The world's largest vase giving a stern lecture to humanity
Dear Larry,
Happy New Year!
I’m currently trapped in the Late Night with David Letterman YouTube archive. It’s a remarkable thing.
Please send help.
Yours,
CR
Update
Writer George Meyer on his ambitions for Late Night:
“I wanted to challenge the audience every night, stagger them with brilliance, blast them into a higher plane of existence,”.
Meyer on his later humour zine ‘Army Man’:
“To me, the quintessential Army Man joke was one of John Swartzwelder‘s:
“‘They can kill the Kennedys. Why can’t they make a cup of coffee that tastes good?’
“It’s a horrifying idea juxtaposed with something really banal-and yet there’s a kind of logic to it. It’s illuminating because it’s kind of how Americans see things: Life’s a big jumble, but somehow it leads to something I can consume. I love that.”
See also
Staff Favorite Moments: Writer George Meyer | Letterman
George Meyer in 2006 writing about why the environmental movement needs you
