Word: letterman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ironic humor suggests a David Letterman filtered through the pages of Spy magazine. But Sweet represents something different for TV, a new breed of entertainer known as the comedy jockey. Viewers will learn what she does on Wednesday, when the Comedy Channel, a new 24-hour cable service from HBO, goes on the air. It is one of two all-comedy networks getting set to square off on a new battlefield of yucks...
Since its debut last January, The Arsenio Hall Show has passed both Pat Sajak and David Letterman in the ratings, to take the No. 2 slot behind Carson's venerable Tonight show. Hall's show ranks No. 1 among the important under-35 audience. "I take the view that the public has elected me as a new late-night talk-show host," he says enthusiastically. "I've worked all my life preparing for it, putting together a platform -- my kind of guests, my kind of music, what I think is funny. I've been warming...
...fans care? At a time when most talk shows have moved into controversial issues (Phil, Oprah, even Rivers) or anti-talk-show parody (Letterman), Hall has returned the genre to its original raison d'etre: old-fashioned, unapologetic stargazing. His innovation has been to set the show-biz plugs to a bracing rock beat. And if you prefer a little more substance with your MTV flash, boy, are you stuck...
...around 11, conducts personal business and prepares for the late-afternoon taping. After the show, he reviews the tape with producer Brown, who worked with him on The Late Show. Most nights he watches the show again at home by himself, then takes a look at Carson, Sajak and Letterman before going to bed, usually around 2 a.m., with a talk-radio station droning in the background. Says he: "I can't go to sleep without...
Appalling Appellations: Dave Letterman, eat your heart out. Chris Berman, take cover. It's time for the Top Ten women's soccer nicknames...