David Lettermanhas made his way back to hisLate Nightroots.
Added Letterman, “We all thought, ‘Television is the way television is because we’re not there yet. When we get to television it’ll be fine.’ We were wrong about that and many, many other things.”
Letterman’s morning show was on-air for a mere six weeks before its cancelation in 1980. Because of that, the comedian “had to go to the end of the line” and it “seemed like an eternity” before he would be given a second chance with theLate Nightgig.
“In show business, if you screw something up — like, blowing up a network’s daytime schedule — you know, it could be a while before they call your number again,” he said. “But eventually, we came back.”
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Letterman admitted he was nervous that his new series wouldn’t “go any better” than the one before it, but havingBill MurrayasLate Night’s first guest made him feel more at ease.
“The night of the show, I just felt fantastic,” he said. “And then that lasted until my feet hit the floor in the morning, and then the paralytic fear starts all over again.”
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“I thought I would have some trouble, some emotional trouble, or some feeling of displacement, but I realized, hey, that’s not my problem anymore. And I have felt much better,” he told theWhitefish Reviewin 2015 of his retirement. “It’s something for younger men and women to take on. So I haven’t missed it, the way I thought I might. And I do little things here and there to sort of keep me up and moving.”
Letterman wound up ending his retirement in 2018 to hostMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. TheNetflix seriesaired its third season in 2020, though no updates on a possible fourth season have been announced.
Previously, Letterman opened up about his greatest career achievement.
source: people.com
