Late-Night Wars

September, 1993

Late-Night WarsFlipping through the channels, I sift the offerings of late-night TV. Eventually I settle on a talk show--what else?--but there's something wrong, disturbing. The host is a big-jawed, gap-toothed comic named Lenoman. It's a little unnerving--I was expecting Jay or Dave, not both--but Lenoman tosses off a one-liner to put me at ease, then leans into the camera, screws up his face and intones a single word: "Buttafuoco." The audience is with him all the way. I feel good, b...