It’s official. The Late Late Show has come to an end!
08.04.2023 - 15:21 / nypost.com
West 53rd Street sandwich shop made famous by the “Late Show with David Letterman,” is closing its doors after 31 years.“It has been a heck of an adventure,” owner Rupert Jee — who appeared on the show over 400 times — told The Post on Thursday.“The office workers were extremely loyal, the ‘Late Show’ fans were amazing. We got the best of both worlds.”Jee, 66, and his business partner May Chin, announced the news on social media on March 18 and are waiting to find the right buyer.
There is no asking price, but the pair is accepting offers.“We’re going to pick and choose. I want someone who really has an appreciation for that area and sees that potential,” he saidLetterman moved his show into the Ed Sullivan Theater, which is located in the same building as the deli, in 1993, two years after Jee purchased the store, for less than $50,000.The next month, Letterman featured the deli on its “Let’s Meet the Neighbors” segment.“I told the writers, ‘Please don’t come in.
I’m deathly afraid of being on television,'” Jee recalled.That same night, Letterman invited him on the show, where Jee received a standing ovation. About a year later, he was asked to start playing pranks on unsuspecting New Yorkers with an earpiece so Letterman could tell him what to say and do.“After I think my third or fourth appearance, they had me join the union, probably the first deli owner ever to join the acting union,” he said.The Upper West Side native quickly became a fan favorite and was given his own segment, “Fun with Rupert.”“Dave always joked that whenever they were out of ideas, they’d come to the deli,” he said.In one of his infamous practical jokes, he worked as a waiter at a restaurant on the corner of Seventh Avenue and 53rd Street.He
.It’s official. The Late Late Show has come to an end!
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Succession writers”, a new report has claimed.Since the multi-award-winning HBO show debuted in 2018, many parallels have been drawn between the fictional media family the Roys and the real-life Murdochs.Despite this, no explicit confirmation of any direct inspiration has been given by the show’s creators.In a new feature on the Murdochs for Vanity Fair, a source is cited claiming that Lachlan accused his brother James Murdoch of leaking stories about the family to the writers of the show, with Lachlan then telling his father Rupert.The feature adds that a separate source close to Lachlan denies that any stories were sold.Season four of Succession is currently airing on HBO, and fans have reacted to the “magnificent” twist in its latest episode.Spoilers for Succession season four below.In the episode titled Connor’s Wedding, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) departs on a flight to Sweden with some of his closest advisors to negotiate a new deal with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), while Logan’s children Roman (Kieran Culkin), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong) attend their brother’s wedding on a cruise ship in New York.While Connor (Alan Ruck) is hopeful his father will make time for a fly-by visit, Roman, Kendall and Shiv are soon informed by Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) over the phone that Logan has fallen ill during the flight and has become unresponsive.After some emotional final goodbyes over the phone, Logan is later pronounced dead when the private plane lands back on US soil.
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The sandwich shop made famous by its owner’s frequent appearances on the “Late Show with David Letterman” is looking to call it quits.