02090cam a2200373 i 4500 288601702 TxAuBib 20170401120000.0 160624s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2017008461 9780062377210 HRD 28.99 0062377213 HRD 28.99 TxAuBib rda Zinoman, Jason,. Letterman : the last giant of late night / Jason Zinoman. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] ©2017. xvi, 345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-327) 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. 20170402. Letterman, David. Television personalities United States Biography. Comedians United States Biography. Biographies.