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David Letterman began his\xa0Late Night\xa0gig as a self-described \u201cgap-toothed, unknown smart ass.\u201d But thirty highly successful years later, Letterman\u2019s comedy formula has evolved: he no longer attends all the meetings or makes all the decisions and stupid pet tricks are a thing of the past.\xa0Letterman began his television career as a weatherman, but moved rapidly up to anchorman and talk show host. He left for L.A. and, after only three years on the comedy scene there, he found himself guest-hosting the\xa0Tonight Show. He talks to Alec about how a quintuple by-pass and the birth of a child have dramatically shifted Letterman\u2019s priorities.

Michael Douglas has lived in the same apartment overlooking Central Park for decades. Alec joins him there for a compelling conversation about what makes a great director and why playing the villain is so wonderful.\xa0Douglas reveals how competition with his father, legendary actor Kirk Douglas, shaped both his career and his life as a parent. He says he\u2019s much more honest with his young daughter than he ever thought he\u2019d be. Douglas explains how his father\u2019s early brush with death, and his own cancer diagnosis affected them each in different ways.

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