David Letterman took a swing at fellow swinger Tiger Woods in his “Late Show” monologue last night, joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice.
Even though the CBS late night host is only weeks removed from his own sex scandal, he kicked off his monologue with the subject of Woods, who has been hounded by claims from several women that they had affairs with him.
“Boy, it looks like that Tiger Woods is having some trouble, huh?” began Letterman, puffing his cheeks out.
He joked that if Woods’ situation had happened three months ago, he’d “have material for a year.” He still got plenty of mileage out of it last night, his first new show after a week of repeats.
“President Obama is sending troops to Afghanistan,” Letterman said. “Hell, he ought to be sending them to Tiger Woods’ house.”
In October, Letterman admitted to workplace affairs that police say led to a blackmail plot.
In his show, Letterman asked audience members to clap if they thought Woods was a “jerk.” He then, referring to his “own personal problems,” asked them to clap if they thought he was a jerk. Some clapped for each.
Letterman also presented a Top 10 list on how Woods might improve his image, with Tom Hanks making a cameo to react to each entry. No. 1 was “Blame Letterman.”