Boy, that was quite an Oops! moment last night on the Dave Letterman show!
Do you suppose the head honcho at Worldwide Pants (Dave Letterman) fired a camera operator at the crack of dawn this morning?
Or - just maybe - a stage manager's head will get the axe later in the day.
Who knows!
Bottom line?
There was definitely a slip up in communication somewhere along the line.
The unthinkable occurred about half-way through the highly-rated talk show.
On a return from commercial break - suddenly (without warning) - viewers at home found themselves staring at a ghastly shot of Dave bent over his desk (caught in the act of snatching up a scrap of paper off the floor) with a bald spot "comb over" on the crown of his head in plain view!
Judging by the embarrassed look on his face, I surmise that Dave was unaware that he was on air , when he finally righted himself in the chair.
When the cameraman quickly cut-away to Paul Shaffer - the awkward look on the bandleader's face said it all - you betcha!
Uh-huh!
Dave got caught with his pants down!
Ouch!
For some inexplicable reason, Letterman had the knives out for Ryan Seacrest last night.
After mentioning a bit of scuttlebutt about a guest referring to themselves as a "douche bag" on a New Years show (hosted by the perky DJ and Dick Clark on another network) Dave was inclined to issue a cautionary warning to everyone within earshot in the event they were not in the "know" about Ryan.
"That Seacrest guy pulled a Jay Leno. Got them all fired. He's the one with all the money, 'ya know," he kidded.
At the end of the segment (and at the close of the show) the camera focused on a blow-up photograph of Ryan Seacrest tacked to the studio wall - all smiles - in spite of the fact he was not a guest on the show.
Bizarre!
But, Paul Abdul's interview was the most intriguing, to say the least.
Reluctant to initially reveal the specific details of her new dance show - slated to broadcast tonight on CBS - Dave was forced to joist with her a bit (the segment was painful to watch and tantamount to pulling teeth ) to get his money's worth.
Ms. Abdul is either in denial or just totally clueless.
For instance, when Dave quizzed her as to the whereabouts of Simon Cowel these days, she tried to subtly insult the former American Idol Judge she once worked alongside.
"Oh, he's doing a small show," she uttered up with a straight face.
When asked how much she liked Cowell, she was quick on the uptake.
"About this much," she teased, as she used her fingers to elaborate her point.
If you read between the lines, you probably figured it out.
Abdul, who has allegedly slept with Cowell, was inferring that he wasn't very well hung.
As to the show, Abdul was referring to X Factor - an overseas hit that Cowell is currently involved with - expected to fair well when it launches in the U.S.
If Ms. Abdul appeared on the Late Show with the aim of changing her image - without doubt - she failed miserably.
How long is this scorned woman going to try to save face, as she continues to make a fool of herself on Network TV in front of an amused world?
News at 11!
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Seacrest brunt of Dave's scorn!
