David Letterman gave the late Robin Williams an emotionally touching tribute on ‘The Late Show’ on the first episode of the program since the untimely death of the comedic legend. The host reminisced about their 38-year-friendship and spoke about the tragic loss.
David Letterman thus joined his late-night talk show colleagues in paying homage to Robin Williams whose death by suicide at at 63 has left the entertainment world stunned and in mourning. Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers had all offered their tributes the week.
In a monologue lasting slightly more than 10 minutes, he spoke about the decades of friendship with Williams and shared many video clips and stories of those years. Among these, a clip of Letterman’s own guest appearance on the iconic 1970s ‘Mork & Mindy’ which launched Williams to stardom.
And yes, plenty of clips of Robin Williams’ numerous appearances over the years on ‘The Late Show.’ Those late night appearances are classic and collectively they were a riveting, bittersweet and ultimately tear-inducing.
David Letterman spoke about their early days as stand-up comedians at The Comedy Store in L.A. and shared his memories of the strong impression the young Robin Williams made on him, saying, “We’re like morning dew. He comes in like a hurricane.” Sharing how amazed he was about the comedic brilliance, Letterman continued saying, “They’re going to have to put an end to show business, because what can happen after this?”
As he ended the loving tribute, David Letterman also expressed his sorrow and shock over the sudden death, and said, “What I will add here is that, beyond being a very talented man and a good friend and a gentleman, I am sorry I, like everybody else, had no idea that the man was in pain and the man was suffering.”
The full replay of David Letterman’s powerful tribute is below.
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