My father died in 1999, before I began writing jokes for David Letterman. He had a great sense of humor and loved Dave. He would have enjoyed seeing Dave tell some of my jokes on TV.

I was lucky enough to write a joke that Dave told to his open his monologue on last night’s Late Show (September 27), which would have been my dad’s 72nd birthday. So, that one was for you, pop! Enjoy:

The big U. N. General Assembly here in New York City is finally over.

It was a big success – only five world leaders are missing.

Click here to hear it live! (format: MP3, size: 168kb)

You can also watch the video of the entire monologue here.

Next goal: get Dave to tell of my jokes on my birthday… stay tuned!

Labor Day means the unofficial end of summer. It’s also the time when Jerry Lewis (yep, he’s still alive) breaks out the 10W40, slicks back his hair and does his annual telethon. It’s one of the those annual events that captures everybody’s imagination or, at least, David Letterman’s. This year was no different as Dave told the following joke that I wrote about it on last Friday’s Late Show (8/31/07):

The big Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethon is coming up this weekend.

This year the oil in Jerry’s hair will be trans fat free.

Click here to hear it live! (format: MP3, size: 89kb)

You can also watch the video of the entire monologue here.

Way to be healthy, Jerry!