http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2013/05/11/lettermans-stooge-of-the-night-and-late-night-politics/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2013/05/11/lettermans-stooge-of-the-night-and-late-night-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-405971 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:52 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=19852#comment-405971 Well said. I couldn’t agree more.

]]> http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2013/05/11/lettermans-stooge-of-the-night-and-late-night-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-405675 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:51 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=19852#comment-405675 I know I’m not alone when I say I miss the ‘ol Dave from Late Night at 30 Rock. Perhaps it was his youthful ambition to rise to greatness that powered those early years, but something happened to him after he achieved success and moved to CBS. When Letterman makes headlines now, it is due more to awkward edgy moments rather than the brilliant comedy bits that made him famous in the first place.

]]> http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2013/05/11/lettermans-stooge-of-the-night-and-late-night-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-405402 Tue, 14 May 2013 03:56:50 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=19852#comment-405402 it could not have been a joke about Bristol Palin as It was willow in the stands not Bristol. So Rodriguez was with 14 year old willow.

]]> http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2013/05/11/lettermans-stooge-of-the-night-and-late-night-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-405335 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:45:36 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=19852#comment-405335 Nice post. A key point you make worth emphasizing is Letterman’s adroit usage of repetition. He wore out Stevie Nicks and Madonna with that technique, but perhaps more powerfully (or at least meaningfully) with John McCain. He is probably the best talk show host in using this technique, and “shaming” is certainly the right word for its potential effect.

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