Madonna on Late Show with David Letterman. Madonna made an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman on March 3. The appearance was noted for an extremely controversial series of statements and antics by Madonna, which included many expletives. In particular, Madonna said the word fuck fourteen times during the course of the interview. Inside Social. The biggest and latest apps and platforms, plus trends and insights on the biggest online discussions. Is and in to a was not you i of it the be he his but for are this that by on at they with which she or from had we will have an what been one if would who has her. Replicants, superheros, and reboots await you in our Fall Movie Guide. Plan your season and take note of the hotly anticipated indie, foreign, and documentary. Top VIdeos. Warning Invalid argument supplied for foreach in srvusersserverpilotappsjujaitalypublicindex. This made the episode the most censored in American network television talk show history while at the same time garnering Letterman some of the best ratings he ever received. Madonnas language and behaviorwhich was provocative, seemingly spontaneous at times, full of double entendres, and ended with a playful refusal to leave the setcaused a large public controversy. The Federal Communications Commission received numerous complaints about the language used on the show, echoing Lettermans sarcastic remark that she had to stop using the bad language because people dont want that in their own homes at 1. DetailseditThis was not Madonnas first or last appearance with Letterman. She was a guest on Late Night with David Letterman in 1. Funny Comedian Videos Arthur And The Invisibles ' title='Funny Comedian Videos Arthur And The Invisibles ' />Rob Corddry, Actor Hot Tub Time Machine. Rob Corddry was born on February 4, 1971 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA as Robert William Corddry. He is an actor and. Sandra Bernhard. This was, however, her first appearance since Letterman moved from NBC to CBS in 1. When Madonna was a guest on the March 3. The Late Show, it marked her first appearance on Americantelevision that year. Letterman introduced Madonna right before she entered the set in this manner Our first guest tonight is one of the biggest stars in the world, and in the past 1. Paul Shaffer responded shes your guest. I have been asked by several regular viewers of the channel to put this up to keep interested parties informed on what is going on at Uncle Earls Classic TV Channel. Full List of Inventory 12717. You can search for a specific title by using your computer or other devices search function. If you want a specific list such as. Come on, shes your guest to which Letterman responded, everythings fine, just relax, will ya Madonna then entered the stage to the sound of her 1. Holiday, clutching a pair of her underwear, which she asked Letterman to smell during the interview. Wait a minute, arent you gonna smell them she said, to which Letterman replied Ill take care of that later, and Madonna complained to the audience I gave him my underpants and he wont smell them34 This sketch made the headlines of the tabloids. The sketch was satirized in 2. Italian late night show Satyricon, where guest Anna Falchi actually took off her red panties on stage, and the host went all the way to smell them, which caused scandal in Italy. Letterman, following up from events earlier in the program, asked her to kiss a man in the audience Madonna refused. Letterman expressed admiration for her not succumbing to the pressure. Madonna began smoking a cigar, and as he moved to another topic, Madonna interrupted him, in an opening salvo soon to be indicative of the random provocations to come Incidentally, you are a sick fuck. I dont know why I get so much shit. Letterman steered his questioning toward her private life and, in particular, the singers reported relationships with several NBA players. Madonna replied with a series of sexual innuendos, commenting that overhead microphone is really long Letterman responded by talking about her friendship with Charles Barkley. When Letterman abruptly changed topic and asked about her nose ring in an ambiguous way Did it hurt when you had that thing put in, uh, put in your nose, Madonna laughed and said I thought you were going to ask me if it hurt something else. Prior to the first commercial break which Madonna objected to, citing that she wanted to break the rules and not conform to the constraints of American network television, the star asked Letterman if he was wearing a rug never missing the opportunity for a joke, the host, referring to Madonnas short slicked down hairstyle, replied by asking Madonna if she was wearing a swim cap. After the commercial break, Madonna told Letterman that he had changed since her last visit, that he was no longer cool or challenging to his guests, that Moneys made you soft. Letterman asked her what was really bothering her the star told the audience that she was angry that the comedian always in Lettermans words periodically made references to her sex life on the show. Toward the end of the interview, she also asked whether he had ever smoked endo, a slang reference to marijuana. Looking uncomfortable, the host told the singer that he had no idea what she was talking about Madonna called him a liar which led Letterman to make light of the embarrassing question by acting like Johnny Carson. Refusal to leave the stageeditWhen Madonna refused to leave the set,6 there was jeering from members of the audience, including heckling to get off. The home audience never saw Madonna leave her chair instead, the show cut to a third commercial break, after which the singer was gone. Letterman said, Coming up in the next half hour, Mother Teresa is going to drop by. He then looked at an index card and joked, Oh, I see weve been canceled, there is no show tomorrow night. Another guest, who was the United States Grocery Bagging Champion at the time, was scheduled to appear on the show that evening, but his segment was cut, due to Madonna refusing to leave the stage when her interview was over. Counting Crows concluded the show with a performance of Round Here. AftermatheditMadonna later explained her behavior as a failed attempt to make a stand against television censorship, and made up with Letterman by having him escort her onstage at the 1. MTV Video Music Awards. In an interview with Bob Guccione, Jr. Spin magazine in the fall of 1. Madonna further defended herself You can show a person getting blown up, and you cant say fuck Its such hypocrisy. The fact that everyone counted how many fucks I saidhow small minded is that. The other thing that was ridiculous was that David Letterman knew I was going to do it. I talked to the producers of the show. Everybody was like, this will be really funny if you say fuck a lot theyll just keep bleeping you. Well, I came out and started doing it, and David freaked out. The way he introduced me was derogatory, so my whole thing was, okay, if thats how you want to play it, you cannot beat me at this game. In a subsequent interview with USA Today, Letterman noted how Madonna sent him a fax on his birthday, shortly after the episode aired. It was more of the same, he revealed. Peter & The Wolf Stream. Happy fucking birthday. Have a nice fucking day. I know she was trying to be funny about it. The fax sent April 1. Happy Fucking Birthday DaveNext time you need some Fucking publicity, just give me a fucking call. M. xx1. 1The incident was widely referenced in popular culture. For example, in an episode of The Critic titled Sherman, Woman and Child, Madonna is featured as a profane guest of Humphrey the Hippo, a parody of Barney Friends. In the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode Bobcat, comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sarcastically comments to the character Moltar that Space Ghosts interview with The Ramones is going as well as the Letterman Madonna interview. Subsequent appearanceseditFollowing the incident, Madonnas appearances on Letterman did not end. Madonna briefly appeared in a 1. Letterman candy and flowers for Valentines Day. She then proclaimed that, Im a changed woman since I met you, to which Letterman excitedly exclaimed, Yes Madonna then went on to add, And Im not going to say fuck anymore. And in 1. Madonna appeared briefly to announce number three on Lettermans top ten list that night Ten Things Beautiful Women Love About Dave. Madonna returned on November 3, 2. Letterman since the notorious 1. Music. The two of them discussed the previous interview, with a deal of humor and objectivity. Madonna chalked it up as a part of her rebellious period, while Letterman admitted that he now understood how beaten up Madonna must have felt by the press during that time and that he contributed to that. Madonna then concluded that they were both having a weak moment, which was met by laughter from both the audience and Letterman. British Comedies British Comedy Guide. Medium. All. TVRadio. Film. Online. Genre. All. Chat Show. Comedy Drama. Documentary. Factual. Panel Show. Sitcom. Sketch Show. Stand Up. Variety. Year. All.