But overall, viewers prefer Leno. Dave and I seem to be the two guys at the top of the late-night arena,'' Leno said. It depends on the camera angle. And I'll never forget when Letterman, wearing a Velcro suit, was launched across the stage and got stuck on the wall. His Top 10 lists remain hilarious.
Letterman interacts more with the audience.
And after his successful quintuple bypass surgery last year, Letterman came back with more enthusiasm. He seems to love the job more than he did a few years back. Tonight Show'' gig to Leno when Johnny Carson stepped down. Calif. Letterman's better off without tradition as he defines his own kind of talk show at The Ed Sullivan Theater in New York. And for several reasons, Leno was better suited to follow Carson.