It was an evening of shock returns on late-night Monday (February 10), as not solely did John Oliver make a shock look on The Day by day Present, however speak present legend David Letterman returned to The Tonight Present.
Letterman made his surprising look throughout host Jimmy Fallon‘s opening monologue, leaving viewers at residence and people within the studio viewers fully gobsmacked.
Fallon was riffing with Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Harmful Band, Letterman’s longtime sidekick and band from his time internet hosting CBS’ Late Present from 1982 to 2015 — Shaffer and co had been filling in for Fallon’s common home band, The Roots, who’re rehearsing for the upcoming Saturday Evening Reside fiftieth anniversary live performance.
In the course of the monologue, the band began enjoying Letterman’s outdated theme music as a confused-looking Letterman emerged from behind the scenes. He was met with rapturous applause as he took his place on stage beside Fallon.
“Is that this the twenty third hour of The Right this moment Present?” he quipped earlier than Fallon instructed him he was on The Tonight Present.
“Jimmy!” he exclaimed earlier than turning to Schaffer. “Paul? What are you doing right here?”
“You understand, it’s a joke,” Shaffer replied. “Have you ever ever taken an excessive amount of Ambien, and then you definately get up someplace with no clue how the hell you bought there?”
“Wow, you’ve been studying my diary,” Letterman retorted.
Fallon then requested Letterman if he needed to inform some jokes, and a workers member with cue playing cards shuffled onto the stage. Letterman seemed via the playing cards earlier than deciding not one of the jokes had been ok. “I’m good, thanks,” he stated, shooing the cardboard holder away.
When Fallon requested what the legendary host was doing now he’s retired, he quipped, “TikTok… I made an infinite take care of the Chinese language authorities.”
Fallon recommended they need to make some TikTok movies collectively, together with the “handshake problem.” Letterman didn’t look impressed, although, and had one other viral video in thoughts, telling Fallon, “What I actually wish to do is hit you within the face with a tortilla.”
Letterman proceeded to slap Fallon throughout the face with tortillas, even letting Shaffer get in on the motion. Fallon additionally received in a shot of his personal, with the Emmy-winning host responding, “I feel you cracked a crown.”
As he left, Letterman might be heard backstage yelling, “I’ll see you in a courtroom!”
Letterman final appeared on The Tonight Present in 1992, the yr Johnny Carson retired as host. On the time, many followers, together with Carson himself, believed that Letterman would turn out to be the brand new host of The Tonight Present. NBC as an alternative gave the job to Jay Leno, and Letterman left the community to host his personal late-night present on CBS.
The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, Weeknights, 11:35/10:35c, NBC
