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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Late-Night Highlight: David Letterman Walks Out During Joan Rivers Interview [Watch (HLS stream): Late-Night Highlight: David Letterman Walks Out During Joan Rivers Interview](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3foc3k5M.m3u8) (0:58)  _Published 2014-07-09. “Late Show” host David Letterman teased Joan Rivers by walking out during his interview with her. He was playing off her CNN interview, where she walked off the set during an interview._ --- Jul 27, 2023 4:58 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [David Letterman Says Farewell To The 'Late Show'](/video/AhHnEvXf/) ### David Letterman Says Farewell To The 'Late Show' [Late-Night Highlight: Why David Letterman Can’t Wait To Retire](/video/k89qi5cY/) ### Late-Night Highlight: Why David Letterman Can’t Wait To Retire [Late-Night Highlight: Jimmy Fallon And Other Show Hosts Remember Joan Rivers](/video/KOh4c72E/) ### Late-Night Highlight: Jimmy Fallon And Other Show Hosts Remember Joan Rivers --- ## Transcript For your late night highlight, David Letterman poked a little fun at Joan Rivers. [ NOISE ]. In case you missed it the late show host was teasing Rivers for this moment over the weekend when she angrily walked out of a CNN interview. You are not the one to interview, a person who does human. Sorry! Are we serious? While Rivers does have a new book out, she told the rep she never does PR stunts. And the CNN interview was no exception. In talking about the CNN anchor, Rivers said, she did not seem to understand we were talking about a comedy book. Every question was an accusatory one. Designed to put me on the defensive. But, Rivers took Letterman's walk out in stride then jokingly began interviewing herself. Classic Joan. Thanks for watching. I'm Cliff Judy. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Late-Night Highlight: David Letterman Walks Out During Joan Rivers Interview","description":"“Late Show” host David Letterman teased Joan Rivers by walking out during his interview with her. 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