“The Connection To My Mother” - David Letterman’s Fondest Recollection About His “Late Show”

In this segment of The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert sits down in the Ed Sullivan Theater audience with former Late Show host David Letterman.

Key highlights from their conversation include:

• Theater Renovations: The two discuss the updated seating in the Ed Sullivan Theater. Letterman jokes about the wider, 24-inch seats, humorously referring to them as "high fructose seats" to accommodate the modern American audience (0:23 - 0:53).
• Connection to his Mother: Letterman reflects on how his mother, Dorothy, became a central part of his Late Show production. He notes that their relationship grew closer through these appearances, which included memorable segments like sending her to Norway (1:33 - 1:52).
• Humorous Anecdotes: Letterman shares lighthearted stories about his mother, including her blunt comments after returning from her travels and a funny, albeit fictionalized, story about being cut out of her will (2:16 - 3:25).
• A Mom’s Cookbook: Colbert presents a copy of Dorothy Letterman's cookbook to the stage. They share a lighthearted moment trying to get the spelling of a producer’s name right for a dedication signature before heading to a commercial break (3:32 - 4:49).