Maddow on the Economy, Olbermann’s Giant Head

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2009 MSNBC's resident smartypants, Rachel Maddow, paid a visit to "Late Night With David Letterman" on Monday to guesstimate the size of Keith Olbermann's coconut, describe her rise to the heights of punditry and opine about how Wall Street is like a bumper-car ring. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tina Fey on Playing Sarah Palin

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2008 This campaign season has been a boon to "Saturday Night Live," and to returning alumna Tina Fey in particular, who was doing quite well flying solo before the Sarah Palin phenomenon brought her back to her former comedic stomping ground. Here, she talks about adopting Palin's accent -- or "Alaskan windsong," as she affectionately puts it -- with David Letterman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain to Letterman: ‘I Screwed Up’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 When Sen. John McCain finally appeared on "Late Night" on Thursday, David Letterman didn't let him forget that he had stood Letterman up last month. Later, McCain joked, "I haven't had so much fun since my last interrogation." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )