David Letterman is not taking the recent jihadist death threats against him lightly. He’s taking it very lightly, ridiculing the nut jobs incessantly on The Late Show . If anything, he likely pushed a few more buttons with this bit Monday night: David Letterman Jokes About Death Threats Most of Letterman’s Monday night jokes – and Top 10 list – were dedicated to addressing threats against him last week on site frequented by Al-Qaeda. “You people, to me, are more than just an audience; you’re more like a human shield,” Letterman began, and it only got more ridiculous from there. “Sorry I’m a little late. Backstage, I was talking to a guy from CBS, we were going through the CBS life insurance policy to see if I’m covered for jihad.” “Everybody’s so sensitive,” Letterman added. “But I’ll tell you, Bin Laden, when they killed him, he’d been locked in his house with six wives for three years … So when the SEALS walked in he said, ‘Just shoot me.’” That’s just how Dave rolls. Killing the extremists with absurdist humor.
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David Letterman Responds to Death Threats
