All of the fawning pieces praising David Letterman’s storied career as a late night television innovator are well deserved; he is, as cliché as it has become, the Johnny Carson of a generation. But Late Night in particular was funny and innovative because of its passionate irreverence for show business and television itself, which makes all of the current fuss about the end of Letterman's 33-year run as ironic as the legendary host's sense of humor. That being said, here are 23 recurring bits, features, and moments that the former Indiana weatherman and his writers invented for our amusement that will linger long after his final night in the Late Show chair.
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