David Letterman will wrap up more than three decades in late-night TV tomorrow with his final Late Show broadcast. Already, tributes from comedy legends and coworkers are pouring in. A few memories, per the Hollywood Reporter:
- Ray Romano: "My life has been affected more by David Letterman than anybody else's." Days after appearing on the Late Show in May 1995, producer Rob Burnett offered Romano a deal that led to Everybody Loves Raymond, which Letterman helped develop. "Without that moment, I'd be your Uber driver today," he says.
- Billy Crystal: "All the late-night hosts are funny and irreverent and tremendously talented at what is a most difficult job, but Dave has always had a certain extra dimension to him, and over time, became the beloved curmudgeon," he says. "I will miss my three-times-a-year visits because frankly, I love making him laugh."
- Don Rickles: "He's a great listener, but also he's very shy," he says. But "when the lights go on, and it's business, he's terrific." Rickles remembers that "even though Dave is a bit of a loner, he showed up to speak about me in front of all those people" at Spike's One Night Only: An All-Star Tribute to Don Rickles. "I still thank him for that," he says.
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