Letterman Staffers, Audience Members, Weren’t In On the Non-Joke
Since David Letterman’s awkward admission of “creepy” sex acts with underlings last night, many have wondered why the hell the audience was laughing and clapping during the segment. Well, it appears as though the Late Show staff members whose jobs it is to whoop up the audience into a laughing and clapping frenzy weren’t made aware of what was to come.
Reports Yahoo!:
Yahoo! News has learned from sources close to the show that employees who do audience prep were not made aware of the situation prior to the taping. Discussing the subject of who did and didn’t know beforehand, one source said, “Only the show’s producers knew what was about to go down,” adding that many “Late Show” staffers learned of the situation watching off-stage monitors in real time as Letterman weaved his tale. So the routine in which the audience was prepped, which usually involves a heavy emphasis on laughing and applauding often and loudly, was not altered in any way. Thus, the audience, meticulously prepped for a good time at a nationally televised comedy show, probably thought that Letterman’s story was a comedy bit, as is most often the case.
Editor-in-Chief:
I wouldn’t be surprised if Letterman and the blackmailer weren’t in on a little MMF action together.
I keep waffling on this one – 50 yo with 25 yo/boss with subordinate but,but my wife is 14 years younger than I. We only met through ‘circumstances’ — some relationships that should never be, exist because of an accident. If it was a relationship of adults who am I to worry about it.
I was shocked when I heard about Warren Buffet’s relationships – what can I say?
The constant applause breaks are one of the reasons I stopped watching years ago. Kind of fun to watch it backfire so spectacularly.
Dale Wilhide has great legs!
It WAS a comedy bit, in addition to being a confession. That was the peculiar, uncomfortable genius of it.
Also, Americans think getting tail at work is worth applause.