In case you missed the Super Bowl ad, here it is.
According to Pop Eater, the ad was a reprise of a 2007 spot that Letterman did with Winfrey. This ad was meant to poke fun at the recent tension between Jay and Dave sparked by the “Tonight Show.”
In the commercial, a disgruntled Letterman declares that he’s at “the worst Super Bowl party ever.” Seconds later, the camera pans away to reveal Leno, who admits that Dave “is just saying that because I’m here.”
Letterman and Leno did in fact film the commercial together, at the Ed Sullivan Theater with all three in attendance, according to the Associated Press.
The wire service reported that Rob Burnett, who produces The “‘Late Show,” said it was all Letterman’s idea.
“Dave had this idea, ‘What about getting Jay and Oprah together with me?’ and he wrote it,” Burnett explained. “We said, ‘This is too funny to pass up.’ First we called Oprah.”
Arrangements were quickly made for Leno and Winfrey to fly to New York.
“We really wanted to keep this under wraps,” Burnett said. “There were a lot of internal logistical conversations about how to even get Jay and Oprah into our building secretly.”
The three filmed the ad Tuesday. Leno arrived while Letterman taped his show, disguised in a hooded sweatshirt, dark glasses and a fake mustache.
“It was quick, it was easy,” Burnett said. “The attitude was professional and cordial. Dave and Jay were fine with each other.”
