Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Tom Hanks Button

The Late Show - Following his monologue, David Letterman went to his desk only to discover a strange device that he doesn't remember seeing before. Lying there is a black box with a red button and no label or information of any kind. Out of curiosity, Dave presses it a few times. Momentarily, Tom Hanks bolts on stage and sits down at the desk, out of breath and ready to chat. Dave apologizes and explains that he already has a booked guest, he only pressed the button out of curiosity. Annoyed, Tom Hanks walks away to thunderous applause.

Having been away for a while, Letterman giggles to himself and explains that now he really wants to press the button. He does and an out of breath Tom Hanks runs on stage and sits down. A false alarm again.

When this happens a third time towards the end of the show, Tom Hanks is fed up. He scolds Dave, violently rips the Tom Hanks button off the desk, throws it into the audience and storms off. This move backfires later when an audience member presses the button and Tom Hanks has to run back in.

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