David Letterman, Billy Eichner Have Blast Yelling at Complete Strangers

by Julian Spivey
David Letterman only has around 30 episodes of the ‘Late Show’ left before his retirement and his final few months have included some truly great moments with guests in their final appearance on the show.

Comedian Billy Eichner hasn’t been a long time guest on Letterman’s ‘Late Show,’ but Letterman obviously took a quick liking to the comedian who hosts the “Billy on the Street” series for Funny or Die, in which he aggressively approaches New Yorkers on the street and pesters them about random things.

In Eichner’s last appearance on the ‘Late Show,’ his first appearance on the show, he really made Letterman crack up repeatedly with his brand of abrasive humor, especially when he played a game called “Celebrity Child or Kentucky Derby Winner?” with him. Letterman implored Eichner at the time to come back on the show anytime.

In Letterman’s interview with Eichner on Wednesday night (April 1) Eichner implored Letterman to re-think his retirement from show biz and joked “what other legends would CBS have without him? Mark Harmon?”

Letterman once again exclaimed how much he enjoyed Eichner’s comedy and his “Billy on the Street” show and Eichner thanked Letterman for essentially creating the “man on the street” comedy style in the ‘80s on his NBC show “Late Night with David Letterman” to which Letterman humbly denied.

The highlight of the segment was when Letterman joined Eichner in a pre-taped bit doing one of his “Billy on the Street” bits where Eichner and Letterman ran around New York City streets going up to bewildered strangers and screaming at them “what should David Letterman do in retirement?” Most of the passersby seemed so shell-shocked they couldn’t come up with an answer, which always leads to Eichner’s best lines when he basically yells at them and says hilarious things like, “Two comedy legends coming through!”

Letterman’s attitude throughout the entire segment was spectacular as you could tell it was some of the most fun he’s had doing his show in years. Eichner’s “I don’t give a damn” style really endears Letterman to him.

“Billy on the Street” will soon be moving to TruTV for its fourth season. David Letterman’s final episode as host of the ‘Late Show’ will air on May 20.

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Billy On The Street with David Letterman from Funny Or Die