Since being snubbed by NBC in favor of Jay Leno to replace Johnny Carson in "Tonight Show" slot, David Letterman makes no secret of his bitterness toward his rival. In a new interview on "Oprah's Next Chapter" that will air January 6, the 65-year-old host said their feud was more complicated than just a job rivalry.
"We were always friends before all of this happened," he said. "He has a
way...he's an unusual fellow. I've never met anyone quite like Jay. And
I will say - and I'm happy to say - that I think he is the funniest guy
I've ever known. Just flat out, if you go to see him do his nightclub
act, just the funniest, the smartest, a wonderful observationist and
very appealing as a comic."
However, there's one big turn-off that made Letterman, who now hosts "Late Show with David Letterman"
on CBS, would never call a truce in his war with Leno, 62. "The fact
that he is also maybe the most insecure person I have ever known...I
could never reconcile that," he told his frenemy Oprah Winfrey.
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