Associated Press - David Letterman Article
David Letterman had a good excuse for missing work: His girlfriend was in labour with their first child.
Bandleader Paul Shaffer filled in for Letterman as host of the Late Show on Monday night. He told the audience: "If you're feeling that there's something wrong with this picture - you're seeing me - because Dave is at the hospital waiting for his baby to be delivered!"
There was no immediate word on where Letterman, a Connecticut resident, and girlfriend Regina Lasko were, said Tom Keaney, spokesman for Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants.
The talk show host was looking forward to being a first-time dad - but admitted he had some trepidation.
"Here I am, 56, and by all rights it shouldn't be happening," he said on his show in September. "But, there's nothing we can do about it now. And I'm terribly excited about this. I'm scared silly about this."
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