At first, Fred Graver‘s Wikipedia page looks like it’s a joke, just because it’s so awesome: writer for Late Night With David Letterman, Cheers, and In Living Color, co-Editor in Chief of National Lampoon, creator of VH1′s Best Week Ever, author of a Choose Your Own Adventure book, and owner of an email address that dates back to 1985.

Actress Kate Walsh appeared on the set of Late Show with David Letterman last night for a convivial chat, and the subject of her new beauty products just happened to come up. “Kate Walsh Boyfriend” has been billed as “a feminine version of a man’s cologne, designed capture the scent a man leaves on a pillow; the scent of a memory.” Also? According to host David Letterman it’s delicious!

Maybe it was the buildup to Election Day, or hype about the Rally To Restore Sanity, or the simple fact that neither David Letterman nor Jay Leno runs a very youth-friendly show. In any case, the ratings for October are in—and for the first time ever, The Daily Show ranks #1 among viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, beating every one of its network competitors.

While most of you were cheating on your flame-haired imaginary boyfriend with the two biggest victims of the Gotcha Media, soon-to-be perennial presidential candidate Mitt Romney was all business in an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman last night. On the table were such recent highlights in his career as the constant speculation surrounding his presidential run and his mile-high scuffle with a member of obnoxious Jersey Shore house band LMFAO.

It was never about money for Robert Halderman. It was about revenge and jealousy. It was about David Letterman hugging his girlfriend. This morning, Howard Kurtz writes in the Washington Post that Halderman, the man who attempted to squeeze Dave Letterman for some $2 million, was motivated to blackmail the late night host after he saw him ‘passionately embrace’ his girlfriend.

Up until this mess broke wide open, Joe Halderman was known as an Emmy-winning producer for CBS’ 48 Hours. Millions of people may have seen the work of Halder, 51, but they didn’t know who he was. Now, his name is on the way to infamy — as the guy who tried to blackmail David Letterman.