Richard Simmons Was Always An Awesome Guest on Letterman - RIP

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's 24th Annual "A Time For Heroes" - Red Carpet — LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 02: Richard Simmons attends the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's 24th Annual "A Time For Heroes" at Century Park on June 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for EGPAF)
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The late Richard Simmons and David Letterman were like a well-engineered comedy team: they played off of each other so well, each playing their own part perfectly while being in on the joke. I miss when TV was like this and we could actually laugh at ourselves and each other in a shared, good-hearted way. You could tell there was a real respect and mutual appreciation between the two. Why is everything so serious now?

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