{"id":21361,"date":"2025-09-17T06:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/21361\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T06:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:40:07","slug":"drew-barrymore-just-recreated-her-iconic-late-night-dance-from-30-years-ago-and-lettermans-reaction-is-perfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/21361\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Barrymore Just Recreated Her Iconic Late-Night Dance From 30 Years Ago, and Letterman\u2019s Reaction Is Perfect"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1995, Drew Barrymore<\/a> hopped up on David Letterman<\/a>\u2019s desk for a dance that became one of the most memorable moments in late-night TV history. Thirty years later, the endlessly charming actress has reprised her classic pop culture touchstone by climbing onto another late-night host\u2019s desk to shimmy her hips once again, this time atop the desk of Stephen Colbert, whose show was shockingly canceled earlier this year. Days after she showed up and shook it on Late Night With Stephen Colbert<\/a>, Barrymore welcomed Letterman as a guest on her own daytime program, The Drew Barrymore Show<\/a>, where he offered his reflections on their infamous moment and her recent recreation.<\/p>\n

Drew was just 20 years old when she made the now-legendary appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman<\/a>. At the time, she was well known as a wild child, with effortless cool and an unpredictable streak. The mid-90s were a notoriously rebellious, free-spirited phase for Drew, and her desktop dance was certainly no exception. During the live taping on Letterman\u2019s 48th birthday, she jumped up to offer him a spontaneous celebratory dance. She turned her back to the crowd and the cameras, and ever so briefly, lifted her blouse and flashed this host. The crowd erupted, and Letterman was clearly flustered, telling Barrymore, \u201cYou know, I can\u2019t thank you enough for that,\u201d as she returned to her chair and curled up in a fit of giggles. The moment has lived on, and on several occasions, the pair have come back together to reminisce.<\/p>\n

Drew Barrymore Reprises Her Desktop Dance, This Time for Stephen Colbert<\/p>\n

Fast-forward just over three decades, and Barrymore appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. In a nod to her famous Letterman scene, she kicked off her shoes and climbed onto his desk to deliver a dance that echoed the original stunt. Now 50, Drew gave a tamer version of her dance, crawling across the desk and reclining, remarking with a laugh, \u201cIt\u2019s different now!\u201d She didn\u2019t quite flash Colbert, but mimicked the moment by taking her jacket off to reveal a shirt emblazoned with the message \u201cWe Love Stephen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dance came at a bittersweet moment. Earlier this year, CBS<\/a> announced the cancellation of The Late Show franchise<\/a> which ends May 2026. Colbert, who has anchored the program for 10 years, was let go and with that comes the end of the 33-year legacy of Late Night itself. Barrymore\u2019s dance seemed to be a celebration and a send-off<\/a>. She discussed the upcoming season of her show, and told Colbert about upcoming guests, which included David Letterman. And of course, she couldn\u2019t mention Letterman while sitting in the Ed Sullivan Theater without reflecting on the memories she\u2019d shared with him there. \u201cI\u2019m only mildly insulted you\u2019ve never been on this desk,\u201d he joked, prompting Barrymore to spring into action. And once he got her going, he couldn\u2019t stop her.<\/p>\n

Drew Barrymore and David Letterman Reflect on their Iconic Moment<\/p>\n

Letterman and Drew took a walk down memory lane<\/a> together during his appearance on her show. \u201cI need to talk to you about something, and I get the feeling I\u2019m at the right place,\u201d he began. \u201cYou ever have a dream that you can\u2019t tell if it\u2019s real or did you wake up? I don’t know, it was more of a nightmare. It was god awful, and very upsetting. It was so upsetting, I TiVo\u2019d it. Hal, roll that dream.\u201d They watched Drew\u2019s most recent desk dance before running back the original, and Letterman told her, \u201cThe interesting thing about that dream, I think it was born of an actual occurrence in my life many, many, many years ago that I still carry with me in my subconscious and cherish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drew defended her updated dance, \u201cI kept my top on this time!\u201d She also insisted that any desktop dancing is done in Letterman\u2019s honor. It\u2019s not the first time they\u2019ve reflected on the infamous stunt; he visited The Drew Barrymore Show a few years ago to re-watch the dance with Drew on its 25th anniversary. The two have formed a genuine friendship over the years, and their admiration for one another is evident each time they sit down together. And with Drew\u2019s recent tribute to Colbert, Letterman seemed thrilled to be a part of this full-circle moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Catch The Drew Barrymore Show, weekdays on CBS.<\/p>\n

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