Two of Letterman's final "Top 10 List" jokes were written by an intern

We hope she got school credit

Published May 26, 2015 9:18PM (EDT)

 David Letterman's final "The Late Show."    (CBS)
David Letterman's final "The Late Show." (CBS)

This weekend, "Late Show" veteran Bill Scheft shared some insights into Letterman’s final show on Tumblr, including a rather surprising revalation: Two of the jokes from the final top ten list, delivered by Tina Fey and Bill Murray, were written by a 21-year-old intern named Caroline Schaper.

As Scheft explains:

"The other moment happened during the Top Ten rehearsal. 8 of the 10 celebrities were happy with the lines we had written for them. Tina Fey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus wanted to consider other takes. Julia settled on a line written by Mike Leech (”Thanks for letting me take part in another hugely disappointing series finale….”) which the next day was proclaimed the “winner” of the Top Ten. Tina took something a little more subtle and much more pointed (”Thanks for finally proving men can be funny….”) That line, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and ladies, was written by Caroline, whose last name I don’t know. I don’t know because she was the writer’s intern and we never got that formal. But on the last day of the last show, she scored the final two entries on the final Top Ten. Oh yeah, she already had Bill Murray’s line (”Dave, I’ll never have the money I owe you….”) We were all genuinely thrilled for her. This 21-year-old has all the resume she needs going forward. I will be happy to help her in any way I can. But I’ll need her last name. (UPDATE 6:30: My pal Brian Koppleman found her on Twitter. Caroline Schaper @carolimeschaper)”

Awesome. Can we nominate Caroline for "Late Show" host in 2035? Or at least make sure she gets school credit for this?

(h/t Uproxx)


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