The late-night comedians returned to the airwaves after taking a two-month hiatus in support of striking writers.On the "Late Show with David Letterman," Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton opened the show via satellite from Iowa. "Dave has been off the air for eight long weeks because of the writers' strike," Clinton said. "Tonight, he's back. Oh, well. All good things come to an end." (Watch video clip)
On "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee traded quips with Jay Leno and played some bass with the Tonight Show Band.
Leno got back into the swing of things with a series of jokes about the Iowa caucus and the presidential candidates:
"Tomorrow, of course, is the Iowa caucus. As you may know, caucus is a Greek word which means, 'the only day anyone pays any attention to Iowa.'"
"Iowa is also known as the tall corn state. That's why Dennis Kucinich had trouble being seen there."
"It's freezing in Iowa. It's like 20 degrees in Iowa. In fact, it is so cold Hillary Clinton can actually see Barack Obama's breath breathing down her neck."
"Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, one of our guests tonight, has reached what they call 'the top tier' of GOP candidates. That means during the debates he no longer has to wear a nametag."
Watch video clips and read more late-night jokes...
See also:
With Nods to the Strike, Late-Night Hosts Return (NY Times)
The Candidates and the Late-Night Returns (Washington Post)
(Photo by NBC)
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