Camping Quote by Bobcat Goldthwait

I went and saw Letterman when I was 15, and that had a profound impact on me.

— Pete Holmes

David Letterman was my guy growing up. My parents recorded the tenth anniversary special for me, and I watched it 40 times.

— Timothy Simons

I've done things like Letterman and Jimmy Fallon.

— Guy Sebastian

I was a huge David Letterman fan, even going back to when he was on NBC. My parents would only let me watch a…

— Trevor Moore

From the time I was 8 years old I was on almost every radio show there was.

— Dick Van Patten

My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.

— Garry Shandling

I started doing stand-up when I was 15 and doing Letterman when I was 20. So I've been doing stand-up comedy and clubs for…

— Bobcat Goldthwait

When I was young, I'd watch guys on 'The Tonight Show', Buddy Hackett, guys like that, where all they'd be is funny. Later, I…

— Norm MacDonald

I may have been on the cover of People and gone on 'David Letterman' and 'Arsenio Hall' because they had young audiences I wanted…

— Ruth Westheimer

I've always loved David Letterman. There was an irreverence to his show that I remember, especially in 'Late Night' - it always seemed so…

— Paul Rudd

I was like a Borscht Belt comedian trapped in the body of a 6-year-old. I was channeling Jackie Mason at 7.

— Josh Gad

I never got to do 'Letterman.' I got told I was too mundane. I had to look the word up. I didn't know what…

— Nate Bargatze