My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (TV Series) You Know, She Has a Nobel Peace Prize (2018) User Reviews

Fascinating

[samanthacato · 9/10 · 10 April 2018]

Please take review titled "Embarrassing" with a pinch of salt. Though entitled to their opinion I believe they have completely missed the point. David Letterman clearly has such an extreme admiration for Malala that he chose to interview her. He was interviewing Obama the other day. At the same time he is providing a platform to raise awareness of her cause to a different type of audience that would have ordinarily remained oblivious. There were times when the interview may have seemed stilted but I don't believe it was due to him being condescending. So he asked the Mets/Yankee questions - so what! I'm a Brit and sorry I didn't have a clue either - but I didn't it was highly offensive and I learnt something. At no time did I sense that Malala was not true to herself. She knows how to stand her ground. A beautiful, proud, young lady. A survivor. A courageous woman who is focused and passionate about her cause. What I did sense was that David was in absolute awe of her and was trying to find ways to connect with her during the interview. He kept referring to his 14 year old son as if he was making comparisons. This woman was shot in the face at 15 and survived. What did not kill her evidently made her so much stronger. It was a great interview.

Embarrassing

[jillbramsay · 1/10 · 1 April 2018]

David Letterman has lost the plot here. This brilliant young lady deserved better than being asked such fatuous things as 'Mets or Yankees'. I have no idea how she found the grace to put up with his infantile quips. Horrific.

Embarrassing pt 2

[fancymonkey-25157 · 1/10 · 2 July 2021]

I've never watched David Letterman so I thought I would try this out.

After 3 eps I am not a fan, but am interested in the guests' stories so I will continue.

What I observed was that Letterman tried to be funny at all the wrong times. This young woman survived an horrific attack, and he's trying to crack jokes. Quite a few times he interrupted her speaking, to say something 'funny', or to basically change the subject.

Was annoying to watch.

Kudos to this amazing woman (and the other people involved) for putting up with him.