David Letterman Does Hilarious Jay Leno Impression For Howard Stern On 'Late Show' (VIDEO)

David Letterman celebrated the 30th anniversary of "The Late Show With David Letterman" (Weeknights, 11:35PM on CBS) in low-key style, and interviewed his old buddy, Howard Stern.

Stern was talking about his new gig as a judge on NBC's "America's Got Talent" and told Letterman how the network told him he'd have to promote the show with appearances on "Today" and "The Tonight Show."

Late-night fans with long memories will remember that Letterman was thought to be a shoo-in for the "Tonight Show" chair when host Johnny Carson retired, only to be passed over for Jay Leno. The ensuing war for late night and the bitterness between Letterman and Leno has now been simmering for decades, and so the loyal Stern refused to go on NBC's rival talk show.

To cheers from the audience, Stern said, "I shot 'em a look and said 'You know I'm a Letterman guy?'"

However, it turned out that Stern felt a bit betrayed by his old pal Dave, as he then found out that "you announced the war is over, I'm still fighting the war!"

For his part, Letterman told Stern, "you're going on that show. I know you're going on that show because they will pressure you and pressure you!" To gales of laughter from Stern and the audience, he then did a hilarious impersonation of Leno telling his audience, "Howard will be here!"

But Stern had to have the last word: "Let me remind you, who did a Super Bowl commercial with Jay Leno and Oprah?" It sure wasn't Stern, that's for sure.

Check out the best moments from Letterman's 30 years as "Late Show" host.

"The Late Show With David Letterman" airs Weeknights at 11:35PM on CBS.

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[baseballgal]

07:17 PM on 02/02/2012

It was a great show. Love Dave. I forgot how gigantic Howard was until he stretched out his arms.
What a wing span.

Dave's trying to give up his war with Leno but Howard won't let it go. Jay stole stuttering John from him, just because he could. He pays him for doing nothing. And who the heck wants a stutterer for an announcer, anyway? I remember Howard accused Jay of stealing his 'Jay Walking" bit too.

Millionaire comics and their petty fights are silly