"Late Show": The Dean of Late-Night Comedy Returns (Looking the part more than ever)

David Lettermanamp8217s wit is still razorsharp So is his razor apparently since it looks like he hasnamp8217t shaved since HalloweenUnder a thick gray beard that by his own admission made him resemble amp8220a missing hikeramp8221 the host of CBSamp8217 Late Show returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater and the airwaves Wednesday night for his first new show in eight weeks Senator Hillary Clinton served up the first quip in a cold openamp8212amp8220Daveamp8217s backamp8230well all good things must come to an endamp8221amp8212followed by a chorus line of picketsignwaving dancers Letterman dubbed amp8220the Eugene V Debsamp8221amp160The last time he was off work that long he mused he was undergoing quintuple bypass surgery amp160He seemed relieved to be back on what he hailed as amp8220the only show on the air now that has jokes written by union writersamp8221amp160That was a gentle jab at Leno who returned to NBCamp8217s The Tonight Show Wednesday sans writing staff and with guest stars including Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee who crossed picket lines to get into Tonightamp8217s Burbank studio Late Night with Conan Oamp8217Brien also returned without scribesamp160Letterman offered effusive thanks to the Writers Guild of America for sanctioning the independent deal with his writers that allowed him and them to get back to work amp160The Screen Actors Guild has encouraged its members to appear on Late Show and on Late Late Show with host Craig Ferguson also produced by Lettermanamp8217s World Wide Pants company amp160Comedy Centralamp8217s The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are due back on cable with new installments Mondayamp8212but without their writing staffsamp160The WGA presence became a running gag on Wednesdayamp8217s Late Show amp8220Even though the Late Show writers are back at work thousands of writers are still on strikeamp8221 said a amp8220strike captainamp8221 interrupting one of Lettermanamp8217s bits He begged the amp8220arrogant media mogulsamp8230to stop spending all your money on cufflinks cocktails and whoresamp8221amp160The Top Ten List featured 10 striking writers from The Daily Show Colbert Report daytime TV and Law ampamp Order detailing their amp8220demandsamp8221 No 5 amp8220Iamp8217d like a date with a womanamp8221 Striking screenwriter Nora Ephron amp8230When Harry Met Sally stepped forward for No 4 amp8220Hazard pay for breaking up fights on The Viewamp8221 And the No 1 demand delivered by Emmy winning comedy writer Alan Zweibel amp8220Producers must immediately remove their heads from their assesamp8221amp160At least before the situation gets any hairier

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