" . . . and now, the golfer who taught us to 'grip it and rip it' . . . . . David Letterman!"

ACT 1:
British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled a model of SpaceShipTwo. It's the vehicle he hopes will be able to take passengers on suborbital joy rides. Dave saw some test footage earlier in the day, and he thinks they have a long way to go.
We see some grainy black and white footage of a spaceship flying over a metropolitan area. Uhhh, I don't think so. The footage seen is what we commonly call around here, "Shecky footage." Our film coordinator Rick Scheckman has a huge library of such footage at his disposal.

Phone call. Once again, a show that is running smoothly is interrupted by robo-caller Lt. Len Easton of the California Highway Patrol. We hear his radio transmission of something going down.

And Dave isn't the only one this Lt. Len Easton has been calling. Dave saw this over the weekend on "Washington Journal" on the C-SPAN. We look at the videotape of the host on "Washington Journal" accepting a phone call . . . . and it's from Lt. Len Easton with a report of something going down. No one is safe.

Mike Huckabee hasn't won a primary since Iowa and he's running low on money. But he remains optimistic and his advises have come up with an innovative new plan to revitalize his campaign.
Announcer:

"Despite a surprise win in Iowa, Mike Huckabee has lost the last five primaries, and he can no longer afford to pay his entire staff. So to add a much needed jolt to his campaign, he's made a bold decision . . . . he's getting fat again! Huckabee lost 110 pounds before running for President, but our research shows that America loves giant fat guys! So Mike is gaining back all 110 pounds . . . and then some! And for a campaign donation of just $50, he'll eat anything you want --- guaranteed! Mike Huckabee: Porkin' Up For America!"

"NBC Tonight. On 'American Gladiators,' four new contestants square off against Venom, Wolf, Fury, and Mayhem. Then, Dumbass gives his final State of the Union Address. Only on NBC."

ACT 2:
It's Tuesday and you know what that means . . . . it's time for "Late Show Fun Facts!"
Dave reads from the list of Fun Facts, sent in by friend Gary Sherman of the Federal Bureau of Miscellaneous Information.

Remember when I used to list all the Fun Facts? Someday you'll understand.

ACT 3:
BILL COSBY: Dr. Cosby sits center stage and chats. It's runny nose season, both inside and outside the theater. And Dr. Cosby examines how and why children cough. They do it different from us.
Cosby takes a seat by Dave and Dave admires the ribbon on his lapel. Dr. Cosby received it when he was awarded with the Medal of Freedom. For those who may not recall the ceremony, this was when President George W. Bush couldn't undo the clasp of the medal and couldn't place it around Cosby's neck. When Bill was telling the story, I quickly checked our files for a shot of this. I thought we had it. We did, but did not show it.
Bill talks about his mom who has passed away. She never felt comfortable with her son making a living in show business. She always worried that it would end and Bill would be left with nothing. She would have been happier if he became a professor or something, even after Bill reached great heights of success in the business. At the reading of her will, Bill's brothers received a nice amount of money, which Bill points out, . . . . . "money I gave her. . . ."
Bill received $48,000, with the note, " . . . so he will have something to fall back on." I guess moms are like that.

Dr. Bill Cosby's new bestselling book, "Come On People: On The Path From Victims to Victors" is in stores now. And he will be performing at the Rosebud Theater in Effingham, Illinois this Saturday, February 2nd.
Bill Cosby . . . the one and only.

ACT 5:
Announce: "We'll be right back with more 'Bloopers and Practical Jokes' in a minute, so stick around!"

ACT 6:
LAKE BELL: From the new film, "Over Her Dead Body," opening this Friday. That's an interesting name, "Lake." Lake Bell says she didn't like it as a kid but now is very proud and protective of it. As a child, she would be teased about it. Kids would says, "There are no waves on Lake Bell." Dave doesn't quite understand, so she explains, "you know, waves . . . like curves." She eventually "grew out" of that jibe and eventually learned how to work in a "Lake Superior" reference when the discussion came up. And recently a friend came to her with a baby-name book and showed her that "Lake" is now an acceptable and no longer an odd name. Lake isn't pleased with this. She wants "Lake" to remain special. She is afraid it'll become the new "Brittany."
Lake Bell grew up in New York City but now lives in California. After about a year of enjoying the night life, she's toned it down a bit and has fallen in love with board games. "Scrabble" is her favorite. She admits to not being very good at it. She and her friend often fill the board up with words like "cat" and "dog" and "cat." But in California you can win with that.
In her new film, "Over Her Dead Body," Lake plays a psychic who alls in love with a man whose fiancée had just died. The dead fiancée becomes annoyed and tries to sabotage the relationship. To prepare for the film, Lake visited a psychic. The psychic gave her good news: "You will meet the man of your dreams. In fact, you will meet him tomorrow. He will be tall and handsome . . . from a good family . . . and very successful." This, of course, got Lake very excited. And then the psychic said, " . . . and he is one of my clients." Ouch! Is that allowed?
While setting up a clip for "Over Her Dead Body," Lake reaches for and sips from the complementary Late Show beverage. Dave, in mid-sentence, says, "That's mine," and continues with what he was saying. It wasn't Dave's, plus Dave is too much a gentleman to say that in seriousness if it were. Lake enjoyed the joke, pretending to feeling awkward.

ACT 7:
THE MATT SAVAGE TRIO: From their new CD, "Hot Ticket: Live in Boston," The Matt Savage Trio performed "El Fuego." The Matt Savage Trio is led by 15-year-old pianist and composer Matt Savage. Very impressive.

And that was our show for Tuesday, January 29, 2008.



A U.S. spy satellite is falling to earth. No big deal, just as long as it doesn't screw up my morning commute.

I'm running the Late Show Big Game Football Pool again this year. Whenever I give the boxes to someone to fill in, they will always study the card and mumble something about their lucky number. (I number the boxes 1-100) I'll then say, "Your lucky number . . . is that the date you got married?" The reaction is always the same: "NOOOOOOOOO!" I laugh . . . and they laugh, too. It's not so much that their lucky number is not their wedding date that makes it funny; it's how vehement they are in their denial. "NOOOOOOOO!" Even they are surprised at the force of their reaction.

So have you seen "Cloverfield" yet? I did, and I found it totally unbelievable. I was fine with the monster part. That part I could buy. But the entire City of New York is empty within 7 hours? Never happen! It takes that long to get out of here on a Friday afternoon in the summer.

You know, if Hillary Clinton ran for United States Senator from her home state of Illinois like she should have, she probably wouldn't be having this problem with the pesky Barack Obama right now.

Reactions to my plea for the Super Bowl to be played on a Saturday:
From Bill Kelly of Congers, New York. Hey, a local!

"Hey Mike, Obviously you're not the first or only person to suggest moving the Super Bowl to Saturday. Mike Francesca was asked about this a couple of weeks ago and he said that someone in the league told him that their plan is to add another week/game to the season, start one week later, and have the Super Bowl on President's Day weekend. The game would be on Sunday and a good percentage of people would have off the next day. That would truly make it a Super Bowl weekend. Apparently, this plan will be proposed the next time they have to renegotiate the collective bargaining agreement with the players union."

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