Tonight on Dave - must watch!!!!

[Cooley Hurd]

God damn it. There's the Jimmys. They both rock!

But, for the first time in 33 years, I've got nothing on Dave.

[shenmue]

1. There's no Dave

[misterhighwasted]

2. Feeling your pain. Colbert would ease it a bit, but how long before he even starts his show?

Nothing replaces the coolest comedian on TV.
Dave Letterman was the best.

[xfundy]

3. September.

A long time from now. I miss Steven very muchly.

[-none]

5. We have to wait until September to see Colbert.

It's going to seem like months.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. I have no idea why they do that

After Craig Ferguson left, it was months of never knowing who or what was going to be on until his replacement took over. At that point, was there even an audience left? I watched exactly once, early on, when Regis Philbin was host for a couple of days - and his guests were David Letterman and Paul Shaffer, fascinating discussion.

If Stephen Colbert took over now, that would help to fill the void, but instead there was an old episode of The Mentalist, not exactly an appeal to the the same audience, and it looked like it was in the middle of some ongoing storyline.

I missed Dave tonight, too, have spent much of my life being amused by him during the wee hours.

[-none]

13. You're correct, while they do need time to rebuild the set, why wait till September?

Start Colbert now while there is still an audience. I don't remember a hole like this when Johnny Carson left.

[bullwinkle428]

6. I think Colbert starts right after Labor Day. I feel everyone else's pain

regarding Dave's departure - I've literally been bummed out all day long.

Went through the end of the Colbert Report last winter, and Craig Ferguson's exit right after that. Now Dave, and in a few more weeks, we'll have to say goodbye to Jon Stewart.

[KT2000]

4. I know....

he was always there - even if it was reruns. He had the right pace and a shared sense of humor.
The Jimmys are OK but a bit hyper for me.
It's kind of like losing a friend for the lonely hour.

[Cooley Hurd]

7. Exactly my sentiment...

[Chipper Chat]

10. I was in a college class with Dave at Ball State.

He was funny even then. I fantasized being a guest on his show and telling him how I helped him pass Music Theory. I will miss him.

[lunamagica]

15. Music Theory? Really?

Please, tell us more.

[Chipper Chat]

16. Does sound weird.

Maybe it was just a filler course. He never seemed to have his homework done on Mondays. He sat behind me and sometimes I would help him "catch up." He said some funny things. Didn't impress me as someone who would be huge in comedy years later.

[lunamagica]

17. Thanks. Dave always said that he was an average student

C average, I think. IIRC, he even set up a scholarship for "average" students.

So he was funny, but not that funny...

Thanks for the insight. Great to read about him before he made it big.

[Chipper Chat]

18. This happened back in the mid-60s.

A summer session. I only remembered it because when the instructor was calling out names his name rang a bell because there was another boy named David Letterman in my home town which I thought was a strange coincidence. I never put 2 and 2 together until he started the Late Late show and I went - wow! He was in my theory class. I distinctly remember he had wavy hair, wore glasses, and slumped in his chair. His feet were under my chair.

[lunamagica]

14. I know...

A friend for 31 years...

[seveneyes]

8. Dave is not here

[Cooley Hurd]

9. C&C is comforting!

But not all-encompassing like Dave seemed to be.

[seveneyes]

11. Except Dave did not encompass irrationality

Which is a major part of humanity.