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“Late Show” Booker Fired For Sexist Comments About Women Comedians

5:45 pm, January 17th | by Amy Tennery

“The Late Show With David Letterman” has fired its head comedy booker, Eddie Brill, after he told The New York Times he believes women comics are less “authentic” and that they “act like men” to “please an audience.” This was said during an interview for a profile about himself.

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