I’d pitch the best to Letterman minutes before the show. He’d pick a couple, add a couple.” The ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian David Letterman, who brought a sardonic, offbeat wit to late-night television, along with bits such as "Stupid Pet Tricks" and his "Top Ten" list, will retire as host ...

Late Night host David Letterman had already put on a suit covered in Alka-Seltzers and lowered himself into a vat of water. Really, how do you top that? On September 18, 1985, he debuted a future ...