Chris Rock derides Letterman about his intern scandal

David Letterman may be a sleazy cheatin’ late night host, but he isn’t dumb. He at least knows this one, important bit o’ wisdom: If you have to be publicly mocked on your own show for cheating on your wife with an intern half her age, at least get Chris Rock to do it.

Last night Letterman’s voice was almost gone and Rock took that opportunity to tear into the host with zest. He surmises that Dave is still doing the show even though he sounds like death warmed over because it’s better than going home to his scorned wife.

Rock lays in:

“Your wife’s still mad at you, isn’t she? ‘Why would I drive back to Connecticut to a mean woman? I might as well just stay here and do a show with no voice.'”

Dave responds with “Not much I can say.”

Rock then hilariously complains “I was back stage and you fired all the cute girls, you got a bunch of fat old guys back there . . . It’s horrible man, the vibe is just horrible.”

Dave proved to still be on his toes despite illness and a direct attack, shooting back with “I’ll tell ya something, some of those guys are startin’ to look pretty good!”