Mr. Letterman has decided to sign off! The legendary late-night show host surprised the audience during his taping for Thursday night’s show, announcing his retirement from CBS’ The Late Show after 21 years, with his exit set to happen in 2015.
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“The man who owns this network, Leslie Moonves, he and I have had a relationship for years and years and years, and we have had this conversation in the past, and we agreed that we would work together on this circumstance and the timing of this circumstance,” Letterman explained to the audience.
“And I phoned him just before the program, and I said ‘Leslie, it’s been great, you’ve been great, and the network has been great, but I’m retiring.'”
Paul Shaffer, Letterman’s musical director and sidekick joked after the announcement was made, “Do I have a minute to call my accountant?”
“I just want to reiterate my thanks for the support from the network, all of the people who have worked here, all of the people in the theatre, all the people on the staff, everybody at home, thank you very much. What this means now, is that Paul [Schaffer] and I can be married.”
Les Moonves, the CEO and president of CBS, then released a statement after Letterman made the official announcement, saying, “There is only one David Letterman.”
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