Bono And The Edge Aim Jay Leno Joke At David Letterman As Trio Unveil New Documentary About Their Musical Adventures In Dublin
deadline.comThe jokes were zipping as David Letterman got together on stage in Los Angeles Wednesday night with two of his favorite musicians – U2’s Bono and The Edge – for the world premiere of the Disney+ documentary Bono and The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman.
But it was The Edge who landed the first barb. At the Q&A for the film, which revolves around Bono and Edge working on reimagined versions of U2’s canon in Dublin, with Letterman as their white-bearded interlocutor, Edge was asked why he and his bandmate thought to bring Letterman along on their cinematic journey. “Well, being honest, the first idea was Jay Leno,” he cracked.
More earnestly, he added, “We’re huge fans, have been for a long time. We’ve known Dave for many years and he was foolish enough once to invite us to play for entire week on The Late Show.
It was very brave of him.” Bono added that Letterman helped fill the void left U2’s Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr., who didn’t take an active role in the documentary. “If your two good-looking members have gone AWOL,” he said, “we needed to bring in some really great storytellers.
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