A Quote by Jesse Ventura

'The David Letterman Show' is a show of comedy.

Jesse Ventura

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Comedy David Letterman Show

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Jesse Ventura
American - Politician
Born: July 15, 1952

I think that 'Mr. Show' was a huge influence on me. It was literally the reason I started doing comedy, because I was asked to do a bit at The Comedy Store, and B.J. Porter and I went to see Bob and David - who I'd never heard of - do a live show, which was one of the shows that got them the 'Mr. Show' show.

Scott Aukerman

I'd watched a lot of David Letterman for sure. As far as who I watched as a late-show host, it was definitely Letterman.

Chad VanGaalen

It's a very different show because of the elements that we're putting in. There's so many different styles of comedy, but Mr. Show was unique to Bob and David - two of the most brilliant performers and writers there are. Their show was based on them. Our show is a bit more broad. We have a cast of 7, we have guests. We can be slightly more topical.

B. J. Porter

When I was 15 I did birdcalls on the David Letterman show, but I have since burned all video evidence of this.

Alex Hirsch

I'd like to see David Letterman adopt the inclusion rider on his Netflix show.

Nell Scovell

I think comedy is on an organic upsurge right now because when I started, it was 1978 at The Comedy Store and Letterman had just stopped emceeing his morning show.

Bob Saget

I was a huge David Letterman fan, even going back to when he was on NBC. My parents would only let me watch a half hour of television a day, so I would record Letterman the night before and then watch it when I came home from school. That's what made me want to do a T.V. show.

Trevor Moore

Never name it after yourself. Maybe we'll throw a with in there. That seems to work. Like Late Show With David Letterman.

Jon Stewart

I've been obsessed with David Letterman forever, and I'd love to be the drag version of David Letterman.

Katya Zamolodchikova

I would watch a lot of old tapes of David Letterman doing his talk show and a lot of interviews. I never had a mentor in my career because my approach has always been so different. Letterman stayed true to who he was, and his staff was always fantastic, so for me, that was always important.

Bobby Bones

We will try to honor David Letterman achievement by doing the best show we can.And occasionally making the network very mad at us.

Stephen Colbert

David Letterman is the best late-night talk show host right now, hands down, and has been since he first took the desk.

George Lopez

I've always loved David Letterman. There was an irreverence to his show that I remember, especially in 'Late Night' - it always seemed so fresh.

Paul Rudd

When I was younger, I was emulating David Letterman. David Letterman would yell out of his office window with a megaphone, and the next thing I'm doing is standing on the roof of a parking garage with a megaphone.

Tom Green

There's nobody telling Oprah what to do. There's no one telling David Letterman what he can and can't do. You've got to have 100 percent support from everybody who's behind the show, across the board.