Ok, here is my gripe for the day:
Where the hell is Dave hiding Monty? Every Wednesday night, I stay up to watch "The Late Show with David Letterman." While, yes, Dave is hilarious, and without a doubt, one of the funniest guys on TV, the real reason I stay up to watch on Wednesdays is not Dave. No, the real impetus for me to keep my weary eyes open until the wee hours is actually Dave's assistant, Stephanie Birkett. THIS CHICK IS DROP DEAD FUNNY. No lie. And the best part: she really doesn't try to be. She actually is one of Dave's assistants, and she actually does get annoyed with Dave. The first time I ever saw Stephanie on "The Late Show," Dave was making her imitate her ex-boyfriend's horrible "white guy dance" while she was in the Hello Deli with Rupert Jee. She was dancing to the intro of Rod Stewart's "If Ya Think I'm Sexy." I nearly peed myself. Since then, Dave has employed Stephanie in a variety of roles on the show. By my favorite of all the things she has done on the show is by far her most recent task of presenting the letters in the Mailbag each Wednesday night. Dave has her dress up in a myriad of costumes, each honoring a significant event for the evening. For example, she has dressed in a traditional Mexican senorita outfit on Cinco de Mayo, she dressed as Lance Armstrong during the Tour de France, she dressed as a gold miner (complete with actual donkey) to commemorate the anniversary of the gold rush, and she even dressed as Ameila Earhart to honor her achievements in flight. Each time, Dave has her say or do something ridiculous (such as repeat the name "Dr. Vinnie Boom-BOTZ!"). Her levels of annoyance are hysterical. The best part of the whole thing is that Dave enjoys giving Stephanie various "nicknames," and asking her how she likes them, or whether or not many people are calling her by them. Her reply is always, "YOU are the only one who calls me that." Her nicknames have included ones like "Peggy," and "Dutch," but the more popular ones that seem to have stuck are "Smitty," "Monty," and most recently, "Gunther." The point of this is that for the last 2 Wednesdays, we have seen neither hide nor hair of Gunther. Let me tell you, the Mailbag just doesn't have the same ZIP without her. O, Dave! Why hast thou forsaken us? Bring back Smitty! |
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