Late Show ad featuring David
Letterman and Oprah Winfrey,
which aired during the Super
Bowl on Feb 4, 2007.Letterman
and Oprah had a 'bitter feud'
for years.. The story goes
that years ago, Dave (and
Merrill Markoe?) were having
lunch and saw Oprah eating on
the other side of the dining
room. Having some fun, Dave
tells his w
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Late Show ad featuring David
Letterman and Oprah Winfrey,
which aired during the Super
Bowl on Feb 4, 2007.Letterman
and Oprah had a 'bitter feud'
for years.. The story goes
that years ago, Dave (and
Merrill Markoe?) were having
lunch and saw Oprah eating on
the other side of the dining
room. Having some fun, Dave
tells his waitress something
like, 'Oprah graciously
offered to pay for our lunch'
and then enthusiastically
waved to Oprah. The waitress
looks over to Oprah, as
Winfrey politely waves back to
Dave. Dave smiles and nods and
the waitress takes the check
away. Dave gets up and leaves.
Oprah is stiffed with the
tab.I don't know if that's
true or not. I don't think I
made it up.. although, that
isn't really beyond me. I
think it's hilarious.On the
air, Dave made Oprah jokes
left and right.. and
apparently Ms. Winfrey didn't
like it. Letterman taped some
shows in Chicago and invited
Oprah to be a guest, but was
told, 'Oprah is TOTALLY out of
town.' Which he mocked on air
for weeks.After years of snide
jabs at her, Dave started a
different approach - he sung
Oprah's praises and begged her
to be on the show.. even
keeping a daily diary of his
quest in an 'Oprah Log'. After
weeks, he gave up on his quest
and staged a skit where the
Oprah Log had been stolen from
the glass case he kept it in.
When his son was born, Oprah
sent Dave a child's swimming
pool full of children's books.
This made Dave think there was
hope yet. He begged her to be
on his show to reconcile in
what he said would be a 'super
bowl of love'. She ignored him
for years.. but eventually DID
appear on his show to promote
the opening of The Color
Purple on Broadway and it was
the 4th highest rating his
program has gotten in 25 years
on the air.This 10-second spot
aired during the Colts vs.
Bears Super Bowl and makes
reference to all of that and
hinges upon his being from
Indianapolis and her living in
Chicago.Watch the Late Show
with David Letterman
weeknights on CBS, and visit
them online at:
http://www.cbs.com/lateshow/ -
they've got a better copy of
this video on their site.

Category Comedy

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