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Movieline Has the Final Word on Conangate — and the First Interview with the Author

Back in February, Viking confirmed that Bill Carter, the bestselling author of the Late Shift had flown to Los Angeles to begin research on a new book chronicling the latest late night shakedown at NBC. Proof of the project arrived earlier this week online via cover art for The War For Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy (pictured right) and a September release date. Anxious to hear more about the surefire bestseller, Movieline phoned Carter earlier this week to discuss the impending release date and whether Jay Leno is really as cold and calculating as Conan fans make him out to be.

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Movieline Has the Final Word on Conangate — and the First Interview with the Author

Never Piss Off David Letterman

John Michael Higgins isn’t a household name, but you’ve probably seen him acting in Christopher Guest films and/or as Wayne Jarvis on Arrested Development . He also portrayed Letterman in The Late Shift , something he says Letterman still hates him for.

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Never Piss Off David Letterman