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Robin Williams to open Letterman's first show

by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 31st 2007 2:39PM

Robin WilliamsI'm hoping this story is some horrible mistake. Maybe they mean British singer Robbie Williams?

But it looks like it's true. The comedian will open The Late Show with David Letterman when the CBS show comes back from its strike hiatus this Wednesday night. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Williams will talk really fast and make a lot of funny noises with his mouth, and maybe even do some impressions of foreign people. He's a genius!

I'd actually like to see someone else open the show. How about Bill Murray, who is always the first guest Letterman has on when he goes to a new network or has an anniversary? Or how longtime guest and friend Amy Sedaris? Tom Hanks? Tom Brokaw? Or how about the guy who bagged my groceries this morning when I bought some chicken (Perdue) and contact lens cleaner? Anyone but Williams, please!

In other late night guest news, Jay Leno is going with Mike Huckabee as his first guest on Wednesday. No word yet on what the other late night hosts are going to do.

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Jerome Thomas


I love comedy and I am relieved to learn I am not the only person with a severe Robin Williams aversion. He is like the neophyte photographer told to make a thousand exposures and choose the best two. 90% of his lines are lame, and accompanied by extreme histrionics that don't help. A host can't talk to the man. He offers few opinions or anecdotes. He seems terrified of not being the center of attention. Indeed, I skipped the entire show from fear of being involved in a drive-by manic assault. Robin Williams once was interesting. Now he's simply pathetic.

January 03 2008 at 8:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brad Hill

I'm not a big Williams fan, but the choice makes sense. Dave had Robin on the first show back from heart surgery (for which I+friends were in the audience, btw). It's going to be a competitive night, and Williams is a big draw. Normally I never allow Leno's ghastly image appear on my TV screen, but I'll record him tonight to see how he copes with the writerless situation. And doesn't Dave's agreement with the writer's guild start next week? or was it moved up to tonight?

January 02 2008 at 2:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
coz

well i have missed Letterman and from a British point of view i think it would have been great to of seen Robbie Williams opening his show, it's nice to know at last some of our American friends have heard of Robbie, I must say you don't know what you've been missing. hopefully the American people will give him a chance to show what a great entertainer he is, oh well you never know.

January 01 2008 at 7:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ameerah773

Sorry guys but I love Robyn Williams. and am looking forward to the show. He is one of a kind and is always very funny in my opinion!

January 01 2008 at 11:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bash

How about Bob Sassone... can't be worse than his *beep* blog entries...

Sorry, I still like Robin Williams. Dont' quite get why it's so popular now to bash him...

January 01 2008 at 9:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Max

I actually like Robin Williams but will not watch the show because I do not care at all for Dave Letterman.

January 01 2008 at 6:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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nono

your right only lettermans looks are funny, he is not.

January 03 2008 at 2:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Barb. P

I don't know about you but I'd really like to see Letterman alone with no one....I think he'd be funny.

December 31 2007 at 5:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
viewdrix

His HBO stand-up DVD is the one time, ever, that I've considered him hilarious post-puberty. On that DVD, he's gut-bustingly hilarious, dare I say.

Watching it was a strange phenomenon.

December 31 2007 at 5:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Oreo

They have writers they don't need him.

I used to like him until a few years ago when I heard him on some show and he has been using the same stuff since 2001-2002.

December 31 2007 at 5:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ian

Witht he writers strike the show badly needed an opening guest who likes to ad lib.
I can understand their choice.

December 31 2007 at 5:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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