num_pages: 85
description: In the early 1980s before the dawn of cable television the fresh and ironic obsessions of a charismatic young standup comic named David Letterman transformed comedy forever. In this definitive oral history of Late Night Lettermans NBC 12:30 am talk show that aired from 1982 to 1993 writers producers executives and actors share revealing stories  from the origins of the Top 10 lists and Stupid Pet Tricks to the battle over who would replace Lettermans mentor Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show to Lettermans final days at 30 Rock before moving to CBS for The Late Show. Brian Abrams has been described as the Ken Burns of presidential alcoholism. His first book Party Like a President: True Tales of Inebriation Lechery and Mischief from the Oval Office (Workman Publishing) is scheduled for release in February 2015. He has written for Playboy Heeb High Times MentalFloss and other publications and has contributed to the books Im a Lebowski Youre a Lebowski: Life The Big Lebowski and What Have You and Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide. He lives in New York City. Cover design by Adil Dara.
language: English
title: And Now...An Oral History of "Late Night with David Letterman," 1982-1993
publisher: Amazon Digital Services